The president of the Generalitat and leader of the PPCV, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, has defended in Benidorm (Alicante) the "coexistence" and the "understanding" against what he considers a policy of "division" and "polarization" by the president of the Government and secretary general of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, and has expressed his support for an initiative by the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, to create a single command in situations of major catastrophes: "That is what citizens ask for."
"It’s great news, especially for our land. When there are catastrophes and serious problems, what citizens ask for is that we be all coordinated and that we meet their needs without getting into any kind of tension," the leader of the PPCV has said.
As a reference, he mentioned the actions taken regarding the recent dana Adam, which affected areas of the Safor, in Valencia, and of the Marina, in Alicante: "We have demonstrated a huge amount of coordination, a huge amount of preparation, and we have been very well informed and communicated with all administrations. That is the path they ask us for and the one that must be followed."
These statements were made during a walk through the center of Benidorm, where, accompanied by the mayor of Madrid and a member of the PP’s National Executive Committee, José Luis Martínez Almeida, he toured several peñas on the occasion of the Fiestas Mayores Patronales, together with the city’s mayor, Toni Pérez, representatives of the municipal corporation and PP candidates for the Cortes Generales.
Pérez Llorca has pointed out that "not all of us think the same, but today we highlight the things that bring us together" against the "confrontation model, of discussion, of polarization, of division and of separation" that he attributes to Sánchez.
"Today we are at the patron saint festivities in Benidorm, where there is unity, where there is joy, and where we show the hospitable character of the Valencians," he added, to emphasize that in the PP they believe "in dialogue, in defending the value of institutions and in putting them at the service of citizens, not in using them to put them at our service."
Likewise, he has stated that the public wants "to recover the country that we are and how we feel as Spaniards: decent people, who want prosperity, who want unity, and who do not want so much polarization."
Brotherhood between Madrid and Benidorm
"AS AT HOME"
For his part, Martínez-Almeida has thanked Toni Pérez for the invitation and has highlighted the close relationship between Madrid and Benidorm, a city in which people from Madrid feel "at home." Similarly, he has insisted on asserting coexistence in the face of those who, in his view, choose "confrontation, pointing out and harassment."
The mayor of Madrid has launched a reflection addressed to Valencians: "What would become of this province and this community with a PP Government? What would be the difference between a Government that helps and not a Government that beats, between a Government that carries out necessary infrastructure and a Government that mistreats in a funding system for the Comunitat Valenciana as compared with Catalonia?", he has said, defending that on 29N Spain can choose "a Spain that coexists and a Spain that works."
The mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez, as host, has thanked the visit of both leaders and has stressed the importance of "sharing the festivities with the neighbors, listening to them and enjoying a celebration that reflects the hospitality and dynamism of the city."