Overview

• Goretti Sanmartín confirmed she will skip the July 14 ceremony at Pazo de Raxoi but plans to represent the city at the traditional July 24 event
• The mayor argues that awarding the medal to Princess Leonor whitewashes a politically contested monarchy and that the princess has no noteworthy service to Galicia
• Galiza Nova has shifted its escrache protest to the Fonseca area to coincide with the early medal presentation for Leonor
• PP and PSOE councilors in Santiago’s city hall say Sanmartín is neglecting her institutional duties by prioritizing party ideology over her mayoral role
• The Xunta de Galicia’s decision to split this year’s Medalla de Galicia into an early ceremony for Leonor and the main awards on July 24 breaks with longstanding tradition