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The PSOE candidate for Mayor of Lorca, Manuel Soler, today announced officially, the president of the Federation of Women's Organizations of Lorca, Andrea Periago be part of the list with the Socialists will attend the elections municipal elections on May 22 and has to be approved at a meeting of militants on Saturday.
Periago Andrea Lopez was born 47 years ago in the neighborhood of San Jose, where he has lived all his life.
She is married and the mother of two children.
For a decade he served as secretary of the Federation of Women's Organizations of Lorca, and for the past three years has served as President of this group.
It is also Vice President of the Assembly Local Red Cross and is a member of Alzheimer Lorca and neighborhood associations and women of the neighborhood.
Manuel Soler said he was "delighted" with the signing of Periago will be part of the list as an independent.
On it he said that "his extraordinary involvement in the social movement in our town, is what made us think it would be a good bet in our candidacy."
Soler added that the social commitment of Periago "is beyond doubt because it is a person" who has worked for many years by Lorca, especially by women in our town, and has now decided to add their dedication, experience and looking forward to our city project, which the Socialists grateful. "
The socialist candidate for mayor said that, possibly, Andrea is not the only independent person that will, "which shows that the Socialist Party in Lorca is open to society to regain the confidence and the illusion of Lorca" .
In this regard, said "we believe it is good to integrate people with valuable, skilled and leadership to rule the town and, though not militate in our party are close to our ideology, defending the values of the left and show that we are not a private preserve but an instrument open to citizens. "
Andrea Periago, "Lorca's women can not take steps back"
For his part, thanked Periago Andrea Manuel Soler and the PSOE de Lorca "wanting to tell me in a project as exciting as it is to govern our municipality."
He said he felt "dizzy" when he proposed Soler part of his candidacy "because I never brought into politics."
However, Periago has decided to take this step because "over the past four years I have found a way to rule with which I identify, I do not like, and that is threatening and participatory partnership model whereby Lorca has always been admired. "
The flamboyant candidate said lorquina citizenship needs a mayor and a municipal government team "closer to the needs of social groups that work to improve the quality of life of their neighbors and neighbors."
He was also critical to the management of PP on Equal Opportunity.
On the subject said that "women need a municipal policy Lorca much more ambitious than the one being developed at this time" in this field.
Periago recalled that Lorca has been a pioneer in this area but in the last four years, the town has suffered a setback.
As examples, he cited the drastic reduction in resources for the Department of Women, the disappearance of the Municipal Council of Women and the abolition of the Institute of Women, by the regional government, which has had a "very negative" in Lorca.
"It has stopped funding the Agent Network for Equality, has reduced funding for local employment centers for women or budget of the Center for Victims of Domestic Violence (CAVI), which affects staff working in this department and, consequently, women, "said Periago.
In addition, the regional government "has loaded all the grants for women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs, micro-credit line and reduced autonomic contributions to equal shares, as the Mayor, Francisco Jodar and his team of government have remained silent" said.
To Periago "there are excellent technicians, many colleagues who are part of groups of women from the city and many councilors, who have worked tirelessly to achieve equality between women and men" as "fair" is that "we move forward and not take a step back in the gains made. "
Andrea Periago also advanced some issues that seeks to abordensi the PSOE win the upcoming municipal elections.
Among them he cited the creation of a Municipal Council of NGOs and cooperation, bringing together representatives of all NGOs in the municipality, and other local institutions and civil society.
The purpose of this team will perform advisory, coordination and monitoring of projects in this area.
Periago Lorca also said you have to dump the "European Year of Volunteering 2011" and has to promote recognition of the work of the Volunteer.
To do this, work on creating an annual award chosen from associations and institutions of the municipality for one or more volunteers whose work deserves to be highlighted.
It is conducting outreach and awareness activities to society and that even more people to participate in such activities and be involved in NGOs and associations, as explained by the candidate.
Periago also announced that it will launch the second Plan of Equal Opportunities between men and women who has been paralyzed four years.
That plan will be monitored by a Municipal Centre for Equal Opportunities which will include representatives of other parties, neighborhood associations, women's, youth, the elderly and labor organizations.
The candidate said they are proposals that do not involve a high economic cost but that will be "very good" from the point of view of participation and equality.
Said he was not lacking "enthusiasm, capacity for dialogue and consensus" of those who said "they are good foundations for helping those citizens that is what it is."
Source: PSOE Lorca
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