Valencia, Spain, Nov 3 (EFE).- Carlos Mazón, the president of the Valencia regional government, announced his resignation on Monday, marking one year since the deadly floods that killed 229 people in the autonomous community in October 2024.
Mazón, a member of the conservative People’s Party (PP), admitted that he had reached his limit and no longer had the necessary energy to lead the recovery efforts, while urging the Valencian Parliament to elect a new president.
His refusal to resign had prompted massive demonstrations across Valencia since October 2024.
«I know I made mistakes. I acknowledge that, and I will live with them for the rest of my life. I have apologized, and I do so again. Still, none of them were made for political gain or in bad faith. We did not know that the Poyo ravine was overflowing. We did not know that there had been fatalities until the early hours of October 30, nor that the tragedy was of such magnitude,” said Mazón at a press conference during which questions were not permitted.
He said that the regional government needed «a new era» and confessed that he would have resigned long ago if it were up to him, since there had been “unbearable” moments for him and his family. EFE
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