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The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, Dies at Age 67

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José Ballesta Germán, mayor of Murcia (PP), died this Sunday at 67 years of age because of a cancer that had been suffering for months, as confirmed by the City Council itself, which has highlighted a life "marked by an exemplary vocation of public service and a permanent dedication to Murcia and the Murcians.""Our city has just lost its mayor. But also to a person who dedicated his life to public service, to constant work and to commitment with…

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The legacy and memory of José Ballesta in the city of Murcia will be eternal. This Monday, the city has risen with the flags half asta and deeply saddened after...

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The City Council will have to hold an extraordinary plenary session in ten days to elect the final substitute for Ballesta.

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The city of Murcia is in mourning following the death of its mayor, José Ballesta, one of the most prominent and respected political figures in the Region of Murcia in recent decades. The City Council confirmed the news in an official statement highlighting “a life marked by an exemplary dedication to public service and unwavering commitment to Murcia and its people.” Read more

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The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, of the PP, has died at 67 years old, according to municipal sources. The councillor, who already occupied the mayor’s office between 2015 and 2021, and again since the municipalities of May 2023, had been in treatment for colon cancer for two years, although he has continued his activity until just a few days ago. The City Council has decreed three days of official mourning, one in the Region of Murcia, and bo…

·Spain
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He ruled the capital of Murcia in two periods: from 2015 to 2021, when the motion of censure of PSOE, Ciudadanos y Podemos, which, instead, failed in the Regional Assembly, and again from 2023 to the date The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, died this Sunday at 67 years after having been diagnosed with cancer in 2024. He arrived at the mayor's office of Murcia in 2015 by the PP and did so without an absolute majority, with 12 councillors, which f…

·Spain
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The Popular Party has ten days to convene the plenary that will elect the next mayor of Murcia, which will continue until the next elections

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Cadena SER broke the news on Sunday, May 10, 2026.
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