The IU has proposed a motion in the Senate to annul the sentence imposed on Blas Infante under the Franco regime and the fines imposed on his family after he was executed.
Anabel Iranzo elected new IU coordinator
Twenty-nine year old Councillor Anabel Iranzo has been unanimously elected as local coordinator for the Nerja IU party. The new local committee is completed by former Councillor Rafael Vázquez as secretary and current Councillor Jorge Bravo as head of communications.
Council reminds IU of municipal ordinances
Fuengirola Council has reminded the IU party that it is illegal to distribute leaflets in the town under Article 101 of the Municipal Ordinance relating to public roads.
Almogia Councillor arrested on drugs charges
Police have arrested Diego Aranda, an IU Councillor in Almogia, on suspicion of crimes against the public health after one hundred marijuana plants were found in one of the properties he owned in calle Marcelo San Esteban.
IU in Rincón de la Victoria proposes setting up a commission to evaluate the crisis
The IU in Rincón de la Victoria believes it is necessary to set up a commission to evaluate and monitor the economic crisis and its effect on the town and has proposed a motion for approval.
IU suspends three members in Colmenar
The provincial executive of Izquierda Unida has suspended the membership of three councillors in Colmenar for agreeing a pact with the PP and Convergencia Andalucía parties which allowed Antonio Jesús Fernández, PP, to become mayor of the town.
IU threatens action against two councillors in Almonte
The leadership of the Málaga provincial IU has announced that it will open proceedings against two councillors in Almonte, Huelva, if, at a plenary session scheduled for June 11th, they agree to support the PP in government.
IU denounces paid parking plans for Los Huertos de Carabeo
The leader of the IU in Nerja, Manuel Valero, has denounced the decision by the owners of Los Huertos de Carabeo to start charging for parking on the plot which is also home to the Nerja Feria.
New IU mayoral candidate for Nerja
Telesforo Romero Villasclaras, a teacher at the Joaquin Herrera school, will be the mayoral candidate for the IU at the next municipal elections in May 2011.
IU critical of parking policy
The IU has criticised the decision by the ruling PP (several months ago) to order the owners of plots of land in the centre of town to erect walls around these plots to prevent them being used as free parking. These plots were used as free parking areas for many, many years without problem.