Overview
- Eight days after resigning, Carlos Mazón appeared before the Les Corts inquiry to defend his handling of the 2024 floods, which reports link to 229 deaths, and he acknowledged unspecified errors while faulting the central government.
- He left key operational questions unresolved, including a 37‑minute gap with no calls after a lunch during critical hours of the disaster.
- The prime minister and several ministers formally declined to attend the regional commission, citing Council of State doctrine that regional parliaments cannot compel state authorities to appear.
- Hundreds of victims and relatives rallied outside, said they were excluded by limited seating, and urged Mazón to testify before the judge in Catarroja.
- The Partido Popular confirmed Juanfran Pérez Llorca as its candidate to succeed Mazón, a bid that will depend on Vox votes under an investiture schedule set for late November.