Almeria fire tragedy compels Juanma Moreno to postpone swearing-in of the new Andalusian government

Almeria fire

The ceremony was to take place at 10am in Seville, after which the first coalition between the PP and Vox parties was to hold its first meeting

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President of the Andalusian regional government Juanma Moreno has decided to postpone the swearing-in ceremony of the new Andalusian government, scheduled for this Friday, following the devastating forest fire in the Almeria town of Los Gallardos.

Eleven deaths have so far been confirmed. The fire has also injured eight other people, four of them in a serious condition.

The inauguration ceremony in Seville was to begin at 10am, after which the first coalition regional government between the PP and Vox parties was to hold its first meeting to formally begin drafting the regional budget law for 2027.

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