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Noblejas Mayor Defies Health Warnings as Hunger Strike Reaches Day Five

The regional education department requests data to justify a promised secondary school, citing falling early-years enrollment.

Overview

  • Attending physician Juan José Rodríguez Sendín warns the 76-year-old mayor could suffer irreversible kidney or brain damage if the fast continues.
  • Agustín Jiménez says he will not follow medical advice and continues his protest from the town hall, where he began fasting on Monday.
  • Education chief Amador Pastor asks the municipality to document pupil growth and local planning forecasts, noting 39 three-year-olds this year versus 64 in 2021/22.
  • Deputy mayor Ángel Luengo announces rallies in Toledo and signals potential legal action, also demanding resignations of regional education officials.
  • Supporters pack the council chambers as local leaders share WhatsApp exchanges with former counselor Ángel Felpeto they say showed prior intent to build a third institute.