Pedro Sánchez assured that he understood the anger of the thousands of people who demonstrated in Valencia, stressing that he felt “absolute” respect and “total empathy” for them.
The President of the Government, during a conference after the meeting of the Council of Ministers which was held this Monday and during which they proposed more help for those affected by DANA, he avoided answering whether he believes that the Generalitat has managed the disaster well.
Sánchez does not defend Carlos Mazón but does not criticize him either, saying that now is not the time for political confrontation. “The government is where it should be” emphasized this several times.
A moment of which he took advantage of to reveal that he had contacted the Valencian president “without problem” on the day of DANA. “I contacted WhatsApp without any difficulty and he responded in a cordial tone.” pointed out.
Concerning the PP’s criticisms of Therese Ribera, Sánchez decided to speak out to defend the Minister of Ecological Transition and Spain’s demographic challenge. “The world, Europe and Spain need more Teresas Riberas and fewer climate change deniers.”
He also took the opportunity to plead in favor of his government delegate in the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé. “He does an extraordinary job. “She is doing her best,” he said at a press conference in which he avoided entering into a direct confrontation with the PP.
