The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeidastated this Tuesday that given the catastrophe experienced by the DANA in Valencia, where 219 lost their lives on October 29, politicians must focus on unity. “Society sees us more distant and in a drama like this more, we have to reflect on what we are doing with politics. We must be able to work on the reconstruction together,” said the first mayor, who also threw a dart at Pedro Sanchez for not contacting Alberto Núñez Feijóo: “You have to assume he is president of the Government, for better and for worse.
Almeida, who attended an interview with The Anthill of Antena 3, has defended before Pablo Motos the performance of president of the Valencian Generalitat, Carlos Mazónin the face of the unusual cold drop and its subsequent steps with the announcement of new members in the regional Executive, such as the signing of Lieutenant General Francisco Gan Pampols to coordinate the recovery of the devastated areas.
“Mazón acknowledged errors in his speech on Friday, he took that step even though there are people who think it is not enough, when you know that you are being discussed It shouldn’t be easy do it,” he stated. “The problem is not making the mistake, the problem is not recognizing it and above all reiterating it, It is impossible to correct it if you do not accept it. Recognizing it humanizes us in the eyes of citizens,” he added, in line with what was stated by Alberto Núñez Feijóo in recent days, to which he added that Mazón’s decision not to declare a national emergency cannot be criticized because “it would be unfair” since he lacks information.
In this sense, Almeida has also spoken about the notice from the general secretary of the PP to the Valencian president, to whom he indicated this Monday that There was no longer room for failure in Valencia. “When one has lost confidenceand Mazón has lost her, you know that Now the most important part of the reconstruction begins where nothing can fail. There he has the support of the PP as president of the Generalitat“, he stated. Furthermore, he expressed the opinion that assuming responsibility does not have to be synonymous with resignation. “It reconstruction is more urgent that has to start from a certain stability of Government”, he pointed out.
“The problem of 23J, Sánchez”
Furthermore, the first mayor of Madrid has acknowledged that Sánchez has not contacted Feijóo after the catastrophe, to which he has pointed out that Those with government responsibilities should be the first to contact. “In front of the citizens you are the one who has the capacity of the institution and you have to call first. Feijóo has extended his hand,” he snapped.
Regarding the president, Almeida also wanted to say that in the last elections of July 23, 2023 “it had never happened that the party with the most votes did not govern.” Given Motos’ suggestion that Mazón could have been a trigger for losing the elections for agreeing with Voxthe mayor of Madrid has not hesitated to affirm that “the problem of the last elections was Sánchezhis ambition and his ability to reach an agreement with a fugitive from Justice (in reference to Carles Puigdemont)”.
Regarding this, Almeida has not hesitated to encourage the president to call early elections given the good results predicted by the latest barometer of the Center for Sociological Research (CIS). “If I were him and I believed the CIS data, I would call elections to win and for parliamentary stability that we do not have now,” he said. “He wants to drag us into the mud and we don’t want to go. Another Spain is possible. Feijóo is the possibility of meeting again in a common project of coexistence, it is that serenity that Spain needs at this time,” he added.