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Debate de Política General Opens as Mazón Faces Post-Flood Reckoning

Planned protests intensify scrutiny ahead of symbolic October rites.

Overview

  • Les Corts holds the first Debate de Política General since the 29 October dana that left 229 dead.
  • Carlos Mazón is expected to honor victims, report on reconstruction, and press for more state investment and fair financing.
  • Organizers have called a demonstration this week demanding his resignation, with two columns departing from València and Paiporta.
  • The Generalitat has signaled Mazón will join the 9 d’Octubre civic procession, a traditional focal point for public protest.
  • A state funeral for the victims is scheduled for 29 October with the prime minister and the King and Queen attending, with a Consell reshuffle likely after Vicepresident Gan Pampols departs on 5 November.