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Maria Dolors Sabater Puig(born 28 November 1960)[1]is aCatalanteacher, social activist and politician from Spain. She was mayor ofBadalonafrom 2015 to 2018, and elected to theParliament of Cataloniain 2021.
Dolors Sabater | |
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 Dolors Sabater in January 2021 | |
| MayorofBadalona | |
| In office 2015–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Xavier García Albiol |
| Succeeded by | Àlex Pastor López |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria Dolors Sabater Puig 28 November 1960 Badalona,Catalonia, Spain |
| Political party | Guanyem Catalunya(since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Guanyem Badalona en Comú(2015–2020) |
| Occupation | teacher |
| Website | blocs |
Career
editSabater is a teacher with a focus onspecial needs education.[2]Her brother Frederic has a lifelongintellectual disability,and she has been vocal fordisability rights.[3]
In June 2015, Sabater became mayor of her hometown ofBadalona,replacingPeople's PartyincumbentXavier García Albiol.Her localist partyGuanyem Badalona en Comúwas supported by larger left-wing parties.[4]Despite herrepublicanandseparatistviews, Sabater took the standard oath of office swearing loyalty to theSpanish Constitution,adding "until the working Catalan people, exercising their democratic will, decide to construct the freer, more sovereign and more socially just Catalan Republic".[5]In May 2018, she lost avote of no confidence,and in June she was replaced byÀlex Pastorof theSocialists' Party.[6]
In May 2020, Pastor resigned following an arrest for assault of a member of theMossos d'Esquadra.An agreement was tabled that her party and the Socialists agree that Sabater would be mayor for 18 months and the Socialist Rubén Guijarro for the next 18, but this failed and García Albiol returned to power instead.[7]
In December 2020, Sabater was announced as the candidate for regional president for thePopular Unity Candidacyparty andGuanyem Catalunyaelectoral grouping, for theCatalan electionson 14 February 2021.[8]The party gained 6.69% of the votes and nine seats in theParliament of Catalonia.[9]
References
edit- ^Dedéu, Bernat (12 February 2021)."Dolors Sabater, la profesora romántica"[Dolors Sabater, the romantic teacher].El Nacional(in Spanish).Retrieved20 February2021.
- ^"Who are the party frontrunners in Catalonia's February 14 election?".Catalan News Agency. 24 December 2020.Retrieved30 December2020.
- ^"Dolors Sabater:" Les persones com el Frederic també existeixen ""[Dolors Sabater: "People like Frederic also exist" ] (in Catalan). CCMA. 24 October 2020.Retrieved20 February2021.
- ^Piñol, Àngels (13 June 2015)."Sabater se propone desterrar de Badalona la" bandera del odio ""[Sabater proposes banishing the "flag of hate" from Badalona].El País(in Spanish).Retrieved20 February2021.
- ^García, Jesús (30 July 2015)."La izquierda" limpia "el rastro de Albiol en Badalona"[The left "clean up" what Albiol left in Badalona].El País(in Spanish).Retrieved20 February2021.
- ^Coll, M. (7 June 2018)."Dolors Sabater asume la pérdida de la alcaldía en Badalona y promete un traspaso de poder 'responsable'"[Dolors Sabater accepts loss of office as mayor of Badalona and promises a 'responsible' transfer of power].El Periódico de Catalunya(in Spanish).Retrieved20 February2021.
- ^"Xavier García Albiol se convierte en el nuevo alcalde de Badalona"[Xavier García Albiol becomes new mayor of Badalona] (in Spanish). Barcelona al Día. 12 May 2020.Retrieved20 February2021.
- ^"CUP approves of alliance with Guanyem, and accepts Dolors Sabater as leading candidate".Ara.12 December 2020.Retrieved29 December2020.
- ^Quílez, Silvia (14 February 2021)."La CUP duplica sus escaños y mantiene la llave de la mayoría absoluta independentista"[The CUP doubles its seats and holds the key to an independentist absolute majority] (in Spanish).RTVE.Retrieved20 February2021.