Magdalena Álvarez, former Minister of Development, received the Caleta Prize this Friday in Malaga. A reward that has sparked controversy, since the former socialist councilor of the Junta de Andalucía is awaiting a new decision from the Seville court. After the partial acquittal by the Constitutional Court, Álvarez awaits a new sentence, but he rejects the criticisms of the PP. “They couldn’t do it with me. What they have to do is accept that they lostthat they were wrong”, he underlined before receiving recognition at the Government Sub-delegation.
The Caleta Awards are inspired by the “higher values of the Constitution” and are awarded to individuals who represent them. This is why the PP opposed giving this award to Álvarez. “His only merit is a nine-year disqualification by the ERE,” said Antonio Repullo, general secretary of the PP. He joined the request for withdrawal of the award that the PP of Malaga had already made. “Technically, she is sitting on the bench,” said José Ramón Carmona, secretary general of the Málaga PP.
Magdalena Álvarez rejected the accusations of the PP, to whom she asked to “worry more about the real problems than inventing stories. “The sentence is completely annulled, therefore the sentence is completely annulled,” Álvarez emphasized, recalling that his appeal was partially granted.
And at the beginning of the speech, after receiving the award, he returned to the fray. “A big thank you to the subdelegate, because he gave him a little courage,” added the former minister, who said she was sure of what she saw in the streets. “What I see from the people of Malaga is affection. And I think this recognition in some way reflects this affection that many others give me every day,” he added.
Salas himself, in his speech, justified the award given to the infrastructures promoted in Málaga by Magdalena Álvarez when she was responsible for Public Works and which, as he emphasized, allowed the province to make “a leap in terms of quality. “Malaga has a huge debt with the minister who has done the most for this province.
It is for this reason that the subdelegate argued that this Caleta Prize should be the first in a long series of recognitions for Álvarez’s work, which should be awarded to other administrations and institutions. He further denounced the “undemocratic” attitudes of those who want to “destroy” the heritage of political adversaries.
