Joan Baldoví

Joan Baldoví Roda (Valencian: [dʒuˈam baldoˈvi ˈrɔða]; born Sueca, Valencia, 7 August 1958) is a Coalició Compromís politician, who has represented Valencia Province in the Congress of Deputies since 2011.^[1]

Baldoví served as a local councillor for his hometown of Sueca for 14 years. He served as Mayor for the 2007 to 2011 term.^[2] He resigned from the council in January 2014, citing the difficulty of serving as a local and national politician simultaneously.^[3]

During his time in Congress, Baldoví attracted attention after removing his shirt and tie to reveal a t-shirt protesting against bankers.^[4] He called for changes in the electoral system to remove electoral thresholds,^[5] a Freedom of information act^[6] and conducted experiments in direct democracy.^[6]

References

1. ↑ Baldoví presenta las cuentas de Sueca y cumple con la Sindicatura seis años después, Las Provincias, 31 March 2013
2. ↑ Joan Baldoví (Bloc) se perfila como nuevo alcalde de Sueca, Las Provincias, 7 June 2007
3. ↑ El diputado Joan Baldoví renuncia a su acta de concejal en Sueca, El Mundo, 3 January 2014
4. ↑ El «striptease» de Baldoví en el Congreso, ABC, 24 April 2013
5. ↑ Compromís lanza el «referéndum Baldoví» para cambiar el sistema electoral, Levante-EMV, 28 October 2011
6. 1 2 Meet Joan Baldoví, Spain's most direct democrat, The Guardian, 11 September 2013