Yesterday, the Los Mayo festivities of Alhama de Murcia flooded the streets of the town with popular music and the sounds of gangs and the great color of the crosses and the thousands of runners that walked through its streets, squares and avenues to the sound of their bells. multicolored harlequin costumes.
These festivities, declared of National Tourist Interest, get bigger every year and the number of attendees increases, making this edition massive and spectacular.
The judging jury, after a long and hot morning, awarded the prizes to the different mayos with their satirical or traditional scenes. The first prize went to the El Pico club, while the second award went to the Virgen del Rosario Choir and Dance Group. The third prize went to the Pasajeros al Tren group. The jury awarded the award for the most original Mayo to one titled ‘The Murcian accent’, while the award for the most critical went to the La Fosca club and the most traditional, the residence for the elderly.
This edition was not without controversy, since the City Council informed the opposition groups that they could not pose in the photo taken with the Corremayo Mayor or crier of said festivities. “Given the large number of people that make up the Villa de Alhama Folkloric Group, only the government team will be present during the event,” the team stated, explaining that, “at the end of the event, the rest of the authorities will be able to go up if they wish.” », they stated in a statement.
The City Council sparks controversy by eliminating opposition councilors from the awards ceremony, alleging lack of space
Both from PSOE and from IU, showed their discomfort about this situation. “This is one more step by the PP mayor, with her dictatorial attitude, to continue leaving the opposition parties without voice and presence,” these groups recriminated. The Government delegate and former mayor, Mariola Guevara, also did not have access to pose in the snapshot with the mayors, participating ‘after the fact’ with the aforementioned opposition groups in a photograph taken on the steps of the City Hall dressed in the traditional costume of harlequin.
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