The Valencian Courts, without April 25 when the president of Vox presents a text without consensus
Not a single gesture will be recorded in the minutes of the Valencian Parliament this year to celebrate April 25th, the date on which the regional Parliament celebrates its big day with speeches, awards, and even drinks, coinciding with the anniversary of the Battle of Almansa. A war won by the troops of Philip V and which led to the repeal of the Furs. An episode interpreted as the loss of Valencian self-government and which has been linked to the celebration of the day of the Corts, as a symbol precisely of that legislative capacity following the restoration of democracy.
A few weeks ago, the Speaker of Parliament, Llanos Massó (of Vox), proposed eliminating the commemoration of such a significant day, with the approval of the PP, arguing that it was not the time for celebration: "Due to the current political polarization, the tension, and above all the drama of the Dana, this is not the time to celebrate anything. Moreover, the duty of the Corts is to contribute to reducing the current tension," explained the Parliament's communications team.
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Vox's idea was to replace the traditional ceremony with a simple reading of an institutional declaration at yesterday's plenary session. Last year, on the first 25th of April following the change of government, the conservative majority of the PP and Vox opted to eliminate, also against the opposition's wishes, the Guillem Agulló Award for hate crimes, which bore the name of this young anti-fascist murdered at the hands of an extremist group.
The truth is that since the far right took over the institution, the commemoration of the day of the Corts has gradually faded away until it has disappeared.
The Battle of Almansa "represented a profound transformation in the Valencian institutional order and in the political structure of the Spanish Monarchy," the text stated.The text proposed by Speaker Llanos Massó to be read on behalf of the four groups that make up the Chamber yesterday failed to achieve the necessary unanimity to be read on behalf of the 99 deputies who make up the Chamber. The text did not address either the fueros (legal rights) or self-government and merely stated that the Battle of Almansa in 1707 "represented a profound transformation in the Valencian institutional order and in the political structure of the Spanish Monarchy." It later added that "Almansa reminds us of the dangers of division among Spaniards."
Without any defense of its own institutions, beyond a "the current Valencian Parliament is inserted as a legitimate expression of our autonomy," the text was a reiteration of phrases focused on defending the unity of Spain. As expected, the text ended with "Vixca Valéncia [sic.] Viva España," the part in Valencian disregarding the regulations of the Valencian Academy of Language, which Vox wants to economically strangle, once again, with the backing of the Popular Party.
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