The United Left and Greens, currently being courted by the two main political parties for its casting vote, has already demanded to inspect the full Town Hall accounts.
“It is vital that we know the state of the local authority accounts down to the last cent,” says Ricardo Garcia, Coordinator of the United Left, “in order to participate fully in the government of the town.”
Speaking on Radio Calasparra following the meeting between four representatives of the PSOE, Socialist party and four from the United Left and Greens last Friday, Ricardo accepted that the agenda of the PSOE was to form a “coalition of the left” to govern Calasparra for the next four years. However, he made no comment on the proposal other than to say it “was common knowledge that this is the agenda of the PSOE.”
“The only thing we can confirm is that as the United Left enters the government at the Town Hall the people of Calasparra will note the difference and the town will be better for it, he said.
“We are not looking to gain anything personally we just want the best for the town,” he said, “Everyone knows our agenda of transparency and citizen participation. It should be simple for any resident to obtain any information they want from the Town Hall. However, obviously one of our main preoccupations is the economy and creating employment. This is why it is essential that we know the state of the accounts down to the last cent.”
Ricardo said it was the party’s aim to pursue its electoral manifesto and its members would “consider all the possibilities” in order to secure its political programme.
“There’s time for calm consideration,” he said as he confirmed the representatives of the United Left would meet with representatives of the Partido Popular tomorrow.
The Partido Popular is also expected to propose forming a “coalition government.”
Ricardo says the United Left will consider the proposals of the PP in the same way as those of the PSOE: “With sincerity as neighbours with the interests of the town in common.”
The PSOE and the PP gained eight votes each in the municipal elections eight days ago and the United Left secured one seat giving the balance of power. As the two main parties have been at political loggerheads for the past 32 years it is unlikely they will reach any agreement on how to govern Calasparra which leaves them no alternative except to negotiate for the one deciding vote held by the minority United Left and Greens.
News on how Calasparra will be governed is expected towards the end of the week.
