The PSOE-A has initiated the first steps in the process to elect a new President of the Junta de Andalucia after the incumbent, José Antonio Griñán, announced his intention not to stand at the next elections. Griñan is also proposing to limit the presidency to two terms.
New ACEV president
Manuel Escaño Quero has been elected president of the Vélez-Málaga Association of Merchants and Entrepreneurs (ACEV). He replaces José Cotilla who resigned after members criticised his participation in the proposed new business park.
New president of the TSJA
Lorenzo Jesús del Río Fernández, born in 1956 in Jódar, Jaén, has been apponted as the new president of the TSJA, the Supreme Court of Justice for Andalucia, beating off competition from Francisco Javier Arroyo, president of the Málaga Court and Joaquín García and Bernardo de Quirós from the Litigation Division of the Supreme Court in Málaga.
José Antonio Griñán declared as PSOE candidate for president in Andalucía
The Steering Committee of the PSOE in Andalucía has declared José Antonio Griñán as candidate to succeed Manuel Chaves as President of the Junta de Andalucía.