Alegría Criticizes Azcón for Neglecting Rural Aragón Ahead of 2025 DGA Elections
Pilar Alegría launches her campaign for the presidency of Aragón’s regional government, accusing incumbent Jorge Azcón of neglecting rural areas and pledging to revitalize public services ahead of the 2025 elections.
- • Alegría criticizes incumbent Jorge Azcón for neglecting rural areas and unfulfilled funding promises.
- • She emphasizes restoring public services like healthcare, education, and housing in rural Aragón.
- • The PP defends its record, highlighting education investments under Azcón’s government.
- • Alegría’s campaign focuses on engaging rural communities across Aragón ahead of the 2025 elections.
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Pilar Alegría, Secretary General of the PSOE in Aragón, is launching her campaign for the presidency of the Government of Aragón (DGA) by focusing on rural engagement from her hometown La Zaida, a small town of 400 inhabitants. She criticizes incumbent president Jorge Azcón for prioritizing city politics while neglecting rural communities, especially concerning unmet promises such as a two million euro increase in funding for local villages.
During her campaign stop in Samper de Calanda, Alegría highlighted service cuts in public healthcare and education in rural areas and pledged to prioritize public housing if elected. She stressed the importance of community involvement and restoring attention to rural needs.
The ruling People's Party (PP), represented by spokesperson Ramón Ledesma, contested Alegría's claims by emphasizing Azcón’s investments in education, suggesting significant improvements under the current administration compared to the PSOE’s previous governance. Ledesma accused Alegría of ignorance about Aragón's real needs and defended the PP’s record on rural issues.
Alegría’s campaign underscores a growing rural versus urban political dynamic in Aragón as the 2025 regional elections approach, with the PSOE seeking to regain trust in neglected rural communities while the PP aims to highlight its management successes. This rural focus marks a critical front in the election battle for control of the DGA.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
