There are subtleties in the message, but enough to continue dividing the political parties in Valencia. The minute of silence held at twelve noon at the doors of the City Hall, and called by the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces in condemnation of the crime of Alfàs del Pi, has shown the parties with municipal representation divided.
On the one hand, the Compromís councilors have held a minute of silence behind the banner "No to masclista terrorism", the same message as the banner behind which the socialists have stood. In the middle, with no message to defend, were the councilors who make up the governing board, members of PP and Vox, including the second deputy mayor, Juan Badenas.
The gesture was enough for the socialist spokeswoman in the Valencia City Council, Sandra Gómez, to demand that the mayor María José Catalá cease the councilor Juan Manuel Badenas, of Vox, for "his continuous homophobic, racist, misogynistic and aphoristic manifestations" .
Gómez maintains that "she cannot continue representing this city council for another minute. Catalá has today a new opportunity to condemn her partner and demonstrate that she is the mayor of everyone and not a mayor gagged, kidnapped or conditioned by Vox. Yes "He doesn't do it because he shares his statements," he said.
Meanwhile, in the Corts Valencianes there have also been differences when it comes to maintaining the minute of silence at the doors of the building. PP and Vox have posed behind the banner that condemns "violence against women", as agreed by a majority in parliament. Meanwhile, at their side, the opposition has shown another in which one could read "Les Corts contra la violence masclista."
In this regard, the PP spokesperson, Miguel Barrachina, has expressed his rejection of the murdered man, has sent "all his love" to the family and has hoped that it will be "the last sexist murder of this year." Joan Baldoví (Compromís) has expressed his desire for an end to "sexist terrorism" and José María Llanos (Vox) has condemned the murder and that "this is a scourge that needs to be exterminated in this society." "Attacks on women are completely and absolutely reprehensible and execrable," he added.
