The council of Rairiz de Veiga in the province of Ourense has passed a Moción de Censura against the incumbent mayor Asunción Morgade (PSdeG) The plenary then invested Camilo Fernández as the new mayor. Fernández previously belonged to the Partido Popular and is now an independent. The meeting took place amid visible protests by residents outside the town hall.
According to consistent reports, the majority for the motion of no confidence was secured by votes from two councillors elected on the lists of the BNG two councillors elected on the Partido Popular ticket and a former Socialist with no party affiliation. The move had been announced since October and formally convened for early November.
PSdeG announced legal action against the procedure. According to the ousted mayor, two Socialist councillors were not properly summoned to the meeting. This infringed their rights to participate and the principles governing the proper convening of meetings. Morgade said after the vote that the party would file the “appropriate legal remedy”; ultimately, a court would have to decide on the validity of the resolution. Earlier, a court in Ourense had rejected an emergency application against holding the plenary session, and therefore did not suspend the date.
The new mayor, Camilo Fernández, rejected the allegation of procedural abuse. He said it was a legitimate political change; it was “very unusual” that precisely two PSdeG councillors directly affected had not received effective notice, while another independent councillor, notified in the same way, had been present. This account is a political assessment; judicial review is still pending.
Residents of Rairiz de Veiga demonstrated their support for Asunción Morgade before and during the meeting. Video footage from Ourense media shows a tense atmosphere at the town hall, but no serious incidents occurred.
The political configuration is significant for the municipality: the new majority rests on a heterogeneous alliance of BNG councillors, representatives elected on the Partido Popular list and a former Socialist. Whether the motion of no confidence and the investiture stand depends on the challenge announced by PSdeG. Until a court rules otherwise, Fernández remains mayor; future legal steps and possible consequences for decisions made by the new town hall remain open questions.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).