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Spanish politician

Juan Antonio Morales Álvarez (born 13 October 1970) is a Spanish politician.

Biography

Born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Morales was the mayor of Lobón in the Province of Badajoz from 1995 to 2012. He was a member of the provincial deputation from 1999 to 2011, when he was elected to the Assembly of Extremadura. He attended an event on 2 December 2016 – Francisco Franco's birthday – in which he received an award from the Franco Foundation for defending the dictator's memory.

In October 2014, Morales received two convictions. He had defamed a Lobón councillor by falsely accusing her of selling drugs to children, and had committed a public order offence at a council meeting in Valencia del Ventoso. He was fined €120 and legal costs for the first offence, and was sentenced to eight days of house arrest and a €360 fine for the latter.

In July 2018, Morales left the People's Party (PP) after opposing its regional recognition of the Historical Memory Law. He then joined Vox in September, becoming its first regional deputy. He led his new party in the 2019 Extremaduran regional election, in which they won no seats, having finished under the threshold of 5%.

Morales and several other Extremaduran politicians left Vox in April 2021, accusing it of hypocrisy for employing consultants and permanent staff despite its platform of lowering public spending.

References

  1. ^ "MORALES ÁLVAREZ, Juan Antonio" (in Spanish). Provincial Deputation of Badajoz. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. "Juan Antonio Morales se despide de la alcaldía de Lobón" [Juan Antonio Morales says goodbye to the Lobón mayor's office]. Crónicas de un Pueblo (in Spanish). 13 September 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. "La Fundación Franco premia a tres cargos del PP por "defender la memoria del Caudillo"" [Franco Foundation awards three PP office holders for "defending the memory of the Caudillo"]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 13 December 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. "Confirmada la sentencia por injurias contra el exalcalde de Lobón" [Defamation sentence for ex-mayor of Lobón upheld]. Hoy (in Spanish). 30 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. "Dos sentencias condenan al secretario provincial del PP en Badajoz por injurias y desobediencia a la autoridad" [PP secretary in the Province of Badajoz given two sentences for defamation and disobeying authority]. ElDiario.es (in Spanish). 30 October 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. Gálvez, Celia (6 July 2018). "Juan Antonio Morales, el diputado premiado por la Fundación Franco, deja el PP pero no abandona su escaño" [Juan Antonio Morales, the deputy decorated by the Franco Foundation, leaves the PP but does not resign his seat]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. Romero, Rocío (12 January 2019). "Morales y Pozo se pasan a VOX" [Morales and Pozo move to VOX]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. Viejo, Manuel (12 January 2019). "El primer diputado de Vox, 'tránsfuga' y franquista: "El feminismo es una ideología de izquierdas"" [Vox's first deputy, 'turncoat' and Francoist: "Feminism is a left-wing ideology"]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  9. "Juan Antonio Morales: «Más de 25.000 personas han creído en nuestro programa»" [Juan Antonio Morales: "More than 25,000 people have believed in our program"]. Hoy (in Spanish). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  10. "Cisma en Vox en Badajoz: "Es un partido antidemocrático"" [Schism in Vox in Badajoz: "It's an anti-democratic party"]. El Independiente (in Spanish). 6 April 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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