If someone were to look for the president during his first days in office, he would most likely find him in Valencia. It does not matter whether the executive is on the right or the left; In 2015 or 2023 political activity is concentrated in the capital of Turia, with Palau and Corts forming the core of the action. But beyond the institutional action of the capital, the political color change in the Generalitat shifted the presidential agenda towards the autonomous south and, however paradoxically, towards the center of Spain.
The corporate agenda is the first sieve between desires and reality. First of all, for those who have just landed, to express their measures in the absence of administrative and budgetary mechanisms. Where and when to go is a political decision that always depends on the circumstances. Carlos Mazón At the head of Consell they served to sweep the house and increase your presence AlicanteCompared to Ximo Puig’s start in 2015, the state where he heads the delegation is at the expense of a reduced number in Castelló, the region where the socialist leader was born.
According to the analysis of the agenda of the first six months of Mazón and Puig at the head of the Valencian government, both presidents spent the center of their days with events in the province of Valencia.but while the PSPV leader had the same activity in the Alicante province as in Castellón, the PPCV leader tripled its presence in Alicante compared to Castellón. Moreover, the current president of Consell had more presence in Madrid, while Puig had more influence abroad.
Specifically, Mazón concentrated 54% of the days in the province of Valencia with activities, 74 in total, with a total of 97 days of activity in this region, compared to 65% in 2015, when Puig took office in Compromís. In both cases, not only the protocol on the formation of the government but also the holding of general elections coincides.
However, the biggest difference emerges in Alicante. The current president has doubled his predecessor’s presence in the first six months of both governments: Mazón has been holding events for 38 days (More than every four days for Puig’s 16 in the same period). In fact, Consell de PP and Vox held their first general assembly meeting there. Beyond the political purpose, it has the advantage of being in Alicante, where Mazón is from. Something similar happened to Puig, with Castellón giving him the same weight (in terms of events) in his first term, with his 16 points against the Alicante province compared to Mazón’s 11.
The other big difference arises in departures beyond the autonomous region. In these, Mazón was more interested in traveling to the center of Spain than to its outside. He had an agenda of up to 9 days in Madrid, almost the same as Castellón, a figure exceeded if counted with the trio in Fitur last week, while his stays abroad included London, Frankfurt and Bologna. Puig, on the other hand, has been to the Spanish capital six times and spent ten days outside the country, with New York and Brussels as his destinations.