The Mayor of Aranjuez, María José Martínez de la Fuente, This Wednesday, she announced her resignation as a councilor and therefore as a councilor of this municipality in Madrid, to devote herself entirely to her activities as a PP deputy in the Assembly of Madrid. This is the second resignation of a PP mayor in the same week the councilor of Humanes of Madrid resignedalso to have exclusive devotion in the regional parliament.
The PP won the last local elections in Aranjuez, with nine of the company's 25 councilors. María José Martínez de la Fuente was elected mayor with an absolute majority, thanks to the support of the four Vox councilors, who were part of a coalition municipal council.
De la Fuente has been mayor of Aranjuez for nine years, first from 2011 to 2015, then from the municipal elections of May 2019 to the present.
This PP agreement with Vox has not been broken and remains intact, so now, after the mayor's resignation, the city council will have to hold an extraordinary plenary session in the coming days to elect a new councilor, who is also expected to chair the people's council will be. .
Precisely, the Secretary General of the PP of Madrid, Alfonso Serrano, was present on Tuesday at the Executive Committee of the PP of Aranjuez, where the former mayor informed the rest of her party colleagues of her decision. “She decided that this was the best moment, after obtaining the certificate of deputy in the General Assembly,” they say in the party.
PP sources emphasize that after nine years in the position of mayor and “absolute dedication to the municipality, the deputy begins to work exclusively in the Madrid Assembly.” “María José was and is a reference for the popular municipal government and from the PP of Madrid we thank her for her work,” the same sources emphasize.
In the PP they assure that no more resignations of mayors are planned, after that of Humanes of Madrid and Aranjuez almost coincided in time. They also deny that they have any reason other than the fact that both councilors have been in office for about ten years and have taken advantage of the fact that they came into the General Assembly to start a new political phase.
Following her resignation, Martínez de la Fuente has emphasized that she will remain president of the PP of Aranjuez: “Ribereños can be assured that I will continue to serve them with the same impetus, enthusiasm, passion and strength as I have done so far. And I will do it from my dual role as chairman of the Popular Party of Aranjuez and regional deputy.”
De la Fuente recalled that she was the first female mayor in her city's history, serving three terms.