Despite the manoeuvrings being orchestrated quietly for a number of weeks, the situation escalated just yesterday. The mayor of Arona, Fátima Lemes, opted to remove the Más por Arona councillors from the municipal government and instead form a peculiar and ill-conceived majority with Vox – which will oversee various sectors – and Nueva Canarias – whose sole councillor will support the mayor and her team from a distance. It is worth clarifying that the councillor from NC was not particularly averse to joining the new agreement, but the party leadership cautioned him that such participation would not be tolerated. He noted that Mrs. Lemes appeared quite pleased with her decision yesterday, which further highlights her evident lack of political acumen. He departs from Guatemala to venture, beaming and exuberant, towards Guatepeor.