Overview
- He requested PP and Vox back a replacement in the regional parliament and said he will remain a regional deputy.
- He apologized for mistakes, defended his crisis response, and blamed the central government for faulty information on October 29, 2024, when floods killed more than 230 people and warnings went out late.
- Pressure spiked after victims’ relatives denounced him at last week’s state memorial and more than 50,000 people recently marched in Valencia calling for his departure.
- PP leadership sought a managed transition rather than new elections, with reporting indicating spokesman Juanfran Pérez Llorca as the preferred interim option through the term.
- Judicial scrutiny continues under Judge Catarroja, and party sources warn any change to Mazón’s immunity could expose him to a summons as a person under investigation.