Saorín Francisco, local coordinator of IU-Greens Cieza, has appeared before the media to present the process of open primaries that his political formation has begun to choose the mayoral candidate and the nomination form to be submitted to the municipal elections upcoming May 28, 2015.
Saorín has stated that "this is an innovative, pioneering and exciting process, fully democratic and participatory and which IU opens its ready for all citizens who wish, without being affiliated with IU can vote for people who deemed appropriate to set the bid and still be rated as candidates. "
Ecosocialist coordinator notes that "this is a far from the methods of the old parties, internal troubles fighting for chairs and open to public participation, something that had not occurred before in Cieza system and that no other party politician has ever offered. "
"An inclusive approach," continued the spokesman of the left, "where there are no winners or losers, but the possibility that the candidates are sorted in the list that people want form to represent them, because the purpose is to supply a computer trained and work that aims to govern the town of Cieza, with maximum representativeness ".
Continued Saorín, explaining that "to participate in these open primaries, both as voters and candidates, the only prerequisite is a resident in Cieza or be registered in the municipality and adhere to the regulations was approved Friday by the Assembly, in the rules governing the electoral process are collected. "
According to the regulations, "the most voted candidate will be heading the candidate opting for mayor of Cieza and the rest of those present will be sorted according to the votes they receive in the position they will occupy in the nomination."
The steps are, "first registration in the electoral roll that we created for this process, and open from November 15 until December 15, through various means, filling the record that can make the City of Cieza, in the office of the municipal group of IU-Greens by completing the web form http://uar.izquierdaunida.es/simpatizante.php or send an email with your name, surname, ID number, address and telephone iuverdescieza@iurm.org.
Then Saorín explains, "between 16 and 31 December deadline for the formal presentation of candidates and from January 1 will proceed to the election campaign, for 17 to complete the process in an open vote open, in which votes may be cast either in person, by mail or email. "
Finally, the coordinator of IU-Greens, reported that "in the Assembly last Friday three people expressed their willingness to participate in the primary process, as candidates and participants in the nomination form that we want to win the next elections and get ciezanos to return to the village they deserve and the City do not have. "
Source: IU-verdes Cieza