A deja vu hovers over the Cortes of Valencia. The renewal of statutory bodies goes back to the corridors that unite different parliamentary groups. He does this in informal conversations, cross-talks, and promises of future meetings. This is an issue that ran aground at the end of the last legislature. In March, Botànic made a final attempt, which failed due to PP rejection. Now the situation has changed and it is the PP that is trying to bring the negotiations out of their lethargy, but this will not be easy given the responses of PSPV and Compromís.
The Valencians were strong this Thursday in demanding a cordon around Vox, as they did last term; The difference is that Vox is now part of Consell because, he says, they don’t believe in autonomous institutions. Ombudsman Joan Baldoví stated that they would not vote in favor of any candidate who proposes a far-right formation.
Their 15 votes are not required for the renewal of the six pending bodies (Consell Jurídic Consultiu, Consell de Cultura, Consell de Universitats, Sindicatura de Comptes, Consell de Transparencia and two members of the Consell Rector de À Punt), but the Agreement PP and Vox without PSPV Something that is unlikely to occur with.
The path demanded by the spokesman of the Valencianists is an agreement without Vox “between the parties that believe in these institutions”, that is, between PSPV, PP and Compromís. “Conciliators will not vote for any far-right candidate,” he reiterated. He pointed out that the aim is to move forward with a common attitude with the other opposition party.
Socialists agree with Compromís in refusing to “whitewash the far right”, but stop an earlier agreement. Sources from this group confirm that they received the first call from PP to unblock assets, but nothing else, not with Compromís either. Socialists say they are in no rush. The unrest created by the breakdown of negotiations in the past period is still evident, and they regret that the PP wants to renew these units now and not last year, when the majority moved to temporary status.
On the other hand, Baldoví evaluated this Thursday the first hundred days of the PP and Vox government in the Generalitat and pointed out the shortcomings and contradictions that, in his opinion, both partners fell into. As he emphasizes, “this executive sometimes seems split in two, and some are probably unfit to be councillors.” Thus, he gave as an example that “one part of the government denies sexist violence, while the other part hides this denial or produces a solution.”
He also described the start of the school year as “the worst in years”, highlighting the sense of improvisation offered by some council members who, in his words, “broke the law”. because of non-compliance.” Another issue he put on the table was tax breaks, which meant that taxes were forgiven “for those least in need.”
Therefore, the Compromís Ombudsman did not hesitate to state that he had returned to the pre-2015 management style and accused him of wanting to “go back and eliminate all the progress of Botànic”.