Juanfran Pérez Yurca This Thursday he became the eighth president of the state thanks to the support of 40 from the People’s Party and 13 from the Vox Party in the first vote.
He replaces the leader of Alicante, a little-known figure outside Valencian politics until a few weeks ago Carlos MazzoneWho was his right-hand man and who resigned on November 3 after continuous questioning about his management of Al-Dana. His predecessor participated in the vote but did not attend the rest of the plenary session.
Pérez Yurca’s rise to the state presidency was rapid and was driven by a series of unexpected circumstances until just over a year ago.
Mayor of Finestrat since 2007Many people count it as an absolute majority in this municipality, which has a population of about 10,000 people. He usually mentions the title “mayor of the city,” as he did Thursday during his inauguration speech.
From there he made the jump to Alicante Provincial CouncilHe served as a regional deputy during the period in which Mazzone headed the foundation.
It was May 2023 when he became… Regional deputy. He ranked third on the list for the Alicante district.
the common They won the election and Mazzone made him their strongman in the party. It’s his eye Secretary General of the PPCVThe position in which I feel comfortable To the current Mayor of Valencia, Maria Jose Catala.
Since then, he has been responsible for coordinating the party’s internal life with the three governorate directorates. The three presidents (Vicente MumboFrom Valencia. Tony PerezFrom Alicante. and Marta Paracinaof Castellón) appeared throughout the day at the inauguration.
But during these years his work was not solely party-based. Mazzone also referred to it as his own Trusted profile in Les CortsHe negotiated many issues, especially with Vox.
After the government crisis in July 2024 due to the departure of the Vox Party, the acting state president appointed him spokesman for the People’s Party in the regional parliament.
After Mazzone’s resignation, the only candidate from Genoa remained to succeed him, despite doubts among the national leadership.
Since then, he has negotiated with the national leadership of the Vox Party over the terms of his inauguration. This Thursday, he made important concessions to the party in his speech regarding the condemnation of the European Green Deal and immigration.
Among them, “knowing the identity and origin data of people who commit crimes” and rejecting “massive and poorly managed immigration” or “excretions from Brussels” that are “not pro-environmental, but incompetent.”
Aside from the transfers, Pérez Jorca included in his speech signs that represent a change in step compared to the Mazzone period. Which he did not mention at any time in his interventions.
The most important of which was the request for forgiveness from the victims or the tone of their speech. He stressed, “I will not enter into the politics of mud and confrontation throughout the remainder of the Legislative Council period.”