Juanma Moreno took office this Sunday as president of the Junta de Andalucía at the Palacio de San Telmo, the seat of the Andalusian Presidency, in an institutional act that marks the beginning of his third term at the head of the regional Executive.
Moreno began his speech by greeting the Secretary of State for Territorial Policy, Miryam Álvarez, the new Vice President of the Junta and leader of Vox, Manuel Gavira, and the other authorities and attendees present at the event. From there, the Andalusian president focused his speech on thanking the Andalusians for allowing him to preside over the Junta for the third time.
The leader of the Andalusian PP begins this new term after having been invested with the support of his party and Vox, a circumstance that introduces a new political era in Andalusia. Moreno returns to San Telmo with continuity in leadership, but with a Government conditioned by the agreement reached with Santiago Abascal's party.
“Thanks to the Andalusians”
Moreno wanted to dedicate his first substantive words to the Andalusian citizens. He thanked them for the trust received and asserted that his Government has contributed to placing Andalusia in a position of greater economic and political prominence within Spain.
The Andalusian president argued that the community has become a “leading” region and highlighted the evolution of the economy and employment. According to him, Andalusia is experiencing a moment of growth and dynamism, with an economy that, in his words, “is flying”, and with a labor market that continues to advance.
His speech sought to project an image of continuity and ambition. Moreno presented the new term as an opportunity to consolidate Andalusia's economic change, strengthen innovation, and address the social challenges that remain pending.
Economy, employment, and artificial intelligence
The president of the Junta has placed the economy and employment among the main priorities of the term. Moreno argued that Andalusia has left old clichés behind and is now in a position to compete with the most dynamic communities in Spain.
In that context, he has also mentioned artificial intelligence as one of the great challenges of the new era. The reference to AI fits with Moreno's attempt to present Andalusia as a community capable of looking to the future, attracting innovation, and participating in the sectors that will shape the economy in the coming years.
The message has combined modernization and tradition. Moreno has defended an Andalusia capable of innovating without losing its identity, its culture, its art, and the elements that have historically defined the personality of the community.
Innovating without losing Andalusian identity
One of the most symbolic points of the speech has been the appeal to Andalusian identity. Moreno has argued that Andalusia can advance in innovation, technology, and economic growth without renouncing the art, culture, and way of being that characterize the community.
The idea summarizes part of the Andalusian president's political narrative: an Andalusia that aspires to be competitive, modern, and attractive for investment, but that does not want to leave its roots behind. In his speech, Moreno has tried to balance the promise of the future with the claim of a distinct identity.
This balance will be one of the discursive axes of the legislature. The president wants to project a growing community, one that innovates and gains weight, but also an Andalusia that demands to be treated with respect within Spain as a whole.
Demand to the Government: respect and fair funding
Moreno has taken advantage of his inauguration to send a message to the central Government. The Andalusian president has assured that Andalusia will continue to grow, but has demanded "respect" from the Executive and fair funding for the community.
Regional financing thus returns to the center of the Andalusian political discourse. Moreno has insisted that Andalusia deserves to receive the resources it is entitled to and that the region's growth must be accompanied by balanced treatment from the State.
The appeal has a clear institutional and political reading. In a legislature marked by the pact with Vox and by the relationship with Pedro Sánchez's Government, Moreno will seek to reinforce his profile as a defender of Andalusian interests against Madrid.
A remembrance for his family
The speech also had a personal tone. Moreno has dedicated a remembrance to his family and, especially, to his father, who could not be present this Sunday at the Palacio de San Telmo.
That moment has introduced an intimate note into a ceremony marked by institutional protocol and the political significance of the new Government. Moreno wanted to link his third inauguration not only to the continuity of his political project but also to the family and personal dimension of his career.
“A fruitful and long legislative term”
In the final stretch of his speech, Moreno expressed his wish for this legislative term to be “fruitful and long”. The phrase has an obvious interpretation in the new Andalusian parliamentary context: the president wants stability, duration, and management capacity after the agreement reached with Vox to guarantee the investiture.
Moreno also invited all those who wish to contribute to the progress of Andalusia to join. His message sought to project openness and collaboration, at a time when the new Executive will have to manage internal balances and maintain a sufficient parliamentary majority to approve its main measures.
The event concluded with a direct appeal to the community. Moreno closed his speech with a “Long live Andalusia!”, claiming Andalusian pride as the starting point of a new political era.
A start marked by continuity and the pact with Vox
Juanma Moreno's third inauguration combines continuity and change. Continuity, because the leader of the Andalusian PP maintains the Presidency and claims the government's work in recent years. Change, because this legislative term begins conditioned by the entry of Vox into the Executive and by an agreement that will mark a large part of the political agenda.
Moreno chose an institutional tone for his speech, focusing on the economy, employment, innovation, Andalusian identity, and regional financing. He avoided turning the inauguration into a speech of open confrontation, but he did make clear a demand to the central Government: Andalusia wants to grow, but it also wants respect and resources.
The new legislative term begins with that idea. Moreno presides over the Junta for the third time and does so with a promise of stability, a claim of Andalusian pride, and an immediate political challenge: to sustain a government shared with Vox without losing the distinct profile that has allowed him to consolidate himself in San Telmo.