Politics in Orihuela is certainly not boring and the weeks to the May election will keep those interested fully entertained.
The Green Party have announced that all 3 of their government councillors will not stand for re-election in May, in fact, the Green Party will not contest the election at all under their own umbrella, which is not surprising when you consider that the Green Party mayor has deserted his post on full pay, and the green councillor for the coast is facing corruption charges for the illegal awarding of the beach bar contracts.
They are principally responsible for the mess of the last four years, a wonderful opportunity for Orihuela in general and the coast in particular lost.
The PSOE have been overtaken by the dazzling left wing Podemos who will decimate the PSOE and other left wing parties. The PP are seriously split in two and could soon be sharing the right wing with the increasingly popular Ciudadanos, so unless something miraculous happens the PP cannot get a clear majority.
Up to a week ago it was believed that Claro would tag on to a larger party to try to win one seat for their party leader Bob Houliston but this week they boldly announced that they would not form a pre-election alliance with any other party. Despite the stated reasons in the Claro press release, most informed persons know that no other party can trust "Chameleon Bob".
This go-it-alone stance is the death knell for Bob Houliston and probably for his party. Bob will not achieve the minimum votes required to be entitled to one seat. He will be eliminated as soon as the count is complete. All votes cast for Claro will be thrown in the bin, a regrettable waste of coastal votes.
CLR is the only viable centre party, it will also pull votes from the left and the right, the strong leadership of Pedro Mancebo and the undoubted talent of Juan Ignacio Lopez Bas will probably draw 4 to 5 seats. Thankfully CLR are totally committed to the coast and will bring benefits to the coast that NO OTHER PARTY can bring.
There will be no outright winner in the Orihuela May elections, there will be a coalition. The left wing parties will not unite with right wing under any circumstances.
It is a safe bet to say that CLR are the only party who will win seats in the centre and so will be the only party capable of forming a government with either the left or the right. CLR will be part of the next coalition government.
Raymond Kearney
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