OUR TIME IS NOW TO GAIN COUNCILLORS

In the twenty years leading up to the last election in 2015, the PP party had ruled Orihuela providing a dedicated Councillor for Orihuela Costa and a budget for the coast till 2011.

The following 4 years the Coalition Government retained a Councillor of the Coast and a budget.

When the PP regained their position in 2015 and Emilio Bascunana become Mayor of Orihuela, they did not have a majority so in January 2017 formed a coalition government with the Ciudadanos political party who had won 3 seats.

The first thing Emilio Bascunana did as head of the minority PP government, was to abolish our Councillor for the Coast and budget.

Since then it has been their policy to systematically degrade and neglect Orihuela Costa, for reasons only they know,”

They appointed 2 coordinators a year later to work from the Administration Office in Orihuela Costa, known as the Ayuntamiento / Town Hall.

No actual decisions can be made at this office, all decisions are made in Orihuela city Town Hall almost 40 kilometers distant, by the ruling Government Councillors who represent all residents of Orihuela Costa. Approx 30,000 registered on the Padron, 101 nationalities.

In fact according to the utilities companies, approx. 87,000 people actually live in Orihuela Costa. Thus 50,000 people are not registered on the Padron, consequently a loss of one million euros to the Orihuela government from Central Government Madrid for the public services we are entitled to in Orihuela Costa.

Which means Orihuela Costa will never ever get a second Medical Centre, an Auditorium, full time Library, Casa Cultura, Bus station and a Cemetary let alone complete the Emergency Services Centre with a 24 hour Ambulance service, Police station and Bomberos / Fire station UNTIL more Orihuela Costa residents register to vote and vote out the parties which are degrading the coast.

During 2016 they decided to divide Orihuela Costa into 2 districts to weaken us. Their aim, to divide and conquer the residents of Orihuela Costa.

The only way we can challenge the ruling government is to register on the Padron, within 90 days register as a permanent resident and exercise your right to vote in next year’s local elections in May 2019.

C.L.A.R.O the only political party for Orihuela Costa believe OUR TIME IS NOW, had less than 40 votes short of a Council seat at the elections in 2015. We the residents of Orihuela Costa together with C.L.A.R.O can challenge Orihuela Government for Financial Autonomy, Financial Independence!