Overview

• The motion of no confidence passed 6–5 on August 12–13, with five PP councillors and ex-Movemento Veciñal member Darío Rey ousting Roberto Castro to install Jesús Reboredo.
• The PP and Darío Rey signed a programmatic pact requiring the town hall to participate in judicial challenges to the contested copper-mine project and to hire expert consultants for peritajes.
• Outgoing mayor Roberto Castro accused Rey of personal financial motives and “selling” his vote, prompting Rey to threaten legal action over alleged defamation of his honor.
• Jesús Reboredo framed the takeover as a responsible step to restore democratic normality and announced an emergency government to approve budgets, secure services and address alleged abuses by the previous administration.
• Touro’s turnover is one of several Galician mayoral shifts enabled by a June Constitutional Court ruling that allows no-confidence motions backed by defecting councillors, fueling debate on ethics and calls for electoral reform.