How are the Mayor and Councillors chosen?

In Spain,except in municipalities that operate in the open council system because they have less than 100 residents, the Mayor is not directly elected by the voters. The voters select the Councillors and then the Mayor is chosen from those that were at the top of the...
Online booking website for taxis in Lanzarote

Online booking website for taxis in Lanzarote

The Association of Independent Workers of Auto Lanzarote Tourism introduced Wednesday in Playa Blanca the new offices. The facilities, which have been donated by the Ayuntamiento, are refurbished and adapted to new technologies. Also they presentated their the new...
20th Ironman in Lanzarote 2011 – Saturday 21st May

20th Ironman in Lanzarote 2011 – Saturday 21st May

An unrivalled test of strength, character and mind-body excellence. The motto says it all: “Normal limits do not apply”. Nowhere else is the awesome power of nature to create and to destroy more apparent than on Lanzarote. One of the seven Canary Islands belonging to...

Elections Sunday 22nd May

As you know, the Municipal Register is the guideline used to draw up the Electoral Roll, and being listed in the Foreign Residents Electoral Roll in Spain is required. Where to vote? On the day of voting, voters should go to the Polling Station (Colegio Electoral),...
How and where to vote in Lanzarote

How and where to vote in Lanzarote

In general, voting is universal, free, equal, direct and secret. Voting in Spain is not mandatory, therefore sanctions are not imposed on those who do not vote, even though they have previously declared their desire to do so. Voting is performed in Polling Stations...