This past Friday I met with the President of the Cabildo, Mr. Pedro San Ginés, who once again conveyed to me numerous issues of interest to Lanzarote that I understand, agree with and, of course, will support wherever necessary.
Once again, I have reiterated to the President my institutional loyalty to the Island Council as well as my commitment and determination to be the extension of the will of the people of Lanzarote and Graciosa in the Senate, as the citizens have decided.
I have begun my round of contacts with local institutions to continue delving into the needs we have as an island, our challenges and the common concern we share for the progress of Lanzarote and La Graciosa.
As you well know, we have set ourselves goals on issues of special interest for the advancement of both islands. We know that our Lanzarote Port Authority must be a reality, as must be our update of the Airport Master Plan, the unblocking of files in the Directorate General of Coasts that affect many municipalities, the necessary investments in the search for sustainable development, and the increase in the necessary items for the subsidy of water desalination, among others.
During the next few weeks I will do the same with the municipalities of the island and, as I expressed to you before the general elections, I will assume the same commitment.
However, all of this will not be possible if there is no government, if there is no executive to turn to, which has full powers to resolve what concerns and worries us. It will not be possible if the second and third lines of the government, secretaries of state, general directors, etc, etc... are not subsequently appointed.
Until now I have maintained timid contacts with governmental bodies in different areas and the response is always the same: there is a manifest inability to make significant decisions due to the situation of interim status in which we have been for months.
Faced with this panorama, and after the election results that give the Popular Party as the clear winner, although without a majority, I ask Mr. Pedro Sánchez to end his blockade, because if the situation in Spain in general is serious, so is that of our land. And we have countless issues, problems and needs that are waiting to be addressed by the future government and that cannot continue to depend on that "no, no and no".
Mr. Sánchez must know that we have many challenges, that due to our uniqueness Lanzarote and La Graciosa are special, that we cannot wait because the hopes placed in resolving issues such as the long-awaited Lanzarote Port Authority, whose importance and urgency no one disputes, at least within the island, may wither.
With everything pending on the table, I earnestly ask Mr. Sánchez to think, reflect and analyze that his blockade brings nothing good, not even for his party. He must be aware that Spain, the Canary Islands, Lanzarote and La Graciosa are much more than the political acronyms of some and others, that citizens have already spoken loud and clear on two occasions, that it is time for the politics of effort and collaboration, as citizens are crying out for.
I ask Mr. Sánchez to do a service to his country, to be a true patriot, to support or abstain from that simple majority of 170 deputies who seem clear about the need to start this XII legislature now. That is the common goal at this time and that is the goal that Pedro Sánchez should make his own in order to, from there, make his opposition as he sees fit. But it is necessary to start now!!!.
I ask you to end your blockade.
I ask Mr. Sánchez to let me work.
Joel Delgado, Senator for Lanzarote
