Ana Botella announced Tuesday that will not stand for municipal elections next year (2015) as a candidate for mayor of Madrid by the PP.
Bottle He made the announcement at a public appearance in which he expressed his confidence in the project of the Popular Party of Mariano Rajoy , which will now have to decide who will fight for the chair of the Mayor of the city, a square popular not lost since 1991.
His resignation comes after multiple controversies which has been involved (the Madrid Arena, to the lack of the Olympics, the latest deaths by falling tree branches …) since he took office in December 2011, the position to replace Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón. And, for the first time in nearly 25 years, polls questioned the victory of the PP in the capital of Spain.
“This morning I reiterated my decision the prime minister and the PP, Mariano Rajoy, that he knew a few days ago “, said bottle. “I feel the accomplishment and I closed on a stage in my life,” apostille wife former Prime Minister José María Aznar.
management left Madrid Arena marked Now, to replace it, they sound like the names of the Deputy Prime Minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, or the government delegate in Madrid, Cristina Cifuentes . It also sounded to put the former president of the Madrid Community Esperanza Aguirre.
During his appearance, in which he took no questions, Bottle confirmed that communicated its decision the prime minister and his party, Mariano Rajoy , in the morning. Indeed, the mayor had suspended its presence in two events scheduled for this day without explanation.
The decision not as popular sources explained 20minutes , has only consulted with his family circle, especially with José María Aznar, her husband and main political driver. The announcement on Thursday, in fact, do not know or Ignacio Gonzalez,
“He has performed with sensibly. Madrid is a stronghold of the People’s Party for two decades ago. knew she was less likely than other students to get a result, so has decided to depart. Moreover, the management of the Madrid Arena left marked “argues one of his aides.
Meanwhile, the first Racciones to his resignation were not waiting. One of them has been to Esperanza Aguirre , precisely one sounding names harder to candidacy for mayor PP
Meanwhile, the Popular Party has expressed “respect” for Ana Botella for taking the “personal decision” not to stand municipal elections, and stressed that the Government of the City of the capital “guaranteed” in recent months. So what sources have suggested the party leadership, which emphasize that the bottle itself has expressed its commitment to end this command, and explain that there are outstanding projects to be completed in this period until the elections of May 2015.
His decision comes a few months after it announced several measures electioneering aspect, as removing the garbage fee .
“The government team I chair has many months of work and many projects to finish and that’s what we will continue with the same enthusiasm until the last day of our commitment to the locals, “said the mayor at the end of his appearance.” is an advertisement, but not yet it is goodbye. are still many months of work and many projects finish “, he added.
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