The Valencian president demands "fair financing, water and infrastructure" in the celebration of the Ninth of October

ValenciaFair financing, water and infrastructure. This is what the head of the Consell, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, requested this Friday on the occasion of the celebration of the Ninth of October. In his first speech on the Valencian Country's day, the conservative leader opted for caution and did not stray from the consensus established over the last few years, whether with progressive or conservative executives. "We must demand fair financing, the water our countryside needs, the infrastructure our companies demand; the resources our municipalities need and the essential investments," he listed.

To find differences with the demands of progressive executives like the one led until 2023 by Ximo Puig, one must look at the references to the organization of the state. Thus, if the socialist demanded more autonomy and opted for a federal formula, Llorca did not ask for any change and limited himself to praising the current status quo. "Valencians without complexes –and no one's branch office–, Spaniards without doubts and Europeans without reservations" and we must work "without making noise" and "without asking for permission," were his only words in this area. In the same vein, he did not defend any measure to prevent the continuous decline in the use of Valencian. "The language asks for nothing more than the complicity of affection," he stated before citing another common place: "our traditions have no owners: they belong to everyone."

The president's speech, which was delivered entirely in Valencian, unlike the bilingualism that his predecessors Carlos Mazón and Ximo Puig opted for, closed the presentation of the Generalitat's awards, among which, and with a transparent political message, the PP and Vox awarded the High Distinction and the Grand Cross of the Order of James to the autonomous city of Ceuta for its "civic strength, commitment to coexistence and example of collective responsibility." Other honorees include the poet Carlos Marzal, the poet Rafael Serrallet, the College of the Major Art of Silk, the bullfighter and painter Luis Francisco Esplá, the footballers Ferran Torres and Alejandro Grimaldo or the gymnasts Lucía Muñoz and Marina Cortelles.

PP and Vox maintain the majority

As is traditional, on the occasion of the October 9th holiday, several media outlets have published polls. These are the newspapers Levante and El Mundo. In both cases, the PP and Vox would retain the government of the Generalitat. However, in the first poll, the PP would grow by one deputy to 41 representatives, Vox would obtain the same (13), and the PSPV would gain three, reaching 34. Conversely, Compromís would be the big loser, losing four and remaining at 11. However, if the Valencianists were to join Sumar, Esquerra Unida, and Podemos, they would obtain 14 seats; nevertheless, they would not prevent the PP and Vox from maintaining an absolute majority. On the other hand, El Mundo predicts a setback for the PP, which would go from its current 40 representatives to between 33 and 36 seats. Furthermore, the PSPV would drop from its current 31 to between 23 and 25 deputies. The situation is the opposite for Compromís, which would go from 14 to between 21 and 23. Vox would also grow, increasing from 13 to between 16 and 18.

Protection of the encampment for the right to housing

In the second major event of the Ninth of October, such as the civic procession, around forty Spanish police vans surround the encampment for the right to housing located in the City Hall square of Valencia. The deployment aims to protect the campers from possible attacks by ultra groups that habitually participate in the march.