The PSOE holds a hundred mayorships in the 313 Galician town councils, including those of three of the seven largest cities (Vigo, A Coruña and Lugo) In the municipal elections of May 2023, 167,000 more citizens voted for the party in Galicia than in the regional elections of 2020. “We must open the campaign to capture that dual vote in large and medium-sized cities," says Alberto Varela, mayor of Vilagarcía de Arousa.