Francisco de la Torre confirms that he will present himself again to be mayor of Malaga

Francisco de la Torre, mayor of MálagaEuropa PressAt 80 years old, the ‘popular’ will be a candidate for mayor in the municipal elections of 2023The Malaga councilor will opt for his sixth cycle at the Malaga City Council, where he has been since 2000″The passion He has never abandoned me and I have never haggled over the effort”, expressed De la Torre to justify his decision municipal elections of 2023. He has announced it to the media after a “serious and profound” period of reflection in which he has finally decided to be the new Popular Party candidate. “Passion has never abandoned me” The “popular” alderman has been in charge of the Casona del Parque since 2000, when former mayor Celia Villalobos was appointed minister. Afterwards, he was already a candidate in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. Now, his announcement to repeat next year will allow him to lead the Malaga City Council for the sixth consecutive time. De la Torre has expressed part of the reasons for continuing as mayor: I have announced that I accept the proposal from @populares to be a candidate for Mayor of #Málaga in 2023. I return to the challenge with energy, passion and projects for my city. Many thanks to my family for understanding my absorbing vocation for service and to my team at @malaga FTP pic.twitter.com/UEGQiEU25W— Paco de la Torre (@pacodelatorrep) September 20, 2022 “Passion has never abandoned me and I have never haggled over the effort”. Also in a tweet he has recognized that he returns to “assume the challenge with energy and projects”. Before deciding, he has evaluated factors such as having more time to play sports and to reconcile family, for example. Already at the beginning of August he anticipated that he would communicate his candidacy or not before the fall.