The long list of controversial mayor of Valladolid – Qué.es

The long list of controversial mayor of Valladolid – Qué.es

The controversial statements the mayor of Valladolid, León de la Riva, on women and rape are the most talked about during the day. And no wonder, the PP leader said he was “repair” enter an elevator if a woman tried to simulate a violation and recommended that “sometimes at six o’clock a young woman has to look where you’re going “.

A very macho words not represent the first controversy surrounding León de la Riva. In 1995, when he became mayor of Valladolid for the first time, said would clean the streets of “fleas, lice and whores.”

In 2007, in his election campaign, attacked Soraya Rodriguez, the former PSOE spokesman in Congress and declared that he had all accused of “raping least Soraya, but it is understood … “. He did not waver in the same year to show their rejection of gender equality with the phrase” I do not believe in parity, seem ewes. ”

Rodriguez was not the only target of teasing Mayor pucelano politician. A Carme Chacón defined as “Miss Pepis was dressed soldier” and speaking of Leire Pajin confessed that every time he saw her face and thought the same pout.

His opposition to abortion was also controversy by declaring that “a fetus is not a tumor it may possess the mother” . The penultimate de León de la Riva was asked to not “macho tildaran” by saying that “rugby is not appropriate for girls. just aesthetically understand it costs me, but I respect him.”

Neither the mayor was left out of the controversy about gay marriage. When he passed he was “determined not to exercise this right no longer delegated to anyone unless the law compels me, in which case I will exercise the right to conscientious objection” but soon after added, “in the city of Valladolid will make some councilor, if you are willing. ” A transgender people told them “who wants sex changes or brain transplants, who pay them.”

A history of controversial statements by a mayor who governs pucelana city majority, is married with three children and next year will be tried by the High Court of Castilla y Leon for criminal contempt in an urban case.