The PP and Vox have reached an agreement to govern together in the city council of Cartagena, the second largest city in the Murcia region, where since May 28 the People’s Party, which was the most elected list, ruled minority. The agreement, formalized this Thursday, comes after the People’s Party failed on October 20 to advance its proposal for tax regulations for 2024. PP and Vox already govern in a coalition in the autonomous community and four other municipalities.
After the local elections on May 28, the PP took over the mayor’s office in 33 of the 45 municipalities of the autonomous community. In 15 of them, including the capital, it governs with an absolute majority and in another four where it was not the most voted list (Molina de Segura, Cieza, Puerto Lumbreras and Las Torres de Cotillas), it reached government agreements with Vox.
This leaves 14 municipalities in which the PP chairs the minority councils. Until yesterday, when the people agreed with those of Santiago Abascal to include them in the government of Cartagena, thus guaranteeing the approval of municipal budgets for the rest of the legislative period.
In the coastal city, which with around 217,000 inhabitants is the second largest in the autonomous community, the team led by the popular Noelia Arroyo had ten of a total of 27 city councilors. The second most elected force was the local citizens’ movement party. Eight city councilors had previously vetoed a possible pact with the PP, as had the PSOE with four. Vox received another four and the local party Sí Cartagena one.
Arroyo has been governed by a minority in recent months, but with the impending need to execute next year’s budget plans and tax regulations, pressure has increased from Vox to become part of the local government. The turning point was the plenary session on October 20, when the Ultras combined their votes against the proposed tax regulations with those of the rest of the opposition, preventing their approval. In the agreement signed this Thursday, Vox commits to now support this deletion as proposed and without modifications, in order to respect the deadlines for its entry into force on January 1st. They also commit to implementing the municipal budgets for the next four years “on time”, reviewing the overall urban development plan and increasing investments until they reach 60 million euros at the end of the legislative period.
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