The left sees an absolute collapse in the mayor's handling of the police: "Have they reached an agreement they can't keep?"

PalmLeft-wing parties in Palma City Council harshly criticized Mayor Jaime Martínez, denouncing a situation of "absolute collapse" at the head of the City Council, stemming from the management of the Local Police and the eviction of the former prison. Both the PSOE Palma and MÁS per Palma believe the mayor has chosen to shift responsibility within his government team instead of taking direct responsibility.

The PSOE Palma stated that Mayor Jaime Martínez "is in a situation of absolute collapse" due to, on the one hand, his management of the Local Police and, on the other, with the eviction from the old Palma prisonAccording to the Socialist spokesperson in Cort, Xisco Ducrós, regarding the Local Police, the mayor, "instead of taking responsibility and looking for solutions, is passing it on to councilor Mercedes Celeste."

"How can Martínez and the Councilor for Citizen Security reach an agreement without knowing if they can fulfill it? Are they unaware of reality or have they deceived the Local Police?" the Socialist representative asked at the press conference to present his group's initiatives for Thursday's plenary session. For her part, the spokesperson for MÁS per Palma, Neus Truyol, considers the move "absurd." "It's a clear rebuke of Mercedes Celeste and, at the same time, an operation to inflate Llorenç Bauzà's department into an excessively large one," she emphasized. According to Truyol, the most serious issue is that Llorenç Bauzà "has not demonstrated his ability to manage Emaya." She says that since he became its president, "labor disputes and the work environment have deteriorated significantly." "Given this record, it's hard to understand why the mayor would reward this management by further increasing its responsibilities, instead of demanding results and restoring order," commented the eco-sovereignist.

From Podemos, Lucía Muñoz believes that "the citizens of Palma don't care about this political maneuvering; what they want is for housing prices to go down." "The changes in the City Council team are just a minor detail; the problem is that the PP is on the payroll of those who profit from housing and tourism," she commented. For Muñoz, the mayor of Palma "is a freeloader who promises what he can't deliver to win votes and doesn't even show his face when it's proven that he's incompetent."

Former prison

Regarding the city's former prison, Socialist councilor Xisco Ducrós has called for an intervention that incorporates a social perspective. In his view, the mayor "is turning a blind eye, not seeking solutions or alternatives." "He has become the driving force behind mass evictions in Palma," the Socialist councilor emphasized.

During Thursday's plenary session, the PSOE will again call for rent control. They will also address the extraordinary regularization of migrants, as well as the fight against illegal tourist rentals. Additionally, they will demand refunds for citizen cards and a meeting of the Municipal School Council to discuss the single school zone, which they believe will generate "chaos and gridlock," as well as "inequalities and problems."

Visit the neighborhoods

The Socialist representative has asked the mayor to "stop making so many trips outside of Palma and start visiting the neighborhoods to understand the situation the citizens are facing." They will also debate the proposal to renaturalize the waterfront between the Cathedral and the Congress Palace. Specifically, they propose transforming Adolfo Suárez Avenue to connect it with the city, with measures such as increasing pedestrian areas and green spaces, improving the bike lane, and reducing the number of vehicle lanes.