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The Municipal Group of United Left-Greens has called in today, through a motion by Councilman Jaime Cayetano, that the city of our city urge the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) to gather information full of the municipalities of the country to know its position on the electoral system applicable in election procedures in its field.

Also included in the motion request that the Cartagena City Council expresses its strong opposition to any amendment to the principles of political pluralism and proportionality that are currently covered by the legislation, led by the Constitution itself, suggesting also that consider withdrawing the minimum municipal representation to access.

This request reflects the intention of the Government of the Nation, made public in recent days, to modify the LOREG (Organic Law on the General Electoral System) in order to adapt it to their advantage on the idea of ​​constraining the choice of mayor or mayor in all towns in Spain at the most voted, although it does not have an absolute majority of the citizenry.

Intentions obey the current electoral reality that was evident in the European elections, the loss of power of PP is extrapolated in most municipalities that currently governs.

For IU-Greens is clear that such an intention collides with the existing constitutional system, which includes the political system of our country is based on pluralism and has proportional nature.

However, the PP wants to impose a presidential system that forces still taking minority of votes to the other forces, mayors can be obtained.

Also keep in mind the clash of legitimacy that can be set based on the highest increase of competencies expected in the reform mayors against the full City.

It is ironic that a party like the PP, which uses the Constitution as a weapon when it suits against those who have different ideas from yours, now want to ride roughshod constitutional principles to try to get away from the electoral debacle is looming and already began to show in the last elections to the European Parliament.

Also be noted that there is no point you want to change address an election for municipalities regardless of the opinion of these, expressed through the FEMP, that at no time asked the National Government such reform.

Source: IU-verdes Cartagena