The Partido Popular in Palma have asked the town hall to "immediately" suspend the process for the demolition of the sa Feixina park monument. The PP say that there should be a suspension until a final decision is taken by the Council of Majorca's heritage commission. It has reopened the case following an appeal by the group which wishes to save the monument.
At yesterday's council meeting the PP raised the issue of protection of what they describe as an "important architectural and heritage element in Palma". It was in fact the eighth time that the PP have sought to block the demolition by bringing it up at a full council session. And whenever it is debated, representatives of a number of associations in favour of keeping the monument always turn up.
The case for preservation was made by the former PSOE deputy to the national Congress, Carlos Zayas. He was among the first deputies of the new democratic era after Franco's death and he observed that despite all that had to be endured (by him personally and others) during the Franco period, he was not in favour of the monument disappearing.
The current administration in Palma does of course feature PSOE, and it is headed by a PSOE mayor, José Hila. The town hall's decision to demolish the monument was taken because the administration considers it to be a symbol of Francoism.