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New mayor Alejandro Herrero and his team on Monday
Vote of no confidence brings PSOE back into power in Frigiliana after 22 years

Vote of no confidence brings PSOE back into power in Frigiliana after 22 years

Following two ruptures in the town hall since the 2015 local elections, the Socialist party holds a minority and has not given responsibility to the PA

Eugenio Cabezas

Friday, 24 February 2017, 09:46

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Frigiliana has a new mayor, following the council's support for a vote of no confidence in the previous mayor, José Antonio González, on Monday.

Alejandro Herrero, 46, an employee at Unicaja bank, has taken over the role of leader of the council putting the Socialists at the helm of the town hall for the first time in 22 years.

Since the last local elections, in May 2015, there have been two coalitions running the town council in Frigiliana; from June 2015 until March 2016 it was González's PP (Partido Popular) alongside the Partido Andalucista (PA).

However, difference of opinion led to the unprecedented shift to a coalition between the PSOE and the PP.

According to the town's PSOE, it was disputes over management of key areas of council business, including personnel and urban planning, which eventually caused the rupture in January this year and the ensuing motion of no confidence, which was signed by the PSOE and PA.

Spokesperson for the PA, Francisco Acosta, accused González of having a "dictator-like attitude."

Despite PA support on the vote, the incoming mayor, who leads a minority government, announced on Tuesday that all key positions in the local government would go to the three PSOE councillors and that the three PA councillors who form part of the coalition would not be given responsibilities.

Following Monday's vote and investiture ceremony, which took place without incident, Alejandro Herrero promised that he would govern "with dialogue and consensus" while the outgoing mayor said that he was leaving, with his head "held high" as the vote of no confidence was, "full of hatred, jealousy and false accusations".

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