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Larrosa Defends Lleida's Management Amidst Opposition Calling Government 'Finished'

The mayor highlights improvements in security and investments, while opposition parties criticize the lack of progress and position themselves as alternatives.

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Lleida's Mayor, Fèlix Larrosa, has defended the city's improvements in security and prosperity during the state of the city address, while opposition parties criticize the management and present themselves as alternatives.

The state of the city address in Lleida highlighted the political division less than a year before the municipal elections. The city government, led by Fèlix Larrosa, presented a positive assessment, asserting that the city is now "safer, more prosperous, and better cared for" than three years ago. Larrosa emphasized investments exceeding 4 million euros in street improvements, urban furniture renewal, and tree planting, alongside an "ambitious" new cleaning contract and a reduction in crime thanks to new AI-powered police technologies.
The mayor also underscored the boost to housing construction, with licenses for 1,100 new homes, and the unblocking of key projects like the expansion of the El Segre and Torreblanca industrial estates. Larrosa stressed that "governing means improving people's lives".
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"Governing means improving people's lives and that is what we have done."

Fèlix Larrosa · Mayor of Lleida
The opposition, however, presented a radically different view. PP leader Xavi Palau stated that Lleida "is not better than three years ago" and that the term has generated "frustrations" regarding persistent issues like "squatters, incivility, delinquents, and graffiti." Palau proposed "a future of common sense, order, coexistence, future, and identity" based on residents' proposals.
From ERC, spokesperson Jordina Freixanet accused Larrosa of disregarding criticism and failing to deliver on promises, stating the government "has nothing more to give." Junts leader Violant Cervera criticized that citizens "do not live on tenders" and that the city "is not tidy, it is neglected," pointing to a problem with "government priorities" and positioning herself as an alternative for "an orderly city that defends and claims its culture."
Other critical voices included Gloria Rico (Vox), who lamented that "after 3 years, security, cleanliness, and incivility continue to worry us" and described the city as "full of strange cultures," and Laura Bergés (Comuns), who called the term "disappointing" and noted that the PSC benefits from previous mandates' projects.
In response to the criticism, particularly Rico's remarks, Larrosa announced that "we have brought this video to the attention of the Prosecutor's Office because we cannot legitimize insults that promote hatred and xenophobia and are comments unworthy of an elected official."

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