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Spanish politician
Gloria Rojas Ruiz (born 1967 or 1968)
[1]
[2] is a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician. She has served as her party's leader in the
Assembly of Melilla since 2015 and as its secretary-general in
Melilla since 2017.
Biography
Born in
Melilla , Rojas graduated in education sciences from the
University of Granada , becoming a professor at its Melilla campus.
[3] She became vice dean of the campus.
[4]
The secretary general of the Melilla branch of the
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), Dionisio Muñoz, chose Rojas as candidate for the
Congress of Deputies in the single-seat
Melilla constituency for the
2011 Spanish general election .
[4] In May 2015, she led the party from two to three seats in the
Melilla Assembly election .
[2]
[5] In September 2017, she was elected secretary general of the party in the city.
[6]
In the
2019 Melilla Assembly election , Rojas led the PSOE to third place with four seats.
[7] The four PSOE members and the eight from the
Coalition for Melilla (CpM) joined with the one deputy elected for
Citizens (Cs),
Eduardo de Castro , installing him as
Mayor-President of Melilla to prevent a government of ten
People's Party (PP) deputies and two from
Vox .
[8] Rojas was named vice president, and in October, tabled a motion to remove the
Statue of Francisco Franco , the last remaining in public in Spain.
[9] The motion was approved and the statue was removed in February 2021.
[10]
In the
2023 Melilla Assembly election , Rojas's PSOE fell to three seats, amidst larger losses for the party around the country. The PP regained a majority in the
Assembly of Melilla , under
Juan José Imbroda .
[11]
References
^ Caballero, Álvaro (12 May 2023).
"Quién es quién en las elecciones de Melilla: un histórico del PP, un capitán de mar y dos posibles primeras presidentas" [Who's who in the Melilla elections: a PP veteran, a sea captain and two possible first female presidents] (in Spanish).
RTVE . Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
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a
b
"Candidatos por Melilla" [Candidates for Melilla].
ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
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"La vicepresidenta de Melilla Gloria Rojas es reelegida como secretaria general del PSOE melillense" [Vice President of Melilla Gloria Rojas is re-elected as secretary general of the Melilla PSOE] (in Spanish).
Europa Press . 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
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a
b
"La vicedecana del Campus de Melilla, Gloria Rojas, elegida candidata al Congreso por el PSOE de Melilla" [Vice Dean of the Melilla Campus, Gloria Rojas, chosen as PSOE candidate for Congress in Melilla] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
^ Sánchez, Paqui (27 May 2015).
"Dimite el líder del PSOE en Melilla, uno de los 30 acusados de comprar votos en 2008" [PSOE leader in Melilla resigns, one of 30 accused of buying votes in 2008].
El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
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"Gloria Rojas promete "proyecto e ilusión" tras su elección como nueva secretaria general del PSOE de Melilla" [Gloria Rojas promises "project and excitement" after her election as the new secretary general of the PSOE in Melilla] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
^ Costa, Tania (30 May 2023).
"Industrial, Real, barrio Victoria y Alfonso XIII se vuelcan con el PP de Imbroda el 28M" [Industrial, Real, Barrio Victoria and Alfonso XIII turn to Imbroda's PP in the 28 May elections]. El Faro de Melilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
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"Imbroda se ausenta de la toma de posesión del nuevo presidente de Melilla" [Imbroda absent from the swearing-in of the new president of Melilla].
El País (in Spanish). 22 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
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"El PSOE presentará una moción en Melilla para retirar la única estatua de Franco en la vía pública" [PSOE will present a motion in Melilla to remove the only public statue of Franco].
La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Europa Press. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
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"Melilla retira la última estatua de Franco que quedaba en España" [Melilla removes the last statue of Franco remaining in Spain].
Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
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"Melilla merece mucho más de lo que tiene" [Melilla deserves a lot more than what it has]. El Faro de Melilla (in Spanish). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
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