The cantabra Julia Casanueva has been elected as president of the Royal Spanish Vela Federation for the next four years, the period from 2017 to 2020, that is to say until Tokyo 2020. He imposed himself on the other candidate, Jesus Turró, by 69 votes to 45. A 24-vote difference.

Casanueva announced in his speech that the time for change had come. It is true that the year and a half that he was in office after he unbanished José Ángel Rodríguez in a motion of censure, were quite provisional as they met with a poisoned inheritance of his predecessor.

From today on Casanueva and his team will be able to carry out their tailor-made program for these four years in which the candle needs a great boost at all levels.

Jesus Turró has been a very worthy candidate, he has worked to the end with a good project, but the Assemblies have preferred to give their trust to the new president, new to the renewal of office.

The future of Casanueva is linked to the future of the Spanish candle, with what it does will have significance at all levels. It's time to blow everyone at once.

The candle, today more than ever, needs it.