He President of the Valencian Community, Carlos Mazónis going this Friday, November 15 to Las Cortes Valencianas to review the action of the Valencian Generalitat during the DANA disaster which affected dozens of villages in the community on October 29.
Carlos Mazón will review the work carried out by his government and give details of where he was during the first hours of DANA, What information have you received from AEMET? and the Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar (CHJ) or why certain decisions were made.
The President of the Valencian Community will begin his intervention with a speech for which he will have no time limit and, once finished, the parliamentary groups will have 15 minutes to respond. The order of intervention of the spokespersons will be from least to greatest, so that it will begin VoiceAfter Commitmentsthen the PSCV and finally the People’s Party.
Once everyone has spoken, Carlos Mazón will intervene again to respond to the political groups and again there will be no time limit.
Mazón highlights the interest of kings and the work of the army and volunteers
The president also thanked other regional governments, companies or associations that have sent all kinds of aid to the Valencians.
Mazón’s intervention begins with condolences to the victims
Carlos Mazón devotes his “first words” to offering his condolences to the families of the victims and also mentions the missing.
Protesters demanding Mazón’s resignation gather in the streets
More and more spontaneous people join the demonstration at the gates of Las Cortes to demand the resignation of Carlos Mazón.
Police protect regional parliament
A large security presence protects Las Cortes, with national police trucks guarding the sides of the Cortes.
The president of the Provincial Deputation of Valencia arrives in Las Cortes
Vicent Mompo (PP), president of the Provincial Council of Valencia, arrives at Parliament. He entered through the main door.
Arrival of former deputies from Ciudadanos
Some former Cs deputies came from Alicante to attend Mazón’s appearance. They will do it from the guest gallery.
Mazón is already in the regional parliament
Carlos Mazón is already in the Valencian Courts. The president arrived early to participate in a group meeting.
Feijóo on DANA: “Humanity in a case like this leaves no room for the omission of relief”
Feijóo referred to the management of DANA and indicated that “the reconstruction will be a long and enormous work in which there is no more room for error.” In addition, he highlighted the government’s “inaction”, denouncing that “humanity in a situation like this leaves no room for the omission of relief.”
Mazón will have to explain his meeting with Maribel Vilaplana
The president will, among other things, have to clarify where he was during the first hours of DANA, after it became known that he was meeting with Maribel Vilaplana. The journalist is one of the best-known faces of Valencian television.
Police check people’s backpacks
Police are monitoring the area of the regional parliament in case of possible altercations. Officers are already checking the backpacks of those present and a helicopter is flying over Las Cortes Valencianas.
Protesters begin to arrive at the regional parliament
The demonstrators are starting to arrive and will participate, from 11 a.m., in the protest rally against Mazón’s management at the gates of Parliament.
Vox hopes Mazón will recognize “all the mistakes”
The spokesperson for Vox in the Corts Valencianes, José María Llanos, said that he hopes that the president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, will “recognize” in the regional parliament “all the errors” of the management he has carried out in “the meaning of “This terrible tragedy that we, the Valencians, are suffering”.
Carlos Mazón’s appearance will begin with a minute of silence
Carlos Mazón will appear from 11:30 a.m. without time limit, after observing a minute of silence for the victims of DANA.
Appearance of Carlos Mazón
The appearance of the President of the Valencian Community, Carlos Mazón, will begin at 11:30 a.m. Here you can follow his speech live as well as the response from the parliamentary groups.
“The Valencians have full confidence in our ability to recover”
Mazón said that his efforts and commitment to all Valencians is to rebuild the Valencian Community, and that it is also “his responsibility.”