Sánchez rewards a relative of the mayor who bailed out Mínguez's partner
Jose Crespín, son-in-law of Lleida mayor Ángel Ros, replaces Carlos Prieto as Spain's Government Delegate in Catalonia following Tuesday's dismissal.
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The Council of Ministers on Tuesday dismissed the Government Delegates in Catalonia, Andalusia, the Valencian Community, Asturias and Aragon so they can stand in the November 29 elections. In Catalonia, the post goes to Jose Crespín, a former Chief of Staff and son-in-law of Ángel Ros, mayor of Lleida.
Spain's Official State Gazette published on Wednesday the dismissal of **Carlos Prieto** as Government Delegate in Catalonia, a necessary step to be able to join an electoral list. The PSC (Catalan Socialist Party) has placed him seventh on its list for Barcelona, the constituency where the Socialists were the leading force with **ten seats** in the last election.
## A new delegate in Catalonia
The post vacated by Prieto goes to **Jose Crespín**, who until now served as Chief of Staff. His name raises eyebrows because of his family ties: he is the son-in-law of **Ángel Ros**, mayor of Lleida. The Government is thus replacing the five delegates who will run in the general election, including those for Andalusia, the Valencian Community, Asturias and Aragon.
The move is part of the operation to shake off the shadow of the resigned PSOE spokesperson, **Montse Mínguez**, ahead of **November 29**. In this case, all roads lead to the same surnames.
## A write-off of nearly 300,000 euros
The former mayor was also rewarded by **Pedro Sánchez**, who in 2018 appointed him Spanish ambassador to Andorra. Before that, according to published reports, Ros bailed out the partner of the resigned Socialist spokesperson, businessman **Sergi Vélez**, from a loss of nearly **300,000 euros**.
The sequence of appointments draws a pattern: public positions handed down like grandma's china. Good old meritocracy, in short.
## A dismissal with an electoral calendar
Tuesday's dismissal and Wednesday's publication in the Official State Gazette respond to the legal requirement to step down before joining an electoral list. The Barcelona constituency distributes **ten seats**, and the PSC won it in the last election.
With November 29 on the horizon, the Government is trying to clear the ground. The chosen names, however, do not help to turn the page.
Spain's Official State Gazette published on Wednesday the dismissal of **Carlos Prieto** as Government Delegate in Catalonia, a necessary step to be able to join an electoral list. The PSC (Catalan Socialist Party) has placed him seventh on its list for Barcelona, the constituency where the Socialists were the leading force with **ten seats** in the last election.
## A new delegate in Catalonia
The post vacated by Prieto goes to **Jose Crespín**, who until now served as Chief of Staff. His name raises eyebrows because of his family ties: he is the son-in-law of **Ángel Ros**, mayor of Lleida. The Government is thus replacing the five delegates who will run in the general election, including those for Andalusia, the Valencian Community, Asturias and Aragon.
The move is part of the operation to shake off the shadow of the resigned PSOE spokesperson, **Montse Mínguez**, ahead of **November 29**. In this case, all roads lead to the same surnames.
## A write-off of nearly 300,000 euros
The former mayor was also rewarded by **Pedro Sánchez**, who in 2018 appointed him Spanish ambassador to Andorra. Before that, according to published reports, Ros bailed out the partner of the resigned Socialist spokesperson, businessman **Sergi Vélez**, from a loss of nearly **300,000 euros**.
The sequence of appointments draws a pattern: public positions handed down like grandma's china. Good old meritocracy, in short.
## A dismissal with an electoral calendar
Tuesday's dismissal and Wednesday's publication in the Official State Gazette respond to the legal requirement to step down before joining an electoral list. The Barcelona constituency distributes **ten seats**, and the PSC won it in the last election.
With November 29 on the horizon, the Government is trying to clear the ground. The chosen names, however, do not help to turn the page.
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