Overview

• Zulima Pérez convened her first working meeting with PSOE mayors and councillors in Valencia to gather and rank local needs for the upcoming autumn rain season
• Mayors of Catarroja, Paiporta and Picanya highlighted sewage cleaning, key infrastructure repairs and community support as urgent reconstruction tasks
• PSPV leader Diana Morant and Secretary of State Arcadi España attended, signaling direct involvement by the central government in the recovery effort
• The PP denounced the gathering as favoritism toward PSOE municipalities and argued reconstruction had been paused until Pérez is officially named on August 26
• Pérez’s informal coordination builds on her role in José María Ángel’s team since November, with bilateral municipal meetings slated after her formal appointment