Although Expatriates do not have a vote in the National or Regional elections, the outcome of the National Election could have some local ramifications around Spain, depending on what pacts and alliances take place, if any, in order to form a National Government.
The conservative Partido Popular is the first party to announce their lists for the next general elections on 20th December, with Torrevieja Councilman and former Deputy of Provincial Tourism, Joaquín Albaladejo, standing as number three in the candidacy for Congress for the province of Alicante.Since May 27th, 2007, Albaladejo has held the posts of Councillor of Finance, Heritage, Archive and New Technologies along with being Deputy Mayor in the last mandate in Torrevieja and Deputy with the Costa Blanca Tourism Board. He was also government spokesman from January 2009 to May 2015. The list of PP candidates in Alicante is headed by veteran Minister José Manuel García Margallo with the No. 2 being Councillor for Santa Pola, Loreto Cascales. After them comes the former Minister of Economy, Gerardo Camps, to complete the four posts that they will possibly achieve, as early forecasts suggest.
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