José Ignacio García calls for participation: "Today all Andalusians are equal"
The Adelante Andalucía candidate for the Presidency of Andalusia votes in Jerez, highlighting the equality represented by election day.
By Inmaculada Reyes Aguilar
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Generic image of a ballot box with a hand casting a vote.
The candidate for Adelante Andalucía for the presidency of the Junta, José Ignacio García, cast his vote in Jerez this Sunday, calling for citizen participation and emphasizing the equality that election day represents.
After thanking the media, García noted that the day was proceeding with normality, which he described as "democratic tranquility". He called on the Andalusian people to participate, voting "in their own defense, for the working class, for the Andalusian people, and for ordinary people".
The candidate stressed the importance of going to the polls for two reasons: the legacy of those who fought for the right to vote, and because "today is the only day in four years that we are all equal". He highlighted that, unlike other days when "banks, media powers, big businessmen" hold sway, today power rests equally with all citizens.
Today all Andalusians are equal. Today we all have the same power and we must seize it.
Regarding his day, García indicated he would visit militants and volunteers of Adelante Andalucía in Jerez and other municipalities in the province, before calmly analyzing the results from what will be the party's "headquarters" in Jerez de la Frontera.
For his part, David de la Cruz, number 3 for Cádiz with Adelante Andalucía, urged citizens to vote, especially those suffering from precariousness in public healthcare, waiting lists, the situation of school canteens, or difficulties in becoming independent and affording housing.
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"To all those people, and to those who are also affected in their environment—their families, their friends, those who suffer their circumstances—I ask them to vote, to go vote, not to let others decide for them, and to try to change things. Because nothing is set in stone and it is not true that the right-wing will win; they can be beaten, they can be ousted."
De la Cruz also emphasized the importance of collective voting, arguing that while all votes are equal in value, "not all votes have the same worth". He stressed that votes that consider the "collective, society, community" have superior value, and encouraged defending rights through participation.