The first deputy mayor, José García Beltrán, has now officially resigned his post after first announcing his decision to do so via Facebook.
It’s all done through social media these days
The first deputy mayor at the centre of the current storm in a teacup in Nerja, José García Beltrán, has reportedly used his Facebook page to announce that he will be resigning his post, although he does not state whether or not he will continue as a councillor.
Political change in the wind?
The pact which allowed the the PSOE and IU to rule as a minority government in Nerja has reportedly been renounced by the two members of Ciudadanos following the publication on social media of ‘abusive’ and ‘insulting’ remarks by the first deputy mayor, José Garcia Beltrán.
Short honeymoon period is over
In what is being perceived as a purely party political manoeuvre, the opposition PP has asked for ‘information’ to be provided to show that the hiring of the husband of the new Mayor as an administrative assistant is ‘legal’ and has all the necessary ‘favourable reports’.
Main parties blame corruption for the rapid rise of Podemos
The Socialists (PSOE) and Partido Popular (PP) appear to be putting the meteoric rise in popularity of new party Podemos down to the apparently never-ending series of corruption scandals affecting the mainstream parties, and it seems to be causing them concern.
Fresh and stale…
Just when you think there could potentially be a breath of fresh air on the political scene with the rapid rise of a new party, Podemos, they go and spoil it.
Wonder what we are going to get?…
It is just ten months until the next municipal elections and it is thought that after three years of underinvestment and a lack of major projects, many municipalities will now begin releasing millions of euros and announce the proposed execution of a variety of major works. As they always do.
IU in Torrox reject pact proposal
The IU in Torrox has rejected a proposal made by the PP to form a pact and share the position of Mayor, eighteen months for the PP and eighteen months for the IU, in a bid to oust the current minority government of Francisco Muñoz (PSOE).
The end of the crisis is nigh…
It is almost impossible not to be cynical when it comes to politics and politicians, in any country. So, the new regional government of José Antonio Griñán (as opposed to the old government of….José Antonio Griñán) has finally launched itself into rhetoric action.
And not before time
The provincial deputy Minister and president of the Nerja Caves Foundation, Jorge Hernández Mollar, the Mayor of Nerja and vice-president of the Nerja Caves Foundation, José Alberto Armijo, and the president of the Provincial Government, Elías Bendodo, have apparently agreed that the Nerja Caves should not be used as a political tool but should be managed on the basis of …