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Juan Enciso, ex-mayor of El Ejido, who lost (big-time) in the municipal elections to the PP, has said he will not take up his position in the townhall as an opposition councillor, and is stepping down from local politics in order to allow the next generation a chance. He is assumed to be expecting to spend some time thinking about his defense on his charges of participating in the theft of 150 million euros from Continue reading Juan Enciso quits politics
Despite being on trial as one of the ringleaders of a criminal gang who stole over 150 million euros from town hall coffers, by paying inflated invoices to companies he owned, Juan Enciso is likely to continue being the mayor of El Ejido. An independent door-to-door survey says he will get 12 councillors in the (now bankrupt) town. Juan Enciso said that he hoped his opponents would play “a fair game” and not stoop to Continue reading Juan Enciso, accused of stealing 150 million euros, likely to continue being mayor of El Ejido
Despite being tried for massive theft from municipal coffers (150 million euros and counting), Juan Enciso continues to run El Ejido with a hand of terror, and has just confirmed he will be standing -for the sixth consecutive time- as Mayor in the next elections, under his PAL banner. This year will be his 20th year in office as Mayor of the striken town. His PAL party will be fielding candidates in 7 towns across Continue reading Juan Enciso confirmed as mayoral candidate for El Ejido