Tension in the Cortes during discussions on amendments to the Generalitat Budget. The discussion, which should have been almost lethargic with ups and downs, ended in a fight between the vice president and the Minister of Culture and Sports. Vicente Barrera, and PSPV MP, José Chulvi, Vox’s top representative at Consell brushed him aside with a few minor jabs on the collar as he handed him an “Honorary Censor” diploma.
“Congratulations, Mr. Barrera, because you have already been awarded the diploma of Honorary Censor of the Valencian Community,” Chulvi said in a speech defending the bullfighter’s proposals to change the accounts of the department he heads. The man from Alicante showed a piece of paper showing the text of a diploma with his name and honorary position on it.
Chulvi forgot to hand him over after his first tackle but did so in the second tackle. That’s when what PSPV described as a violent act took place. The man from Alicante approached Barrera’s chair and handed him the paper. There Barrera began to signal him to return to his home. Sources in parliament say he described her as “rude”.
From there the versions vary depending on what you ask. According to witnesses on the Consell stand, Barrera asks her to leave and Chulvi continues laughing, which they consider a “provocation.” According to reports from the left bench, Barrera pushes him with a few small blows to his collar and signals him with his other finger to return to his seat. Sources on the executive bench deny that he got caught up.
Regardless, the action enlivened the plenary session and ignited social networks. PSPV wrote on its Twitter profile: “Mazon’s vice president behaves like this: like an extremely violent person. He does not like the truth. Yes. You are a censor and we are not afraid of your arrogance.” Minutes later, other MPs, both socialist and from Compromí, such as the deputy ombudsman Vicente Marza They protested Barrera’s action and showed their support for Chulvi. “The PP has sneaked a group of violent ultras into the institutions,” the Valencian party said.