The mayor of Soria, the socialist Carlos Martinezis Pedro Sánchez’s favorite to be the new leader of the PSOE in Castilla y León, a community where the president has put his cross on the current local baron, Luis Tudancaopening a process to get rid of him and place a new figure at the head of the party’s regional franchise. It turns out that this leader is currently the subject of an investigation by the Court of Instruction number 3 of the city of Soria after having been denounced for having committed a criminal act. Dantesque scene In August of the same year: the first mayor of Soriano traveled through the village of Tardelcuende in a vehicle that pretended to be a popemobile bless citizens with a toilet brush as if it were a cotton swab.
The events occurred in the first week of August this year, during the patronal festivals of the town of Tardelcuende. The episode was not part of any official festive programming event and attracted criticism from the opposition: “ashamed” The PP described it in a statement, while Vox pointed out that in addition, this spectacle took place on a work day, thus calling into question the mayor’s commitment to his municipal responsibilities.
Already in September, the judge had opened proceedings against the socialist councilor after a complaint from the Spanish Foundation of Christian Lawyers, on the grounds that the reported facts could constitute, according to the documentation provided, an offense provided for in article 525.1 of the Code criminal. , mockery or humiliation of religious feelings, punishable by a fine of eight to twelve months. The complaint says that the socialist Martínez Mínguez, “representative of all the citizens of Soria, posing as the Pope on top of a vehicle bearing the Vatican flag, used a toilet brush and, after placing it in a container, he shook them several times. times towards those present, imitating the act of spreading holy water among the faithful with a tampon.
Carlos Martinez is the favorite appointed by Ferraz to succeed Luis Tudanca at the head of the PSOE of Castilla y León. The party leadership was forced to delay the primaries that Tudanca planned to hold to strengthen its leadership. The objective pursued in Ferraz is to look for a replacement in the leadership of Castilian-Leonese socialism and several names have been mentioned in recent days, such as that of Minister Ana Redondo, but the favorite is the mayor of Soria, Carlos Marínez, who he has ruled his hometown since 2007.
