We held a small but useful meeting on Friday to look at the current political scene and ways where we might go forward with our agenda. There will be ten different parties searching for votes on May 22nd, some of them with the kind of candidates who, to paraphrase John F Kennedy, will be asking not what they can do for Mojácar, but what Mojácar can do for them.
We clearly need as a party to become better known (and… fast!).
Our first priority is to produce a Party Manifesto (more usefully called ‘a Program’ or programa in Spanish). With your suggestions about how we can plan for a Better Mojácar – please email me with your suggestions and ideas – this should be ready in ten days.
I will then send it out to all of our supporters as an attachment and ask that they print it and share it with their neighbours and friends.
Ciudadanos Europeos is the only party that has had regular public meetings over the past four years. Checking my records, I see that we have had ten formal meetings since 2007, and we have hosted several larger gatherings including a multi-party forum on ‘illegal houses’ following the brutal demolition of Len and Helen Prior’s home in January 2008. Our interest however, and inevitably, centres on our beautiful town and surrounds of Mojácar.
It is no secret that Mojácar is split into various groups. We have the locally born mojaqueros, themselves split along ‘clan’ lines; we have the forasteros – the non-local Spanish, who come from all parts of this great country and have settled here; and we have the foreigners: the extranjeros, the Brits, ingleses, ex-pats or Europeans, choose your favourite.
The local mojaquero votes, around 2,500, are more or less sewn up, divided into the different clan parties. The forasteros would, I think, largely support Ciudadanos Europeos as our First Name candidate is Ángel Medina, who has long experience of small-town politics here in Mojácar, is university educated and comes from
Ciudadanos Europeos, as the name implies (European Citizens) is about integration. We live in Mojácar and love Mojácar. It is our town and we must be proud of it. Let’s make Mojacár better: Support Ciudadanos Europeos.
For those who want to help in the future of our town, please write with your ideas. This is an opportunity for us all to improve our surroundings and our quality of life. Who knows, a prettier and better-loved Mojácar will even drive up property prices…! Let us discuss together how we can bring this about. I am also more than happy to come along to your home or your local bar or restaurant or club to speak or debate the issues.
My name is Lenox Napier. I am the second name on the Party List. I have lived in Mojácar for 45 years (man and boy)! I remember the pueblo when it was quiet, peaceful, magic and unutterably beautiful. I would like, with your help, to try to return it in some way to that wonderful place that inspired my parents when they first saw Mojácar. Let’s make Mojácar better.
