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Reform of voting law (just before the elections) brings major changes

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The new Ley Electoral governing the right to vote in municipal elections, and the procedures within, is now law, with just a few months before the May 2011 elections. Important changes? The biggest one is that emigrants no longer have the right to vote in municipal elections – meaning, we hope, an end to the practise of ballot stuffing by certain political parties who have got their grubby little hands on the voting roll. In Continue reading Reform of voting law (just before the elections) brings major changes→

The usual pre-election purge hits Mojácar

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Rosmari, the leader of Mojácar, has had a blowout with her political allies in Mojacar and fired Carlos Cervantes (bearded fellow, leftwing leader of the IU and similar, used to be mayor until he was cut down) and Angel Medina (leader of Cuidadanos Europeos, never been mayor but would like to), both (now ex-) senior councillors and coalition allies in her townhall. It’s all amazingly complicated and I can’t pretend to be bothered to memorise Continue reading The usual pre-election purge hits Mojácar→

Brits will decide who is new mayor in many towns

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ElAlmeria, the local newspaper, has an interesting article about how in many towns of the Almanzora, the British vote will be decisive in deciding who becomes the new mayor in the local elections, now just 8 months away. In Arboleas, 64% of the vote belongs to expats (the highest of any town in Spain, I’m told); in Zurgena 38%, in Partaloa 59%. Many other villages are in the same situation. The paper warns that the Continue reading Brits will decide who is new mayor in many towns→

AUAN call expats to voting booth for 2011

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Good advice from the AUAN who are starting a campaign to get expats ready to vote in the 2011 elections (rest of this article is theirs): Expat organisations in the Almanzora Valley have collaborated to produce a leaflet encouraging EU citizens to register to vote in the forthcoming local elections. The elections will take place in May 2011. The theme is NO VOTE/ NO VOICE. The latest population statistics (based on Padrón registration at end Continue reading AUAN call expats to voting booth for 2011→