“I can assure you that by personal choice I would have resigned a long time ago. There have been unbearable moments for me, but above all for my family. But I can't take it anymore.” The president of the Valencian Government, Carlos Mazón, has pronounced these phrases in the speech with which he announced his resignation as head of the Consell, words that hint at the emotional state he is going through.
After announcing his delayed resignation, he will continue as acting president until the agreement with Vox on his successor is finalized. In fact, he is scheduled to attend the plenary session of the Consell this Tuesday.
However, sources close to Mazón have confirmed that he will subsequently significantly slow down the pace of his schedule, at which point he will request medical assistance at the request of his family, so he could end up with a sick leave, an aspect that could condition the deadlines for his relief. The Generalitat has clarified that Mazón currently “does not have any medical leave prescribed” and will do at all times “what his doctor tells him.”
The president has not yet formally informed the Cortes of his departure, according to parliamentary sources, a necessary step for the calendar to start running. From the moment the resignation is communicated there are 12 business days to present a candidate.
The deadlines are set by the Consell law, the Valencian electoral law and the regulations of the Valencian Courts, which regulate the investiture rules. About two weeks are expected between when the resignation is communicated, it is published in the Official State Gazette, a plenary session is called and a new investiture takes place. All of this is counting on the president to make his departure official in the next few hours, a scenario that has not been confirmed. Mazón has not given any deadline nor has he detailed when he will leave.
If the deadlines were extended as much as possible, Mazón could remain in office for another five or six months, until an electoral call and a new investiture proposal.