Opposition groups in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Town Hall, United We Can, Socialist and Mixedhave denounced this Monday the “democratic deterioration” that has occurred in a municipal plenary session, of which they have accused the mayor, José Manuel Bermúdez (CC-PNC), for acting with “imposition” against other political voices.
They have indicated that after seven years it was the first time that the debate on the state of the municipality was called, and the opposition assures that the mayor has tried to “skip the regulations” and “has not wanted to show his face”, for what they say who have been forced to leave the plenary hall.
The councilor of Unidas Podemos Ramón Trujillo has called for “democratic normality”, emphasizing the importance of the mayor being accountable without impeding the debate and taking responsibility for his management of government, “the DNA of Mr. Bermúdez is never to participate with his political adversaries in pre-election time”.
The councilor of the Mixed group, Matilde Zambudio, of Ciudadanos, has declared that they were not very surprised by “the attitude to which Bermúdez has already accustomed us”, and has remarked that the behavior “has been reflected when it has prevented all groups from intervening of the opposition with the sole intention that no one protests.”
The representatives have insisted that Bermúdez “has restricted their right and silences the voice of half of the citizens in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.”
The councilor of the PSOE Patricia Hernández has stressed that the purpose of a debate is to oppose ideas, therefore, “it gives the feeling that each (politician) talks about his book without debating”, and has opined that Bermúdez wants the opposition ” of rigging”.
