Achieves the support of Nueva Canarias- Canarista Bloc, PSOE and Unidos por Gran Canaria
Francisco García López was re-elected this Saturday as mayor of Santa Lucía de Tirajana in the plenary session held in the Town Hall. García López achieved the support of the fifteen councilors (9 from NC-BC, 5 from the PSOE and 1 from Unidos por Gran Canaria), the absolute majority is in thirteen councilors.
The re-elected mayor stated that the government he presides “has one of the most important challenges in the democratic history of our municipality, it has the challenge of making Santa Lucía de Tirajana continue along the path of progress that has begun to become one of the municipalities with the greatest economic well-being in the Canary Islands.” García added that “we are not going to waste a day in starting to work so that, from the coast to the summit, every corner of Santa Lucía de Tirajana can experience progress in all the essential areas of life, with the sole purpose of improving the quality of life of the people who reside here.” “We will work along the path of progress and social advancement from respect for our ecosystems, our cultural and natural heritage, from the sustainability of our resources, taking care of those in our worse situations and never leaving anyone behind, because we are all necessary to consolidate the great leap forward that Santa Lucía de Tirajana needs”-added García.
The Municipal Corporation of Santa Lucía de Tirajana, which emerged from the elections held on May 28, is made up of 9 councilors from Nueva Canarias-Bloque Canarista, 5 councilors from the PSOE, 5 from La Fortaleza, 3 councilors from Vox, 2 from the Group of Neighbors-Popular Party and 1 of Unidos por Gran Canaria.
Francisco García López had already been elected mayor on October 13, 2023 in a pact between Nueva Canarias, La Fortaleza and the PP. Of the 25 elected councilors, Manuel Hernández, the councilor of the Neighborhood Group - Popular Party, did not attend the constitution of the plenary session. Santiago Rodríguez de La Fortaleza also presented his candidacy, who received the support of his five councilors, the rejection of Nueva Canarias-Bloque Canarias, PSOE and Unidos por Gran Canaria and the abstention of Vox. The Vox candidate, Segio Méndez, achieved the support of his three councilors, the abstention of the councilors of La Fortaleza and the vote against Nueva Canarias-Bloque Canarista, the PSOE and Unidos por Gran Canaria.
