Pere Morell, mayor of Torroella de Fluvià since 1979 and candidate for 28M: “I’ll need to retire, nevertheless it’s not time but”

Thus, legislature after legislature has been revalidating the place, till finishing 44 years on the helm of the consistory and, at 70 years outdated, he sees the time to retire from politics nonetheless far-off: he feels prepared to begin his twelfth electoral marketing campaign in little greater than every week, and hopes to win with the help of the 741 residents who inhabit this municipality made up of three completely different cities.

Question: Why did you present up the primary time?

Answer: It was the yr 1979 and we shaped a gang with the need to alter issues, we got here out of the Franco regime and, with all the keenness, we introduced ourselves to the elections with a single record. We have been younger folks, and never so younger, with little expertise however with an excellent want to work for the city.

Q: Why does it preserve exhibiting up?

A: There is a whole lot of work to proceed doing. The individuals are completely satisfied and ask us to introduce ourselves once more as a result of the city, right this moment, is the envy of everybody round. We should proceed to enhance all the things we’ve achieved in order that dwelling within the city is an increasing number of nice.

Q: Why is it the envy of the encircling cities?

A: This city had virtually no companies, now it has all of them and they’re gracefully arrange. It is landscaped, clear…

Q: Haven’t you gotten uninterested in politics after 44 years?

A: I feel I used to be born to do politics: other than being mayor, I’ve been a provincial deputy and I’m vp of the regional council. We do not get drained and I consider that the work we do is useful for everybody.

Q: During this time, have you ever mixed the duties of mayor with different jobs?

A: My occupation is the ‘farming’. Until not too long ago I continued working as a farmer, now I’ve retired however my son continues.

Q: And you aren’t pondering of retiring from politics as nicely?

A: Someday I’ll need to, after all I’ll, nevertheless it’s not that point but.

Q: How has the city advanced on this time?

A: There have been moments of all the things. Sometimes we’ve had very extravagant oppositions, however we’ve been doing and we’ve been constructing not one city, however three.

Q: What are you most pleased with as mayor?

A: It is your entire set of companies that we’ve introduced, having been capable of overcome probably the most troublesome circumstances and have served the folks. I really feel proud that the neighbors are completely satisfied.

Q: You’ll have one thing to brag about…

A: When I began as mayor, the city solely had three streetlights, we’ve needed to do all the general public lighting, we additionally put in the consuming water service and channeled wastewater, we paved the streets, we put up the dispensary… We have achieved all the things.

Q: Do you could have political opponents on the town?

A: Now they’re from Junts, earlier than they have been from Esquerra Republicana.

Q: What proposals do you could have for this yr?

A: We have new proposals however I do not wish to anticipate something. We are usually not but within the marketing campaign and I don’t wish to give clues to anybody, however the goal is to proceed doing issues to enhance the city.

Q: Do you continue to have issues to do in politics?

A: Right now we’re paving rural roads, we have already got greater than 70% of the agricultural roads paved: the peasants go to the countryside on paved roads. You need to do…

Q: How do you see the street to May 28?

A: This time we would not have the burden of the method, additionally, within the final elections I had been sick throughout the marketing campaign, however now I’m in good situation, with nice want and vitality.

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