Rafael González, candidate of GxF to the presidency of the Council of Formentera

FormenteraRafael González, current councilor for Gent per Formentera at the Island Council, has been chosen by the party membership as the candidate to represent the party in the municipal elections of May 2027.

The selection took place at the Extraordinary General Assembly convened this Saturday, October 24th, in the morning at the Hotel Rocaplana in Es Pujols and was the final step of the primary process that Gent per Formentera has carried out over these last few weeks. Rafael González's candidacy was chosen by unanimity of the membership, with a total of 99 votes in favor.

"Thank you for the trust you have placed in me today to lead the candidacy for the 2027 Council. I accept this great responsibility with great enthusiasm," declared González once the result of the vote was made public. The party reports that in his speech, he also thanked the work of all the people who, since the beginnings of Gent per Formentera 20 years ago, have made it possible to get this far.

He also reviewed the principles that have guided the party since its foundation and insisted that "let us never forget that a party is made by its people" and "we continue, with the enthusiasm of 20 years."

Jaume Ferrer: "Gent per Formentera is necessary once again"

Celebrating the party's 20th anniversary, Jaume Ferrer, who was the first president of the Consell de Formentera, also spoke, claiming the party's role on the island: "Gent per Formentera is necessary once again, if it ever stopped being so".

Alejandra Ferrer, the first female president of the Consell, highlighted that "we must value experience: Gent per Formentera is not starting from zero, we count on everything we have learned during these twenty years".

Sònia Cardona, secretary general of the party, defended in her speech that "in the face of injustices and inequalities, there is no room for equidistance. We parties have our responsibility in this work, anti-politics cannot win. Let us open the debate, criticism and imagination to build a fairer world, starting in Formentera".

Before the candidacy vote, the party also held its Ordinary General Assembly, where the membership approved the management reports and the party's accounts for the 2025-2026 financial year. In addition, the members of Gent per Formentera debated and approved the political strategy document that is to guide the party's activity in the upcoming electoral calls.

The primary process

Gent per Formentera announced on September 26th the primary process, which began on October 1st, for the election of the person who will head the party's candidacy for the Island Council of Formentera in the 2027 elections. After the formal steps of the primary regulations, Rafael González's candidacy was the only one validated that has opted for the election at today's Saturday Assembly.

The excitement of 20 years

This year Gent per Formentera celebrates its twentieth anniversary. The group highlights that it is "twenty years of a shared journey that deserve a great celebration and the party wanted to celebrate them with the whole island". That is why this day is "also a display of the strength and enthusiasm of the membership and all the people who have made the Gent per Formentera project possible during these years".

Almost two hundred people have gathered at Hotel Rocaplana to celebrate the 20 years of Gent per Formentera with a popular paella and a performance by DJ Pharma.