The secretary of Organization of the PSOE, Rebeca Torró, has demanded from the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, that he "disavow" and demand "immediate apologies" from the president of the Valencia Provincial Council, Vicente Mompó, after he referred to the minister of Science and general secretary of the Valencian socialists, Diana Morant, as "Pedro Sánchez's ass-kisser."
The controversy originated from a message published by Mompó this Friday on his 'X' account, in response to a previous 'tweet' from Morant. The minister had reacted to a news report regarding the Human Resources Department report of the Provincial Council sent to the judge of Catarroja who is investigating the management of the dana.
In her 'X' post on Thursday, Morant denounced: "So clear: the Diputació de València warned its workers and suspended activities due to the dana. Its president, who was at the Cecopi, knew it. Mompó was aware of the preventive measures but decided to inform only his inner circle. The rest of the Valencians, not."
Mompó responded this Friday to the leader of the PSPV with the following message: "The sane Valencians were trying to help. Instead, you appeared two days later in the helicopter with Pedro Sánchez, the one who said 'If they want more resources, let them ask for them.' Everyone knows that, in the tragedies we have suffered, you were much more concerned about where the cameras were than about the affected people." He then attacks Morant: "Diana, you will always be Zapatero's daughter, Sánchez's ass-kisser. You are worth nothing, so clear."
Accusations of "stale machismo" and criticism from the PSPV
Also through social media, Torró emphasized that Feijóo "must demand immediate apologies from Mompó and disavow his words." "Enough with insults and this stale machismo. When will there be a PP that does not insult or turn politics into a mud pit?" she wrote on 'X'.
The official account of the PSOE also lamented on social media the "level of the PP" for calling a woman "ass-kisser" and telling her that "she is worth nothing." "It should have consequences, especially if it comes from a public official. And Feijóo as always, silent. Is this the PP that was not going to insult? Not everything is acceptable," the party pointed out.
From the PSPV, several leaders have rushed to condemn the message of the president of the Diputació. The secretary of Organization of the Valencian socialists, Vicent Mascarell, has reproached Mompó for being "the most lying president after --the 'former president' of the Generalitat Carlos-- Mazón, the one who remembers nothing, the one who deleted calls and whatsapps, the one who only warned the family" on the day of the dana. "What a shame. Shut your mouth or speak to tell the truth," he has emphasized.
The spokesperson of the PSPV in Les Corts, José Muñoz, has stated that he does not know if the message from the president of the PP of the province of Valencia makes him "more disgusted for being sexist or for the aggressiveness of the comment" and has demanded from the 'popular' leader "immediate apologies".
For his part, the PSOE deputy in Congress Víctor Camino has labeled Mompó's tweet as "sexist and rude" and has warned that this "is not only against Diana Morant," but also against the current head of the Consell, Juanfran Pérez Llorca.
"With insults, Mompó thinks that --the leader of the PP Alberto Núñez-- Feijóo will designate him as a candidate and not the current 'president'. This is the Valencian PP. We have to turn the page on Mazón's boys," he has concluded.