Briefing
Valencia, 10 September 2026. Juanfran Pérez Llorca, president of the Generalitat Valenciana and leader of the Partido Popular at the Comunitat Valenciana, said at the presentation of the project to expand Torrevieja University Hospital that he was “absolutamente tranquilo” and calm about his current interim leadership. According to the regional news agency Europa Press Pérez Llorca said: “Asumí el reto de ser 'president' de la Generalitat sin pedir nada a cambio”, stressing that he had taken on the role without personal conditions.
Pérez Llorca pointed out that his main task was to continue the day-to-day work of the government for the benefit of the public. He specifically referred to ongoing projects and explained that the administration of the Generalitat Valenciana was continuing its work as normal. He would leave the unresolved question of whether the national party leadership would formally nominate him as a candidate in the next regional elections to the relevant bodies. Under the Partido Popular’s statutes, that decision rests with the national leadership; no specific date for the announcement has yet been set.
In the Les Corts the opposition described the continuing uncertainty as a potential risk to the work of government; Pérez Llorca replied that his work was already creating “realities” for the municipalities he visited. Within the party, it is being argued that an early decision on the candidacy could ease internal tensions and provide certainty for campaign planning. Conversely, leaving the process open for longer would prolong public debate about the political direction of the Comunitat Valenciana.
The facts, quotations and dates in this report are based on Europa Press’s report of 10 September 2026. Assessments of possible internal party consequences are identified as forward-looking. Regardless of how the nomination process unfolds, Pérez Llorca stressed that his priority was work on the Generalitat’s dossiers and that he would continue to advance ongoing projects in Valencia and the Comunitat Valenciana.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).