Castelló (EFE).- The PP candidate for mayor of Castelló, Begoña Carrasco (Castelló, 1979), explains to EFE that she is a person of “short distances” and of talking to people, who uses social networks as ” a great showcase” and that Castellón “is a diamond to be discovered”.
Graduated in Law, Carrasco came to the Castelló City Council in 2011, in 2015 she assumed the spokesperson for her group in the opposition after the resignation of Alfonso Bataller and this May 28 she opted for the second time to unseat the PSPV-PSOE in the mayor’s office, by in front of a list with renewed names.
Castellón in a sentence
QUESTION: Define your city in one sentence.
ANSWER: The greatest land of the world. Without a doubt. The quality of life we enjoy is a privilege, and we don’t realize it until we leave our land. A quiet, friendly city, in a privileged place, since we have the sea but we are next to the mountain, with extraordinary landscapes, with 300 days of sunshine.
Castellón is a diamond to be discovered. Of course, the services can be improved, and that is why I am running for office, to change things, because the room for improvement is very wide.
Q: If you win and become mayor, your first move would be…
A: Allow me to make two of them: the first, to lower taxes for the people of Castellón because they are having a very bad time, and in parallel, and symbolically, the second, to return the double place name to the city, so that it is called Castellón y Castelló, as sign of freedom
Q: Three words with which you would like to define your city at the end of your term.
A: Progress, pride, capital.
A series shot by Castelló
Q: What series would you like to see filmed in your city?
A: ‘Game of Thrones’. For being a blockbuster that has made history and for being of unquestionable quality. Castellón also has a castle, dragons, mythological beings, highlands and plains… It could give us a series with settings and characters from the ‘terreta’, ha ha ha.
Q: Are you an active person on social networks? Which do you prefer?
A: I am a person who follows social networks and participates in them. I admit that it is somewhat forced by my profession and as a great showcase to show the people of Castellón my work and my city project. I have a personal profile in all the most popular ones.
The ones I use the most are Facebook and Instagram, and I just opened TikTok. I believe that society has evolved a lot, and social networks have become an essential area to communicate. A quick, easy and convenient way to get our message across to citizens.
Q: What is your favorite part of the campaign? What are you most looking forward to these weeks?
A: Without a doubt, active listening in the street. I am a person of contact, of short distances, of talking with people, of touching and hugging. Is my nature. I love to share. And more when you are in politics. There is no better survey than hearing firsthand what the neighbors are saying, even when you don’t like what you can hear.