Overview
- The Pleno municipal de Oviedo definitively approved the city’s Mobility and Traffic Ordinance that establishes a Low-Emission Zone.
- The first phase of the zone is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026, setting new limits on traffic and speed.
- Votes in favor came from the Partido Popular, Izquierda Unida and a non‑attached councillor, with the PSOE abstaining and Vox voting against.
- Citizen Security councillor José Ramón Prado defended the rule as prioritizing people with reduced mobility, public transport and speed limits.
- IU’s Alejandro Suárez denounced Vox’s conduct as a democratic problem, Vox’s Sonsoles Peralta criticized what she called globalist agendas, and PSOE’s Juan Álvarez Areces argued the zone will cause problems and confusion.