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Alicante Council Approves Request to Reclassify City as Spanish-Speaking

PSOE plans to file a contentious-administrative appeal in court over the classification shift

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Los concejales de la oposición (PSPV-PSOE, Compromís y EU-Podem), durante una sesión plenaria en Alicante

Overview

  • The Alicante City Council voted on June 26 to request reclassification from Valencian-speaking to Spanish-speaking with PP and Vox in favor and PSOE, Compromís, and EU-Podem opposed.
  • The proposal follows a political pact between PP and Vox in exchange for support to advance the municipal financial adjustment plan.
  • Under the requested change families would be able to exempt their children from Valencian exams without affecting the requirement to include the language in school curricula.
  • Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua president Verònica Cantó condemned the declaration as a threat to Alicante’s Valencian-speaking heritage and social harmony.
  • The regional government has ruled out amending the 1983 Valencian language law and PSOE spokesperson Ana Barceló will challenge the council’s declaration in court.