09/04/2008 Archived Article: "Gaucin politics is in a transition, by Jorrian van der Schaaf"

Paco Ruiz of the PP (Partido Popular) now officially announced, and has signed a paper to the effect, that he will break the coalition with the PSOE and Teodoro de la Molina. By law there is a gap of 11 days between the announcement and the day it comes into effect. A council meeting is required on the 8th of September to vote the present mayor out and a new one in. Manolo, the second man of the PP is withdrawing from the council. Paco Ruiz and the PA (Partido Andalucista, the former mayor Francisco Corbacho´s party) plan to sign a coalition, with Paco Ruiz as the new mayor, backed by the 4 council members of the PA. This gives the new coalition a majority of 5 out of the 9 votes. An announcement like this may only be made once during a period of 4 years of governing the village. The only way to stop this new coalition would be for Paco Ruiz not to appear in the meeting on Monday.