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Citizens leaders have mobilized to prevent former Madrid vice president

Ignacio Aguado from

being the candidate of the orange formation in the regional elections on May 4 in Madrid and propose, among others,

Malena Contestí,

who was signed by Ciudadanos after leaving Vox in 2019.

Contestí herself has confirmed that for a couple of days and "unexpectedly" she has received

"quite a few calls from members of Ciudadanos and people from the top"

to encourage her to appear in Madrid.

"Nothing has been confirmed. There is no decision on the matter.

I would be willing if the party so ordered and asked me to do so,

of course always with loyalty to its will. I am also aware that these elections are going to have a very high cost. hard to beat. It will not be easy but I am honored that they have asked me, "he commented.

I answered, co-founder of

Actúa Baleares, a

party that ran in coalition with Vox in the April 2019 elections, was only a few months in the Lower House, during the very brief thirteenth legislature (from May to December 2019).

She left Vox in 2019 accusing him of

"extremist and anti-system"

and was booked by Ciudadanos in October 2020.

The primaries to elect the Ciudadanos candidate for the Madrid Community elections on May 4 will be on Sunday or at the beginning of next week, and at the moment only Aguado and a militant from Las Rozas,

Juan Carlos Bermejo,

have publicly stated your intention to introduce yourself.

Citizen sources have ruled out the candidacy of former councilor

Ángel Garrido

-who was a member of the Popular Party and became regional president after the departure of

Cristina Cifuentes-

as well as that of

Edmundo Bal,

party spokesman and who is preparing the primary process.

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