The mayor of Almussafes and provincial deputy secretary of the PSPV-PSOE of Valencia, Toni González, announced on Saturday his resignation from “all organic positions” of the PSPV and requested his suspension of his membership in the PSOE, but He will continue as advisor to the mixed group.
Following the accusations of sexual and workplace harassment brought against him, González assured in a press release that with this decision he will be able to defend his “honorability” before “the false complaint which I received without harming the party which gave me everything, of which I have been a member for decades and which I carry deep in my heart.
He also declared that he would continue to work at the town hall of the municipal joint group “run local government and make the project that the residents of Almussafes overwhelmingly supported during the elections a reality.
This Friday, González said it was “absolutely false that he harassed anyone at work or sexually” and that this is part of a campaign led by his political rivals, both inside and outside the PSPV-PSOE.
Likewise, he announced that he would not stop “until proven, wherever necessary and at all costs”, his innocence.
Toni González has been Mayor of Almussafes since 2015 and is also Minister of Industry and Employment; At the organic level, it is part of the Provincial Executive of Valencia, which directs Carlos Fernández Bielsasince last April, and is one of four vice-secretaries, specifically responsible for the area of institutional policies and territorial coordination.
Likewise, since March 2024, she has been part of the Executive of the PSPV-PSOE, led by the minister. Diane Morantwho entrusted him with management of the Energy Transition field.
The party demands his resignation
For its part, the PSPV-PSOE leadership asked González to submit your advisor certificate and addressed the federal leadership of the PSOE to request the constitution of a director in the municipal group.
“The leadership of the Valencian socialists, faced with any sexist behavior and in any context, has always had and will always have the same response: support for victims and zero tolerance“, said the leadership of the PSPV-PSOE in a statement in response to the mayor and his intention to maintain his position.
He adds that the Socialist Party is a party that “has defended and approved laws against harassment, both in the private and public sphere, because it is a situation that affects the entire society” and will continue to do so. “very demanding so that fewer and fewer cases are recorded and, if they do occur, that they have consequences.
“Harassment is a structural problem, of society as a whole and we call on other parties to stop denying violence against women and to put in place mechanisms to eradicate it,” he concludes.
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