Martínez presents the endorsements for his re-election and challenges the PSIB, Vox, MÁS and UP to form an opposition, because "they do little"
Martínez says that the mayoralty of Palma is a "much more serious" issue than a debate about "the distribution of positions"
PalmThe president of the Palma branch of the People's Party (PP), Jaime Martínez, presented the endorsements for his candidacy for re-election as party leader and encouraged the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB), Vox, Más per Palma, and Unidas Podemos (UP) to work as the opposition because, in his opinion, "they are doing too little." The mayor of Palma made this statement when asked about the outlook for the 2027 municipal elections at the presentation of the 812 endorsements supporting his candidacy at the Palma PP congress, which will take place on March 14. Martínez argued that the PP aspires to be the "majority" party that "Palma needs," but emphasized that they are "not focused on speculating," but rather on "solving the problems" of Palma, and expressed his conviction that the citizens will "endorse" them. Regarding the intention of the Vox spokesperson in the Palma City Council, Fulgencio Coll, to become mayor in the next legislature in exchange for possible support for the PP to remain in the Balearic Government, Martínez asserted that, for the moment, he is "the only" candidate currently undergoing a party congress process to nominate himself. On this matter, he indicated that the other parties "have not taken any steps" to present candidates for 2027, and therefore demanded that, "before making predictions," the parties must define their candidates. Even so, the mayor stressed that the Palma mayoralty is a "much more serious" issue than the debate about "the distribution of positions" and cited as an example the legislature in which José Hila (PSIB) and Antoni Noguera (MÁS per Palma) shared the position.
