Political parties including the PP, PSOE and IUPA have met and set out a roadmap to support the push for La Herradura to become self-governing, however, is does require that the pro-ELA independence group win over the people and be able to get enough support to ensure an independent La Herradura town hall.
The initials ELA, by the way, mean: Entidad Local Autónoma, and is a mechanism within a 1993 law that permits urban areas that are physically separate from the main urban centre of a municipality to function as an autonomous entity.
The meeting between all the parties was planned after individual meetings in which all the groups were supportive of the initiative, and served to clarify any doubts or issues that might arise before processing the move begins.
The group have agreed to meet again in the very near future, and in the meantime each would lobby their supporters to get as many signatures as possible to support the push for independence.
“We believe that La Herradura, with more than 5,000 residents, can and should govern itself, now it’s up to residents to show that this is what they really want,” said Mark Garciolo, an ELA coordinator.