The former president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, is keeping his seat in Les Corts Valencianes despite pressure from the Valencian PP, which is already considering moving him to the Mixed Group if he does not resign voluntarily. The party leadership believes his presence harms the image of the new president Juanfran Pérez Llorca (since December 2, 2025) and complicates the strategy for renewing the region's political image after the management of the dana last October 2024.
According to journalist **Sergi Pitarch**, director of 'ElDiario.es' in the Valencian Community, on ‘Mañaneros 360’ on La 1 of TVE, **Pérez Llorca's team considers Mazón's departure urgent** to consolidate the figure of a "close and dialoguing" president and to be able to attend to victim associations in a normalized manner, who have expressly requested the former president's withdrawal from parliamentary activity in order to hold institutional meetings
The judicial siege also increases the pressure on Mazón: the judge investigating the dana case has summoned several of his collaborators —including his chauffeur, secretary, and press chief— while Mazón himself has been invited to testify voluntarily. Although his privileged status prevents him from being compelled.
The PP assures that, if Mazón refuses to hand over the seat, the alternative would be to expel him from the Popular Group and transfer him to the Mixed Group, a measure that would send a message of forcefulness and allow his figure to be separated from Pérez Llorca's political strategy.
The new president did not mention Mazón in his speech at any time and **they have not met in person since then**. Furthermore, the continuity of José Manuel Cuenca, Mazón's chief of staff, with a **lifetime salary**, continues to generate internal tensions