The spokesman for the PP campaign committee and vice-secretary for Culture and Open Society, Borja Sémper, admitted on Monday that the conviction for mistreatment of the Vox candidate in the Valencian Community, Carlos Flores, is a “red line” for the Popular Party when establishing possible agreements. And he has added that a convicted person “should not dedicate himself to the active exercise of politics.”
In a press conference at the PP headquarters, Sémper has indicated that anyone who has had an episode related to gender violence or has been convicted of violence, “in this case sexist violence”, is for the PP “a line red”, alluding to the conviction of Flores in 2002 for psychological violence against his ex-wife.
In this sense, Sémper has assured that “obviously someone who is an abuser” or has been “convicted of abuse” is not “a person who should dedicate himself to politics.” As he has insisted, he should not dedicate himself to the “active exercise” of politics.
Semper’s statements occur one day before Carlos Mazón and Carlos Flores begin the dialogue in the Valencian courts to seek possible agreements on the composition of the Board of the Valencian Courts or investiture. The PSPV and CompromÃs have already expressed their willingness to vote against Mazón, so the Valencian PP is obliged to seek the support of Vox in order to guarantee itself the presidency of the Generalitat Valenciana.
