The mayor of the Spanish town of Soria, Carlos Martínez Mínguez, from the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), has become the centre of controversy after he walked through the streets of the Tardilcuende district sitting on the roof of a car modified to look like the Pope. During the “improvised procession”, he said The pictures show that. Which has been circulating on social media since Tuesday, Bless the people of Biakaba.
Hey Spanish 20 minutes It states that the “procession” was carried out as part of the celebrations in honor of the Virgen del Rosario and San Esteban Protomartyr, the patron saints of the region. The mayor’s position has provoked discontent among opposition parties, but has been viewed positively by residents on the streets. Gazeta newspaper He points out that Carlos Martínez Mínguez has received “applause” and “applause”: “Yes, Carlitos!”
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Both the Popular Party of Syria and Vox have criticized Carlos Martínez Mínguez, saying that although the party’s program includes a mask competition for children and adults, the mayor “was not part of” any official parade. The opposition calls the mayor’s “parade” “shameful.” The Popular Party said that “no social or festive context can be considered as justification for violating the safety and legality standards in force in the field of circulation,” calling on the authorities to investigate what happened to determine whether any “crime against road safety” had been committed.
according to Syria Local NewspaperThe regional parliamentary group Vox called for the mayor’s resignation on Wednesday after what it described as a “summer of shame” due to numerous controversies, such as, for example, alleged delays in payments to municipal suppliers and the recent “parade” in the “popemobile”.
The trip is being described as “the mayor’s latest prank” and “a disgrace to Syria, not only because it violates the highway law in a car that cannot drive in a low-emission zone like the one he wants to impose in Syria, but also because “it is an act of utter bad taste on the part of someone who is supposed to represent the people, inside and outside the city council.”
The person involved in the controversy, Carlos Martinez Minguez, has yet to comment.
