The idea of a Barcelona mayor’s office was shared between the PSC, the ERC and the Commons, which Acting Mayor Ada Colao launched this Tuesday, as linked to a two-page document accessible by this newspaper. A “leftist government’s” plan for the city together. It’s an exercise in tightrope walking by ordinary people to appease socialists and republicans, stopping controversial projects such as the Superarilla Plan’s pedestrianization of the streets. It seems to challenge the common man to clarify that it won’t: they’ve been holding on to the generosity they’ve been hearing since the day after the election, and won’t go into the details without stepping on their toes. The document does not mention Xavier Trias who won the election (Juntz won 11 councilors out of 41), but progressive forces have 24 councilors, a comfortable majority to win the mayoralty.
In the list of ten points, the document begins with a very clear acknowledgment to the head of the PSC list, Jaume Colboni: “Economic capital, motor and employment, diversification, sustainability, innovation and local trade”. Aspects that correspond to the first point Colboni urged throughout the campaign should be consistent. The last two points seem to see socialists: where purity and security appear. “Using progressive improvement measures” and “moving towards progressive improvement of safety standards” of cleaning services.
Ernest Maracal, head of the ERC of the city council, “promotion of Catalan” or the issues he usually bets on, such as exploring the metropolitan administration or commitment to public transport and the tram.
Commoners also make gestures of omission: the word superilla that defines their master plan and their city model is absent from the text. This document talks about the responsibility to face the “climate crisis”, “dialogue and consensus” – this agreement has been a constant request of the PSC in the past – or “actions to lead Barcelona to a neutral city in emissions” . It refers to “urban transformations” and “access to green spaces and neighborhood walkability.” No further details. There are other issues that bear the stamp of his two mandates as president of Barcelona en Com and the City Council, such as “reducing inequalities”, “public housing policies” or leading “social spending”.
Finally, there are chapters where all parties can make their own in practice, such as the Cultural Capital of Barcelona or the aforementioned Metropolitan Administration, and cleaning services, security and the development of public spaces.
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Like the idea of a distributed mayoralty, which the document mentions with serious diplomacy–“balanced and with the leadership skills and experience of the three leaders of the list–, the document also proposes the distribution of parts of the state and districts. Proportional to the representation each party has received: APC, 10 councilors; Common, nine; CKD, five. In this case, the proposal outlines a portfolio with five areas under the mayor’s term (two for the Socialists, two for the communes and one for the Republicans); and the same proportion in the case of the districts (four, four and two). Municipal Manager Regarding, a key figure confirms that the document must be agreed, as well as the managers of the areas.
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