The United Left Party and Greens of Calasparra voted unanimously at a special assembly last night not to make a political pact with either the Partido Popular or the PSOE Socialist Party.
Eduardo Moya, Secretary of the Electoral Table, made the announcement at a press conference held following the assembly.
Coordinator, Ricardo Garcia, explained that the United Left would pursue its electoral manifesto and support its own candidate for mayor. Answering questions he said in practice this would probably mean Jesus Navarro, the PSOE mayoral candidate, would be re-elected as Mayor, and that the PSOE would govern but without an absolute majority.
“It is the law that the party which receives the most votes governs. The PSOE don´t need our vote to elect their mayor or officials. We will be supporting our own candidate,” he said.
The United Left has held meetings with the two main parties during the week which Ricardo described as “cordial.”
“The assembly has considered the proposals of both the parties but has decided not to enter into a pact with either of them,” said Ricardo. “We are not going to continue talking to the two parties but are going to start work on our priorities from our electoral manifesto in the interests of the town. We are making this announcement now to put an end to the speculation.”
He said the priorities of the United Left and Greens at the first full meeting of the Town Hall, which will be on the last Thursday of the month, would be: the public accounts and economic situation of the town; the situation of the workers at the OAPs residence in Calasparra and the public control of this residence; and the revision of the Cenajo Project which would have “negative effects on the River Segura in Calasparra.”
He said: “We have fought to break the absolute majority that the PSOE have enjoyed in Calasparra for years and we have succeeded. We have no interest in supporting one party or the other. We will be working towards change in the interests of the people of the town.”
