Formentera is immersed in a new institutional controversy after the Ethics and Good Governance Commission denounced Llorenç Córdoba, president of the Consell Insular, for alleged embezzlement. In view of this situation, Sa Unió has issued a communiqué in which it expresses its rejection towards Córdoba, reiterates its previous accusations of ethical irregularities and demands his immediate dismissal. From Sa Unió, a coalition that previously expelled Córdoba from its ranks, they have stressed the need for the president to leave office definitively. “It is time to ask for the involvement of all political formations to prevent Lorenzo Cordoba from continuing to govern for even one more minute,” the communiqué states. The coalition also regrets that, despite repeated attempts to remove the president, the other political forces have not yet acted accordingly.
Criticism of the delay of the October plenary session and the management of the ethics report
Sa Unió has harshly criticized Córdoba’s failure to convene the ordinary October plenary session within the corresponding deadline, calling the situation a “cacicada” by the president. They claim that Cordoba is trying to hide the contents of the report prepared by the Ethics Committee, of which, according to them, “no one has any real knowledge”, despite the president’s own statements. This plenary, Sa Unió stresses, is essential to address issues that affect both the economic present of the Consell and the future of the municipality, such as the modification of credit and the return of powers over unaccompanied minors. Sa Unió recalled in its statement that the allegations against Cordoba are not new. In December 2023, they publicly accused him of irregular actions, which led to his expulsion from the coalition in January 2024. In addition, they pointed out that in May they filed a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, admitted for processing, in which they denounced alleged irregularities in his management.
A call for a motion of censure
The communiqué concludes with a call to the political formations to join a motion of censure against Cordoba, who, according to Sa Unió, refuses to resign and submit to a question of confidence that was requested by the plenary in July. “We are facing a president who has lost all political support and keeps the Consell blocked,” warns the coalition, insisting that the censure motion is the only way out to unblock the institutional situation of Formentera.