The operation orchestrated by the three provincial presidents of the PP of the Valencian Community and which promotes Vicent Mompó as successor to the president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazon, has fallen like a bomb on the party. Confusion, fear and a feeling of misgovernment are some of the words that militants and public officials utter at the first call from a journalist. Meanwhile, the thunderous silence of Genoa, it is true that today is a holiday throughout Spain, does not help to calm the situation and encourage all kinds of conspiracy theories. At this time, no one from Alberto Núñez Feijóo's team has come out to support Mompo or defend Mazón, which is why hundreds of conservative public officials are in trouble.
Vicente Mompó, Toni Pérez (president of the Alicante Provincial Council) and Marta Barrachina (president of the Castelló Provincial Council) met yesterday with Juanfran Pérez Llorca, general secretary of the PPCV, to agree that Mompó is Mazón's successor to the presidency of the Generalitat, as confirmed by various sources from the Valencian PP present at the meeting. Given a possible resignation of Mazón in the coming days, it would be the general secretary of the PPCV who would replace the head of the Consell, the same sources confirm.
But in the face of this plan, which Génova has not given support to and which heavyweights of the PPCV such as María José Catalá or Esteban González Pons had not heard about, the reality is that Juanfran Pérez Llorca has sent a message today to all the deputies of the Valencian Courts and workers in which he asks for tranquility. “Mazón is still the president,” reads the message, in a futile attempt to stop the confusion. In the message, the general secretary of the PPCV also said: “What appears on television is speculation, we are not choosing a candidate.”
While Mompó and the other provincial barons continue with their bid to lead the PPCV after Mazón's departure, sources from Francisco Camps' team explain that everything has to go through a congress to which the former president of the Generalitat will attend. “If a congress is opened, Paco will appear and win,” argue sources from his team.
Other sources consulted maintain that María José Catalá continues to be Génova's favorite and consider that Mompó has gone too far. This Monday, the PP of Alberto Núñez Feijóo meets its steering committee, of which both Carlos Mazón and Vicente Mompó are part. Also María José Catalá and Esteban González Pons. It has been years since the Valencian PP was so agitated. And as we know, power vacuums encourage misgovernment. Francisco Camps and Isabel Bonig are uncorking the bottle of cava this holiday. Of course, Valencian cava.