Opposition parties have threatened legal action if ballot boxes appear in the Plaza de la Corredera for the local referéndum on the pedestrianization and have forced a U turn.
As a result of the threats the vote in the ballot boxes has been cancelled, even though voting online continues until 2pm on November 9.
However, as the Head of Citizen Participation, Ricardo Garcia, pointed out at a press conference, “as everyone will not get the opportunity to vote the result will be “advisory.”
Ricardo explained that the referendum was primarily to gauge public opinion on a significant transformation of the town centre.
“It is the first step before taking a decision. Of course, the transformation, in the case of a yes vote, would need a study, a project, and would need to go before the full council meeting. However, it is fundamental, before we start the process, to know the opinion of the residents. In other areas they have projects like this without any consultation. We do not understand why the opposition is so against the idea of consulting residents about things that will affect them,” he said.
