D-Day in the Valencian Community: the PP is confident that Vox will investigate Pérez Llorca

ValenciaConfidence despite uncertainty. The Valencian People's Party hopes that its parliamentary partners in Vox will not abandon ship mid-journey and will support Juanfran Pérez Llorca's investiture as the new president of the Generalitat this Thursday, replacing Carlos Mazón. "Total calm," a conservative leader assured yesterday on the ARA radio program when asked about the messages their partners are sending them and whether these foreshadow a successful outcome in the plenary session that will begin today at 11:00 AM. Despite this leader's confidence, the truth is that Mazón's replacement has remained silent since registering his candidacy to head the Consell a week ago, stating that it was neither "necessary nor vital" to formalize the agreement in writing. "We don't need a notarized document," added José María Llanos, Vox's spokesperson in the Valencian Parliament, although days later, under persistent questioning from journalists, he stated that they did want to reach an agreement "before" the plenary session. "If Vox supports the investiture, it will try to finalize the agreement beforehand," the far-right politician explained two days later. The far-right party backtracked on these words on Monday when, from Madrid, Vox announced that it would communicate its vote after hearing Pérez Llorca's investiture speech.

Sources within the Valencian Popular Party leadership told ARA that the talks went smoothly throughout and that what will take place tomorrow is a possibility that was already being considered last week. However, the situation remains open, and no one is ruling out any outcome. In reality, there are only three options. The first would be the investiture of Pérez Llorca this Thursday with the support of the PP and Vox in the first vote. The second would consist of repeating the procedure this Saturday. In both cases, the far-right Vox party—with 13 seats—cannot abstain, given that the two opposition groups—the PSPV and Compromís—have a combined total of 46 seats, and the Popular Party has 40. The third scenario is an early election.

Regarding Vox's demands of Pérez Llorca, the most prominent are policies against migrants, including the Generalitat's refusal to accept unaccompanied foreign minors and the establishment of "national priority" in social aid. Also included is the commitment to minimal taxation, staunch opposition to the European Green Deal and the 2030 Agenda, and measures aimed at reducing pollution from agriculture and transportation, as well as the promotion of infrastructure projects such as dikes and dams to prevent or minimize floods like those caused by the recent torrential rains.