Yesterday, in her first official speech as leader of the PSPV, Diana Morant avoided referring to the story that has been part of Ximo Puig's political oratory for the last eight years, the so-called "Valencian agenda." The package of grievances that Valencian socialism has maintained regarding regional financing, the equity of investments, the urgency of completing the Mediterranean corridor, the elimination of debt or maintaining the allocations for water transfer to the basins Valencians.
This fact did not go unnoticed by several of the delegates present at the extraordinary congress in Benicàssim, who also observed that Morant avoided referring to the territorial issue, a topic on which the PSPV has spoken out in recent times. This is an issue that Ximo Puig, the most critical ex-socialist baron in recent times against "centralism", against the "fiscal dumping" of Madrid or with his open commitment to advance the PSOE towards a more vision, also raised the flag. federal" of Spain. What he called: "Build recognizing the Spain of Spains." In fact, all the speeches of the former president and former leader of Valencian socialism in recent times had this claim printed.
In the absence of a political presentation as it was an extraordinary congress, there were many delegates who trusted that in his first speech he would offer some clues about his will on these issues. Mainly due to the privileged situation of the leader of the PSPV, who is a Government minister and a person close to Pedro Sánchez. On Saturday, the vice president and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, made reference to the financing, recognizing the Valencian situation, but blamed the PP for the fact that the Government could not address a change of model.
Diana Morant did highlight one of the aspects that will be key in her political speech, the fight against the policies of the PP and Vox in the Generalitat Valenciana. A story that has been constant since the first moment she announced her candidacy to lead the PSPV, a few weeks ago. She also made a strong defense of Pedro Sánchez's policies, whether in economic, social, environmental or defense of feminism.
However, the "Valencian agenda" was not present in his intervention. An agenda that is also part of the demands of Valencian civil society, unions and employers' associations. And it is precisely the issue that will have to be dealt with against the executive of Carlos Mazón, given that the PP has already left clear signs of wanting to confront it, demanding that it clarify its position regarding Valencian underfinancing or the lack of investments. , a situation that will worsen when the general budgets of the State are extended.
