Feijóo admits that Mazón "was not up to the task" with the DANA

BarcelonaThe PP continues to balance to weather the political crisis in the Valencian Community due to the management of the DANA. After The umpteenth change of version of Carlos Mazón On what he did on the evening of October 29, the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, admitted that the Valencian president "was not up to the task" of the catastrophe, which left 227 dead. But, according to Feijóo, this applies both to the Generalitat Valenciana and to the Spanish government: "My position has been known since half past nine in the morning of the day after the floods, I have not changed my mind. I believe that neither the central administration nor the autonomous administration were up to the task of dealing with the emergency," he declared this Monday before the periods.

It is the first time that the leader of the PP has spoken openly about the change of version of the Generalitat Valenciana before the judge who is investigating whether the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (Cecopi) had any responsibility in the deaths due to the DANA. Now Mazón defends with documentary evidence - the images from a video surveillance camera - that he arrived at the Cecopio de l'Elianaat 20.28 hours, when he had previously said that he had arrived "after 7 pm" or "after 7.30 pm". For the moment, the judicial investigation focuses the responsibilities of the emergency on the former Minister of the Interior Salomé Pradas. Now, if the judge of Catarroja considers that Mazón should be investigated, she should hand over the baton to the Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian Country, because he is protected by his position.

Despite the warning to Mazón, the leader of the PP has reiterated this Monday his support for the Valencian president. The president of the popular party is not oblivious to the voices that continue to demand that Mazón fold and that are increasingly coming from the right, both politically and in the media. According to him, after the chaos caused by the management of the downpours, Mazón has focused on the "reconstruction"This, says Feijóo, contrasts with what the Spanish government has done, "which has tried to erode" the Generalitat Valenciana. However, Mazón still does not explain why he spent hours in the El Ventorro restaurant, where he had lunch with the journalist Maribel Vilaplana, when the downpours had already put part of the Valencian Country in a state of emergency.

Absent from the Fallas

The anger in the Valencian Community over Mazón's lies does not diminish. Probably to avoid being booed, the Valencian president He avoided being in the Call and in the first mascleta, for the Fallas festivities. In parallel, a new demonstration has again filled the streets of Valencia this weekend to demand that the head of the Consell give in. The cries of "Mazón, resignation" resounded throughout the protest, which brought together some 30,000 people, according to the Delegation of the Spanish government.

But is there any chance of ousting the Valencian president? The PSPV has gone on the attack and is considering presenting a motion of censure, which would have the support of Compromís, but both parties do not have enough votes for the initiative to prosper. They would need the votes of Vox. Sources from the extreme right reject this operation – they already saved Mazón from being rejected in the Valencian Corts in a recent vote – but they are beginning to look favourably on it. a replacement agreed with the PP leadership. A formula that is also defended by the Valencian socialists, who insist that Feijóo should propose a replacement for Mazón. For now, Génova has chosen to close ranks with the leader of the PP, despite the fact that the operation to replace him with the mayor of Valencia, María José Català, which was put on the table weeks after the DANA, could be reactivated.