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Sábado, 1 de febrero 2025, 12:40
The 15th Congress of the PSPV commenced this Saturday with a call to strengthen the socialist project so that the party leader, Diana Morant, can win the upcoming elections, "whenever they may be," and reclaim the Consell from Carlos Mazón, all with the aim of "restoring decency and prestige to Valencian institutions."
The conclave, where President Pedro Sánchez is speaking this Saturday, began with a minute of silence for the more than 220 deceased and all those affected by the storm that devastated the province of Valencia on October 29, marking a turning point in the political landscape. Subsequently, several attendees chanted 'Mazón resignation' against the 'president' of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, for his handling of the catastrophe, just hours before the fourth demonstration in Valencia demanding his resignation.
As the congress president, the mayor of Picanya, Josep Almenar—chosen as a symbol of the municipalities affected by the storm—stated that "this congress will lay the foundations to tell Valencians that the PSPV is ready to win again and reclaim the Generalitat with Diana Morant as the next president" and, with it, "restore decency and prestige to Valencian institutions."
"The future is socialist and begins today," he encouraged after appealing for the unity of all Valencian socialists. He expressed confidence that the PSPV will be able to form a social majority that provides "progress and hope" against "noise and empathy-lacking politics." "Diana Morant is the president that Valencians need," he insisted.
The mayor of Picanya recalled the fateful night of October 29, "when everything turned dark, muddy, and painful." "It is a wound that, unfortunately, we will no longer be able to close," he confirmed, as the affected municipalities like his own remain "pierced by tragedy" with a "living scar of devastation" and with "the contained rage of experienced helplessness."
"We have traversed through fear, anguish, anger, and an uncontainable feeling of hopelessness. We have had to face the greatest challenge of care, management, organization, and reconstruction," he explained, praising "the strength of a people who do not surrender to catastrophe" and conveying "infinite gratitude to the volunteers and especially to the youth."
Almenar acknowledged the mayors who have dedicated themselves after the storm, a tragedy that "has changed the playing field" to "rebuild bonds and reweave communities." "Hope has names and surnames: the hope of the Socialist Party," he asserted, defending the need for strong and close institutions.
In this vein, he wholeheartedly thanked the Government for its "immediate, decisive, and responsible response" to the storm, for "providing all possible resources" to the devastated localities, and for its "commitment to infrastructure reconstruction" and support for families and businesses. He directed this gratitude to both Sánchez and Morant, as well as to the Government delegate, Pilar Bernabé.
In the traditional fraternal greetings, the president of Joves Socialistes, Benjamín Mompó, encouraged the PSPV to leave the congress with the conviction of reclaiming the Valencian government, with Morant as the first female president. "We cannot have Mazón for even one more minute; he has already cost us dearly with just a year and a half of government," he stated.
Among the unions, the general secretary of CCOO PV, Ana García, called for strengthening the PSPV project and weaving "a solid and sufficiently inspiring alternative to defeat the right in the upcoming elections, whenever they may be": "To reclaim the Valencian Country for the citizens."
The union leader, who began her speech with a recognition of the Government delegate, wished Morant success in this "difficult task" and offered the collaboration of CCOO PV, against the policies of Mazón's Consell, which she sees as a setback for Valencians: "It leads us to a democratic regression that must be overcome."
Among those policies, she pointed out the elimination of the Valencian Emergency Unit (UVE), the construction of hotels 200 meters from the coast, or "the lack of action in housing." Above all, she emphasized, the "non-management of the storm," which, in her view, should have led to Mazón's resignation.
Ismael Sáez (UGT-PV) agreed on the need for the PSPV to "do well" and offered his union's collaboration for it. "How much we miss you, Ximo Puig, and how much we long for the Socialist Party to return to the Generalitat," he expressed, addressing the 'expresident.'
He thus criticized Mazón's handling of the storm: "We have at the head of our government a shameless, undignified character who underestimated the risks of climate change and the long-announced red alert, who ignored his obligations and procrastinated because he had a commitment that was unclear whether it was public, private, or what on earth it was. It is evident that he was not where he should have been."
Despite this, Sáez noted that Mazón "has interests behind him that will sustain him" as 'president' despite his "incompetence" during and after the catastrophe. "It is complicated to change things, but it is essential to tell the truth," he emphasized, also highlighting Bernabé's role after the storm.
The 15th ordinary Congress of the Valencian socialists officially began after a previous day in which former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and the 'president' of Catalonia and PSC leader, Salvador Illa, spoke on Friday afternoon. Both urged Morant to rise as an alternative to Carlos Mazón's Consell and praised the Government's handling of the storm, as well as warning against denialism and misinformation.
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