During the press conference held last Friday to present the motion of censure, and in statements made by various party leaders, there were mentions of a local CC committee in Puerto de la Cruz that, in reality, does not exist. Since December 2023, the local secretary of the party in the tourist city, Sandra Rodríguez, made a decision to focus on the migration crisis as the general director of Children (as clarified yesterday to the media). The Puerto nationalists have a management team led by Alonso Acevedo, the current president, spokesperson in the city council, and signatory of the censure against the socialist mayor Marco González. They claim that the decision to change the government together with the PP and ACP has been carried out correctly, and plan to hold an assembly of members during this week to ratify the motion presented last Thursday with the other two parties.
Acevedo mentioned that they held an assembly about a month ago, attended by 35 to 40 people who supported the step. Despite this, he emphasizes that the membership will be consulted again this week, and he is confident that no member will challenge the legality of their actions through court appeals, even after the censure scheduled for next Friday, August 16.
Acevedo affirms that the censure has the necessary backing from the island and regional executives, eliminating any fear of subsequent annulment by the courts, despite conflicting interpretations from nationalist members regarding the last local CC assembly.
The party itself documented the assembly on their social networks, highlighting the party’s work and transparency, including an assessment of the councilors’ work and the pact status, without explicitly mentioning the censure. According to local CC regulations, the assembly of members decides on programmatic agreements, political strategies, and formation of governments. Acevedo claims that these decisions were made about a month ago, and will also be addressed in the upcoming assembly of militants this week.
Currently, there are no expectations of members appealing the decision. Acevedo mentions that all members he has spoken to support the decision, including ex-socialist members or sympathizers who believe that a change in leadership is necessary. He clarifies his non-historical ties to the Socialist Party, attributing his support for the censure to the urgent need for change in the city.
