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Precautionary Measures for Non-Attached Councilors in Gran Canaria Dismissed

The judge in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria rejected the request due to lack of justification for urgency and specificity of damages.

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A court in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has dismissed a request for precautionary measures aimed at halting the designation of several councilors as non-attached, citing a lack of urgency and specificity.

The judge of the Court of First Instance (Civil Section) number 2 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has rejected the request for precautionary measures filed by the party integrated into Primero Canarias and affected councilors. The request sought to annul the agreements of the National Political Council of Nueva Canarias–Frente Amplio Canarista (NC-FAC) from March 14, which expelled councilors who joined the new political formation.
According to the judicial order, issued on April 9, the petition lacked the essential requirements demanded by the Civil Procedure Law for such urgent actions. The court found that the applicants failed to justify the existence of an urgent situation that prevented them from simultaneously filing the main lawsuit, as required by regulations.
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"The petition lacks the essential requirements demanded by the Civil Procedure Law for this type of urgent measures."

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Furthermore, the resolution indicates that arguments regarding potential damages, such as the loss of economic or representative rights after being declared defectors, were formulated generically and without sufficient specificity. This prevented the accreditation of irreparable harm that would justify immediate judicial intervention.
The order also questioned the scope of the request, which aimed to suspend all agreements adopted by the NC-FAC National Political Council at its March 14 session, including matters not directly affecting the plaintiffs. Added to this was the absence of a bond, a mandatory guarantee to cover potential damages, which reinforced the procedural inviability of the petition.
With this decision, the court did not delve into the merits of the conflict, thus keeping the coalition's internal agreements fully in force, including the expulsion of elected officials and their declaration as non-attached councilors. This ruling follows a previous order from March 6, which had already rejected similar measures against earlier agreements by the coalition.
In practice, this decision affects 21 elected officials in Gran Canaria, including the mayor of Santa Lucía and five councilors from his governing group. The Santa Lucía City Council, the only one where the declaration of non-attached status has been requested, will have to face the legal consequences of this condition, which limits political and economic rights and could alter the institutional balance in an already minority government.

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