Overview
- Delegates endorsed Lafuente by acclamation as the sole candidate, with 331 members attending, equal to 64% of the electoral assembly.
- Lafuente outlined a continuity-focused program that pledges political neutrality, stronger SME representation, and greater autonomy for the provincial branches.
- The assembly also confirmed provincial leaderships: César Quintanilla in Alicante, Luis M. Martí in Castellón, and Eva Blasco continuing in Valencia.
- The CEV board named Inmaculada García Pardo as secretary general, succeeding Esther Guilabert, as part of the immediate organizational reset.
- He called for approved budgets and depoliticized reconstruction funding after the dana, positioning the business group for a more proactive role during the leadership vacuum following Carlos Mazón’s resignation.