The PP of the city of Valencia has decided to stand up to the proposal of its government partners and will not support Vox’s proposal to change the name of the Guillem Agulló promenade. This was stated by the spokesperson for the municipal government and PP councillor, Juan Carlos Caballero, who made it clear that the popular municipal group “will not support” removing the name of the young anti-fascist from Burjassot murdered by a group of Nazis in Montanejos in 1993.
The announcement by the Councilor for Parks and Gardens and second deputy mayor, Juanma Badenas (Vox), first thing in the morning, had caught Caballero by surprise, who, at first, simply stated that he was unaware of the proposal. Shortly after, the spokesperson for the municipal government himself wanted to settle the matter and indicated that his group will not support it, so the Vox proposal – highly criticized by the opposition – will not go ahead.
“It is a proposal from one more municipal group that will be discussed in the Culture Commission, but which, once studied, the PP will not accept and will not support.” “We are in favor of coexistence and not for frentism,” she indicated.
And the councilor and spokesperson for Vox had taken for granted – “obviously” – the change of the name of the walk. Badenas justified his initiative by the fact that the inauguration of the modest walk was “an imposition of a part of Valencians that is now no longer the majority” after the elections, towards that part of the citizens that is now the majority. Therefore, the Vox municipal group understands that it is necessary to “name this walk with a name that corresponds to what the majority of Valencians think and feel.”
The proposal that is launched days after PP and Vox did agree to suppress the Guillem Agulló award that Les Corts presented to recognize the fight of people and institutions against xenophobia, racism and hate crimes.
