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David Valadez is elected the new Mayor of Estepona
By h.b. - Jul 18, 2008 - 8:02 AM
ALSO SEE : • Provincial Court orders fines imposed in Estepona corruption case be lifted - Aug 23, 2008 - 2:30 PM
• Residents of Estepona protest at local town hall corruption - Jul 20, 2008 - 11:08 AM

The new Mayor of Estepona taking up office, David Valadez - Photo EFE
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The Socialist councillor was a harsh critic of the previous Mayor, Antonio Barrientos, who is now in prison on remand in the Astapa case.
Socialist councillor, David Valadez, has been elected as the new Mayor of Estepona. He was previously dismissed in the previous legislature, by the ex Mayor, Antonio Barrientos who is now in prison in the Astapa case, after he openly criticised the previous mayor’s real estate policies. He occupied the sixth place in the Socialists candidate list for the local elections in 2007.

The local party PES abstained in the vote yesterday and only the Partido Popular voted against. The PP continues to demand that the Town Hall be dissolved and new elections be called.

31 year old David Valadez is a qualified journalist, and has been working as the councillor for Social Welfare up to now. He told the press that his first task was to regenerate local politics and win back the credibility of the citizens.


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ALSO SEE :
• Provincial Court orders fines imposed in Estepona corruption case be lifted - Aug 23, 2008 - 2:30 PM
• Residents of Estepona protest at local town hall corruption - Jul 20, 2008 - 11:08 AM
• Estepona to elect a new Mayor today - Jul 17, 2008 - 8:02 AM
• Antonio Barrientos no longer Mayor of Estepona - Official - Jul 4, 2008 - 7:16 PM
• Acting Mayor orders the sacking of four Socialist councillors in Estepona - Jul 2, 2008 - 8:05 AM
• 12 people implicated in the Estepona corruption case are now back at their posts in the Town Hall - Jul 1, 2008 - 7:17 PM
• Residents of Estepona want new local elections - Jun 30, 2008 - 5:10 PM
• Declarations continue in the Asapa corruption case in Estepona - Jun 30, 2008 - 7:35 AM
• The daughter of the Senate president declares to the police in the Estepona corruption case - Jun 26, 2008 - 7:20 AM
• Antonio Barrientos resigns also as Estepona councillor - Jun 25, 2008 - 5:20 PM