The PPCV will feature a discreet presence at tomorrow’s Barcelona demonstration protesting the amnesty for its leaders, a move called for by the Catalan Civil Society and which the party’s national president will attend. Alberto Núñez Feijóo will join other senior regional PP figures. In Valencian politics, the Popular Valencians plan to deploy the majority of their deputies and senators in Congress to the three Valencian constituencies, though the regional leader and president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, along with other members of the regional government, will not participate in the protest.
The conservative coalition treats the absence of its top figures in the march as a normal situation, noting that the delegation from Valencia will not be as visible as the larger PP delegation expected in the Catalan capital, such as the high-profile groups from Madrid. Isabel Díaz Ayuso and Andalusian leader Juanma Moreno are not participating because the event coincides with the start of October 9 celebrations that will take place this weekend.
Vox does not see any obstacle in its own agenda for using the institutional calendar to push its opposition to the proposed amnesty for independence leaders that the PSOE and Sumar negotiated to empower Pedro Sánchez. Mazón’s government partner is set to appear at the event, along with other prominent Valencian figures who will back Santiago Abascal, who will also attend.
Valencian government sources confirm that the Generalitat vice-president and the minister of culture will participate in a personal capacity rather than as official representatives of the Valencian Government. Also attending are congressional deputies Carlos Flores and Ignacio Gil Lázaro.
These three individuals were responsible for negotiating the coalition agreement with Carlos Mazón’s PP, an agreement that now governs the Generalitat as a joint administration.
Yesterday, Barrera released a video from his former social media account urging participation in the demonstration to defend the Constitution, democracy, and equality for all Spaniards. Vox’s top institutional representative in the Valencian Community condemned the 2017 Catalan referendum, calling it a coup and arguing that the rebellion was repeated in this instance but promoted from the central government.
The Valencia PP delegation is expected to be sizable, though its presence will likely be more restrained than Vox’s. Regional leadership sources indicate that nearly all Valencian MPs and senators attended in Madrid, yet there is uncertainty about regional deputies in the march. They emphasized that PPCV leaders have given participants broad freedom and that there will be no formal guidance. They also noted the probability that some Catalonia-area deputies from Castellón may attend the Cortes, given their geographic proximity and potential support.
The other main participants include Ayuso, who will bring nearly all regional managers to the event. The Andalusian president Juanma Moreno is also slated to attend in Barcelona alongside Fernando López Miras, president of the Region of Murcia, and Jorge Azcón, president of Aragon. Other regional leaders such as Balearic leader Marga Prohens and Galician president Alfonso Rueda have excused their absences for scheduling reasons, while Castilla y León’s Alfonso Fernández Mañueco has stated that he will not attend.