Just as the world champion Argentina team owns “Scaloneta” and Spanish League winner Barcelona owns “Xavineta”, the People’s Party’s special vehicle to victory, «Mazoneta». The van, in which Generalitat candidate Carlos Mazón toured the Valencian Community step by step, became the nerve center of the popular campaign, the place where the Alicante leader and his team met so that no detail was left to chance.
The term from the football world is equivalent to someone saying “get on the boat”. The man from Alicante is the captain of a boat whose final destination is Palau de la Generalitat. Miles go a long way, and there hasn’t been a single day between meetings. applicant He was unable to fulfill his obligations as a family man and find a place to video call his wife and children.
Music
Music is another of the features of “Mazoneta”. A playlist was created for the campaign with one condition: Everyone who uploads chooses a new song. Mazón’s chosen one was Serrat’s Mediterráneo, while the trustee, state Communications Minister Santiago Lumbreras, chose Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. Everyone who got into the car contributed to something. national dome of the popularFrom Alberto Núñez Feijóo to Cuca Gamarra, passing by Miguel Tellado or Elías Bendodo.
“Our days are 28 hours,” says José Manuel Cuenca, Mazón’s chief of staff. The whole team agrees when pointing out the “intensity” experienced by the boss, an “energy” that he transfers to everyone. They say that they feel that the mobilization accompanies them in the PP, that they perceive it in every municipality they go to, and that these good feelings are an occasion. vitamin needle compensates for the tiredness of the accumulated weeks and months. The days are marathons, in some they acted in more than ten acts. One of the longest days took place on Friday of last week when the team woke up in the town of Castellón of Vinaròs and ended up in Elche after visiting the Community, the municipalities of Benicarló, Peñíscola, Onda and Villena after midnight. from north to south.
“Mazoneta” has become the office of popular candidates for work. Since then, he has also recorded videos for posting on the Internet. instagram and reach a wider audience. The kilometers of highway serve as Mazón’s in-depth study of the measures he intends to implement. Those who know him best make sure he knows by heart the PP’s program for managing autonomy. “We are a team with great relationships. Carlos made us very adaptable,” adds Lumbreras.
They state that everyone does everything regarding the distribution of duties. “I dedicate myself more to writing our notes, but if I need to set up chairs, pull cables or set up stages at shows, I do it like my other classmates. Just like anyone else can start writing if they have the time,” explains Maite Gómez, Director of Communications. Stop eating? “We buy a sandwich or sandwich from anywhere and move on. There are times when Carlos himself goes down to buy food. This is a dynamic chairman, who participates in the missions. The rings are not falling off,” adds Gómez.
6,000 curtains
The campaign’s manager is Miguel Barrachina, who estimated around 6,000 actions taken by PP to achieve victory in the 28M. “Carlos imposes a grueling schedule. He has a lot of energy and takes everything personally. strategic decisions. And the whole team is united with him in this campaign,” says Barrachina. The heads of state Toni Pérez (Alicante), Vicente Mompó (Valencia) and Marta Barrachina (Castellón) are responsible for the regional organization under the coordination of Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca, the deputy secretary for regional organisation.
«He’s a busy man who wants to be everywhere, reach every corner. But it also makes a lot of sense”, says Pérez Llorca himself. Placing health and employment as two of Mazón’s top priorities, Finestrat’s mayor states that his work is above all “for all municipalities to be good candidates” before the start of the campaign. giving it to them.
Recently, Cuenca has been the one who has accompanied him the most, emphasizing discipline among his virtues. “Every day he put on his slippers and went out to do it. running It’s too early,” he says. He then climbed the “Mazoneta” to his final destination, Palau.