Luis Peña is the new PSOE General Secretary

The assembly of the PSOE in Nerja has elected current spokesman Luis Peña as the new Secretary General, replacing former spokesman and mayoral candidate in 2007 and 2011  Ángel Ramírez. Óscar Jiménez López was elected as Secretary and Ángel Ramírez was elected to the presidency of the PSOE. There was only one candidate list and it was apparently voted for by 100% …

María Estrella Tomé is new local PSOE Secretary

The PSOE in Torrox has elected María Estrella Tomé, former parliamentarian and Councillor for Urban Planning, as the new Secretary of the PSOE. She replaces the current Secretary, Mayor Francisco Muñoz, who has completed two terms and therefore is not eligible to stand again.

Málaga PSOE proposes liquidity fund

The PSOE in Málaga are to present an urgent motion insisting that the Provincial Council set up a liquidity fund to assist municipalities whose population is under 20,000 people, with interest-free loans repayable in 44 months.

New PSOE Executive

The president of the Junta de Andalucia, José Antonio Griñán, has been selected as PSOE president in the new executive led by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, replacing Manuel Chaves. This was despite Griñán’s candidacy not being supported by the new leader.

Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba elected as leader of the PSOE

Former deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba has been elected as secretary general of the PSOE, beating Carme Chacon by 487 votes (51.16%) to 465 (48.84%) votes. There were two blank voting papers and one was void.

Rubalcaba cuts into PP lead

In the latest opinion poll, carried out by the Sociological Research Centre, the announcement that Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba will be running as the Socialist candidate has apparently reduced the gap between the two major parties.

Former Ronda mayor demands municipal audit

The PSOE spokesman in Ronda, former mayor Manuel Marín, is demanding that the new PP-PA government implement an audit of the municipal accounts as announced in their election campaign. He suggests 1999 as a starting point and a comparative study with other municipalities.

PSOE hold first campaign meeting

The PSOE held their first campaign meeting last night at the Colegio San Miguel, mayoral candidate Ángel Ramirez outlining his ideas for Nerja to the invited audience.

Opposition PSOE criticise Mayor’s compensation plan

As was to be expected, the Opposition PSOE leader in Nerja, Ángel Ramírez, has criticised the Mayor’s decision to ask the Ministry of Environment to allocate savings made on the sewage plant project for the purpose of paying compensation to local landowners as a result of a court ruling.