Albiol strengthens the employees of mayor in Badalona and recovers with an absolute majority the misplaced fiefdom of the PP in Catalonia


Albiol was mayor within the earlier time period after the resignation of Xavier Pastor for drunk driving, however his energy didn’t final lengthy when he was dismissed by a vote of no confidence. It is the primary time that the PP chief has achieved an absolute majority, after being essentially the most voted since 2011 Municipal and regional elections 2023, reside

No one has managed to manipulate with out assist in Badalona since 1991. A milestone achieved this Sunday on the polls by Xavier García Albiol, who recovers the stronghold of the PP in Catalonia, particularly within the fourth Catalan metropolis with greater than 220,000 inhabitants.

Albiol will as soon as once more draw the rod to guide Badalona due to the outcomes of some municipal elections that he’s used to profitable, doing so uninterruptedly since 2011. But it’s one factor to be the power with essentially the most votes and one other to be mayor, though this time he has achieved each by attaining the 14 councilors essential to realize an absolute majority and put an finish to the earlier convulsive legislatures.

The widespread triumph ousts the present quadripartite authorities, between PSC, ERC, ‘Comuns’ and Junts, which has been led by the socialist Rubén Guijarro, who has not been capable of revalidate the place on the polls.

In this manner, the Popular Party has gone from 11 to 17 councilors, sweeping with an abysmal benefit over the PSC, its competitor this 28M with 4 councilors.

The resignation of the mayor for drunk driving and the movement of no confidence in Albiol

Albio was mayor of Badalona between 2011 and 2015. In the next elections, the opposition didn’t let him govern once more regardless of being essentially the most voted. However, the resignation of Mayor Xavier Pastor (PSC) within the midst of a pandemic, after being arrested for drunk driving, returned Albiol to an influence that didn’t final lengthy.

The title of the ‘widespread’ chief in Badalona appeared within the Pandora papers as proxy for an organization within the tax haven of Belize. A hyperlink that ended together with his mayoralty when a movement of no confidence from the opposition to dismiss him prospered.

After this swing, from left to proper, town authorities was once more within the palms of the socialists in 2021. This time by Rubén Guijarro, who ended a legislature by which there have been as much as three mayors and inner disputes between ERC, Junts and Guanyem from Mayor Dolors Sabater, spokesperson for the CUP within the Parliament of Catalonia.

Now, the PP recovers the feud of an nearly residual social gathering within the Catalan group.

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