Valencia’s Cortes will host eight plenary meetings in the upcoming session. The schedule begins with ministerial participation on the 20th and concludes in December with regional budgets receiving approval. Three of the plenary sessions will include control sessions led by Generalitat President Carlos Mazón. The first control session is set for October 5. After the timetable was published, opposition critics argued that only three control sessions were planned, accusing the government of a lack of transparency and saying the Consell appears to be on vacation. The People’s Party argued that this pace mirrors the approach seen in the PSPV’s last term.
The dates were decided during the Cortes Board of Trustees celebrations held this Tuesday, with votes from PP and Vox. They contended that the plenary schedule is similar to what occurred four years ago. The first ordinary plenary sessions are scheduled for September 20, 21, and 28, during which council members will present their policy chapters. The Consell chairperson’s control sessions will take place on October 5, October 26, and October 30, with a November session also noted.
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PSPV criticized that Mazón will only attend the Cortes by December and will have three days to account for his administration, roughly half the time taken by Ximo Puig during a comparable period. Socialist trustee Rebeca Torró charged that Mazón is hiding and cutting transparency, adding that the calendar proves the Consell under Mazón is associated with bankruptcy, incompetence, and chaos. She stated that PP leaders disrespect democracy and parliamentary activity and insisted that Mazón has reasons to conceal information.
For his part, PP Ombudsman Miguel Barrachina explained that this timetable is the same one used after regional elections in April of the same year, recalling that it began Botànic’s last legislature four years ago. He noted that there were nine plenary meetings then, whereas now elections are set for May 28 and eight plenaries are planned. Barrachina also mentioned that Puig became Generalitat president for the first time, with the initial control session in the Cortes held on October 15.
Mazón appointed a partner and governing Council, with Camarero as vice-president and Merino as spokesperson.
Likewise, Vox trustee Ana Vega described the parliamentary calendar as a good one. She criticized the lack of plenary sessions, explaining that commissions and budget plenary sessions must be fitted between now and December, and that scheduling them would be challenging.
Finally, Compromís ombudsman Joan Baldoví observed that the calendar makes the Consell appear as if it is still on vacation because vendor appearances will come ten days later than in 2019, and there will be no head check until October 5. Accusing the Consell of bypassing parliamentary control, Baldoví said the administration seemed eager to begin but showed little urgency to explain its plans.