Pressure mounts on Mazón, who maintains, for now, the support of Feijóo and Vox

ValenciaNew witnesses suggest that the Valencian president did not arrive at the Palau de la Generalitat until almost 8 p.m. on the day of the raid; an instruction from Judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra that brings the investigation ever closer to Carlos Mazón now that the judge has received the order from the Provincial Court of summon journalist Maribel Vilaplana as a witness and analyze the communications between the head of the Consell (Spanish Consell) and former minister Salomé Pradas, and some polls that explain that, far from improving, the unpopularity of the Alicante politician also remains among voters of the Popular Party (PP). As we approach the commemoration of the first anniversary of the catastrophe, the pressure on Mazón continues to increase. It is increasing, however, without weakening the pillars on which his continuity is based: the support, for now, of Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Vox.

As usual, the most transparent were the representatives of Santiago Abascal's party, who clarified on Monday that the time has not come to "let down" the Valencian president. "This is not the time to provoke institutional changes or call early elections," summarized the far-right spokesman, José Antonio Fúster. "What the PP and Mazón do is something between the PP and Mazón," he simply stated in relation to the changes in the Consell leader's version of events. Feijóo was much less forceful, finding in the first anniversary of the catastrophe the necessary excuse to avoid talking about it. "This week, I have no other objective than to pay tribute to the families and the people who have unfortunately lost their lives," he summarized at an event where he presented a plan for the self-employed. However, the Galician politician's ambiguity is nothing new, given that during the last year the PP president has been forced to accept Mazón's permanence, although in November I didn't rule out leavings. "He's showing his face", he said in January; "It wasn't up to par", backed down in March, to support the Valencian leader again in June, when he defended that he had done "a good job".

What might force Feijóo to reconsider are the polls, given that 75% of Valencians believe the head of the Consell should resign. He says so. a survey published by the newspapers The Provinces and AbcOne of the most notable findings is that rejection of Mazón's management is also overwhelmingly felt among PP voters. A total of 61% of those who voted for the conservatives believe he should step down.

Similarly, 52% of Valencians who voted for the PP in the last regional elections believe the president should call early elections; even more than those who voted for Vox, of whom 46% are in favor of calling early elections. Regarding Mazón running again, the poll shows that only 15% of PP voters approve of this option; even fewer than those who preferred Vox, 28% of whom want him to run again.

The Valencian president asks to "avoid noise"

The survey was released at a particularly delicate time for the president, following the news that emerged this weekend. Specifically, following the emergence of witnesses who explain that, after lunch with journalist Maribel Vilaplana on the day of the catastrophe, The PP leader went home and not to the Palau de la Generalitat, where he reportedly went at 8 p.m. and not immediately after the meeting with the journalist.

Like Feijóo, at an event in Alicante on Monday, Mazón declined to answer media questions about these developments and simply stated that he would not be making any statements today. The Consell leader's remarks came minutes before it was made public that the DANA judge had asked Les Corts for the list of the president's phone calls from October 29, which the Generalitat provided to the commission of inquiry into the handling of the catastrophe in the Parliament.