61% of PP voters believe Mazón should resign, according to a survey.
The judge requests the list of Mazón's phone calls.
Valencia75% of Valencians believe that the president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, should resign. This is what they say. a survey published by the newspapers The Provinces and Abc On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Dana. One of the most notable findings is that the majority of voters for the Popular Party also reject the Alicante politician's management. In total, 61% of those who voted for the conservatives believe he should step down.
52% of Valencians who voted for the PP in the last regional elections believe Mazón should call early elections, even more than those who voted for Vox, of whom 46% are in favor of calling early elections. So are 76% of those who supported the Socialists and 84% of those who preferred Compromís. Regarding Mazón's reelection, the poll shows that only 15% of PP voters approve of this option, even fewer than those who chose Vox, of whom 28% want him to be the candidate for the Generalitat again.
Only 22% of all respondents believe Mazón should continue to lead the executive, and only 13% believe he should be a candidate for the Generalitat again. Furthermore, 69% believe he should not serve out his term. The poll was conducted between October 12 and 22, with 1,013 interviews. The percentage of people who believe Mazón should resign rises to 92% among Compromís voters, to 90% among those who supported the PSPV, and to 63% among those who preferred Vox.
Mazón's political decline has worsened since the day of the "Gota Fria," with mass demonstrations called by associations of families of victims and those affected by the Dana, who have insistently demanded his resignation. The contradictions about his agenda on October 29, his delay in appearing before the Cecopio (Cecopio), and the criticisms of the Valencian government's management, which the Catarroja judge has consistently confirmed in her rulings, have terribly damaged his image.
The Valencian president asks to "avoid noise"
The survey was released at a particularly delicate time for Mazón, following the news that emerged this weekend about his schedule on October 29th of last year. 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.
At an event in Alicante on Monday, the conservative politician refused to answer questions from the media about these developments and simply stated that he would not be making any statements today. According to the head of the Consell, who gave a speech and did not accept questions, this is "a particularly tough and sensitive week" and, therefore, we must "avoid noise." "It's a week that should lead us all to think about what we can do, each administration, to continue collaborating, despite political disagreements," he added.
Like Mazón, the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, refused to speak about the president of the Generalitat on Monday. "I ask for a little respect," he said upon leaving an event held by the self-employed workers' association ATA. "This week, my only objective is to pay tribute to the families and the people who have unfortunately lost their lives," he stated.
The judge requests Mazón's call list.
This Monday, we also learned that the judge of the DANA has asked the Corts Valencianes (Valencian Parliament) to forward to the court the list of phone calls made by the head of the Consell (Consell) from October 29th, which the Presidency of the Generalitat (Catalan Government) has provided to the commission of inquiry into the handling of the disaster in the Valencian Parliament. This request comes ahead of Maribel Vilaplana's testimony as a witness on Monday, November 3rd. "The list of calls they intend to collect is a public document," the judge reasons, thus avoiding indicting Mazón and, therefore, avoiding losing the investigation of the case to the High Court of Justice.