Overview

• Francisco Pérez was invested mayor of Noia on August 11 after a plenary vote secured a nine-member majority with backing from Marea Cidadá, BNG and Luis Alamancos.
• The motion of censure leverages the June Constitutional Court decision that lifted restrictions on transfuge votes in no-confidence motions, triggering at least four such challenges across Galicia.
• PSOE will govern in a minority administration that integrates Marea Cidadá into its executive without forming a formal coalition majority.
• Pérez accused the outgoing PP-NO. I.A. government of underdevelopment, deteriorated services, unfinished investments and the overuse of minor contracts.
• Outgoing mayor Santiago Freire highlighted a €4.5 million treasury surplus and no bank debt, while opposition figures warn of debts exceeding €11 million and liabilities to the Serra do Barbanza mancomunidad.