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Deia remembers all of its local politicians over 42 years of democracy

By John Smith • Published: 20 Apr 2021 • 17:28

The seat of democracy in Deia

The seat of democracy in Deia Credit: Deia Council

TO celebrate Municipality Day, the Deia Council reminded residents of the fact that it was 42 years ago that the nation saw the return to democracy after the Franco years.
Looking back over those 42 years the Council remembered the hard work that was put in by so many people though their activity in local politics to improve the lot of the town.
There have been 44 councillors from 8 different parties (UCD, PSOE, UM, Progressives for Deia, PP, DEIA Grouping, JuntsXDeia and El PI), of which 14 have been women and 30 men.
After declaring the names of all of those who have served the town, the Deia Council declared “We’ll keep going, because now more than ever we need to defend municipalism as a tool for social transformation at the service of people, democracy, social justice, environmental sustainability and culture.
“We will keep going because we believe in Deia.”

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John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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