Juan Francisco Pérez Jurca begins his career to become President of the State of Valenciana in a full marathon inauguration ceremony that will take place on Thursday at the Cortes Valenciennes. The General Secretary of the Valencian People’s Party and Ombudsman of the Popular Group has so far begun the speech in which he must convince the Vox Party to give him its support. It started at 11:00 am with messages calling for unity, but also with the first gestures that the far right has been demanding in recent weeks.
Pérez Jurca began his intervention by emphasizing the need to continue the change that has occurred in 2023 and stated that the situation in the Valencian Community requires the action of all groups. The presidential candidate stressed that he will come to the session “without any closed agreement with any political formation” and for this reason he called the agreement he proposes the “Las Cortes Agreement, which wants to be at the service of this land; I am part of a political project to improve the quality of life of the people of Valencia,” he said.
After reviewing some of the measures applied at the level of education or support, he focused on 4,400 homes that he confirmed had been implemented within the framework of the Vive Plan. He also noted that exercising, going to the dentist or buying glasses reduces taxes on the tax. The tax agency has raised an additional 2.2 billion euros through tax cuts.
He then called for a water charter, stressed that they could not abandon it to ensure the future of farmers, and boasted of employment figures due to low unemployment, even though his party voted against labor reform.
Pérez Jurca thanked the Vox Party for the support given to them by his deputies during these two years: “These measures would not have been possible if we had not signed an agreement in 2023. I will not deny that it was a very demanding and demanding agreement, but it was a responsible agreement, which had the cooperation of the Vox Party to promote those changes that today benefit the entire Valencian community. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.”
The still very popular ombudsman claimed support and inter-institutional dialogue: “I appear in this hall as Mayor Finestrat, because being mayor does not mean leading, it means being there. It is about putting your feet on the ground and listening to people’s problems without taking into account the administration that is in charge, which governs daily life. I cannot imagine an administration that treats those who support it better than those who criticize it. I offer this path, a calm, steady and diligent path. I put myself at the service of this land where there are thousands of people who do not know who I am. My goal is for these citizens to see in me the same thing that my neighbors saw.”
He winks to Dana’s victims
Pérez Jurca asked for forgiveness from all the families still suffering from the consequences of the damage and emphasized that there had been a lot of fighting and a lot of insults: “My first words if I take the oath as president will be an apology to the relatives of the 229 victims on behalf of the state of Valenciana. The government of Spain has not yet admitted any wrongdoing or taken any responsibility. It must also ask for forgiveness.”
According to the People’s Party candidate, 2.5 billion euros were mobilized for reconstruction without receiving a single euro of non-refundable aid from the government, and he called for the creation of a “mixed committee with the government of Spain.”
Criticism of the European Green Deal and commitment to nuclear energy
At this point, Pérez Yurca began to nod to the demands raised by Vox. Thus, he emphasized that “the European Green Deal is the biggest threat to our farmers,” and added: “From Brussels they condemn our countryside to bear more costs, and while they allow the entry of products from other countries that do not comply with the same measures, this is inefficiency and imbalance. We demand a firm policy against everything that discriminates against our products. We demand accuracy and common sense, nothing more, a debate that we must face calmly and not with misinformation. We will defend our essential sector against the conditions of Brussels and Europe.” The environmental charlatan that European elites want to turn into a doctrine.
He then commented, “Having nuclear power is essential.” He stated that he did not want to see another power outage in the Valencian community: “Between defending the continuity of a plant like the one in Cofrientes or relying on a man who is in Russia, I stayed with Cofrientes. In Sweden and the UK they will promote nuclear energy, and Germany is rethinking that. I am defending the continuity of the Cofrientes nuclear plant. We are also at stake with the price of electricity paid by the people of Valencia. Cofrientes cannot be closed, Cofrientes cannot be closed.”
Attacks on immigration
Jurka continued the far-right’s road map through attacks on immigration, commenting: “It is a real problem that exists in all cities, and we cannot hide it,” and stated that “to say that this is a complex challenge does not mean to condemn all immigrants.” According to the popular candidate, “The effects of mass migration on an autonomous and poorly governed society cannot depend on an autonomous society; coexistence, security and preserving our identity are not racist or alarmist, but rather an exercise of responsibility expected of any public servant.” He also considered that “it is not about targeting anyone, it is about verifying that in a society like ours, with insufficient funding, our public services are working at their limits, and any unregulated access to the population without adequate planning or resources only increases pressure on systems that need to be strengthened.”
According to Pérez Jurca, “no minor will be better off than they are with their families,” and he criticized that “the Sánchez government’s regulations are not sustainable, and we have been warning for months about the collapse of small centers.” For this reason, and in a clear gesture to Fox, he warned that he would oppose treating minors “as a commodity and a bargaining chip with Basque and Catalan nationalists and independents,” and that along these lines they would work “with formulas that allow minors to return to their families and have a chance for the future through policies based on legality.”