{"id":57640,"date":"2024-11-03T18:15:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T17:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=57640"},"modified":"2025-11-03T00:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T23:49:07","slug":"the-anger-of-the-people-of-paiporta-the-courage-of-king-felipe-vi-and-the-cowardice-of-sanchez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/11\/03\/the-anger-of-the-people-of-paiporta-the-courage-of-king-felipe-vi-and-the-cowardice-of-sanchez\/","title":{"rendered":"The anger of the people of Paiporta, the courage of King Felipe VI and the cowardice of S\u00e1nchez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday, the King of Spain, the Queen and the president of the Government visited the town of Paiporta, in Valencia.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/11\/03\/for-the-government-it-was-more-urgent-to-assault-rtve-than-to-send-the-army-to-save-lives\/\">For the government it was more 'urgent' to assault RTVE than to send the Army to save lives<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/11\/02\/pedro-sanchez-took-4-days-to-order-a-large-military-deployment-and-justified-it-by-lying\/\">Pedro S\u00e1nchez took 4 days to order a large military deployment and justified it by lying<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>This town has been one of the hardest hit by the catastrophe of the cold drop of October 29. <strong>The time and place of this visit had not been previously announced for security reasons<\/strong>, due to the chaos that has occurred in the affected areas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldebate.com\/espana\/casa-real\/20241103\/sanchez-sumo-visita-reyes-no-podian-rechazar-presencia-imperativo-constitucional_241479.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sanchez has imposed his presence on this visit<\/a>, perhaps in <strong>an attempt to shield himself behind the King<\/strong>, but the plan has gone very wrong. What the delegation found in Paiporta is <strong>an outburst of anger from the residents<\/strong>, many of whom have been without electricity or running water since Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/11\/02\/pedro-sanchez-took-4-days-to-order-a-large-military-deployment-and-justified-it-by-lying\/\">the government's poor management<\/a>, one of the images that has caused the most indignation among the residents of Paiporta is that of <strong>Pedro S\u00e1nchez smiling, next to the King who showed a serious face<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Pedro S\u00e1nchez iba sonriendo y riendo a su paso por Paiporta, Valencia. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gweMcA0lOL\">pic.twitter.com\/gweMcA0lOL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vloonk (@vloonk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vloonk\/status\/1853073070455447809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The situation became very violent<\/strong>, with neighbors throwing mud and objects at the procession:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">S\u00e1nchez abandona, como una rata cobarde, al Rey para que \u00e9l aguante el chaparr\u00f3n.<br \/>No se puede ser m\u00e1s asqueroso y sinverg\u00fcenza. \u00a1Desgraciado! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KIXJgLBFce\">pic.twitter.com\/KIXJgLBFce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8Spain4Israel\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 \u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05d7\u05d9 (@Spain4Israel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spain4Israel\/status\/1853056815593824638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Faced with this situation, <strong>the entourage was split in two: S\u00e1nchez abandoned the King and fled the scene<\/strong>, accompanied by his security team. As seen in the following videos, <strong>the King and Queen's entourage remained on the street<\/strong>. With them remained Carlos Maz\u00f3n, the president of the Valencian Community, who was also part of the entourage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd34 El Rey ser\u00e1 lo que sea, pero se ha quedado con la gente tir\u00e1ndole barro, aguantando improperios y la rabia l\u00f3gica de quienes llevan d\u00edas abandonados ante una cat\u00e1strofe <\/p>\n<p>El presidente de Espa\u00f1a, Pedro S\u00e1nchez, ha sido el primero en huir como una rata <\/p>\n<p>MEMORIA HIST\u00d3RICA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jaVRuKd6CO\">pic.twitter.com\/jaVRuKd6CO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Doctor Tricornio (@Doct_Tricornio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Doct_Tricornio\/status\/1853075813039567023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>As seen below, <strong>people continued to heckle S\u00e1nchez as he abandoned the King<\/strong> and left the area:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">El mejor v\u00eddeo de la hu\u00edda de Pedro S\u00e1nchez de Paiporta. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OcqFtaoMA5\">pic.twitter.com\/OcqFtaoMA5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicol\u00e1s Bolivariano (@NicoBolivariano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicoBolivariano\/status\/1853092443752661045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The moment of greatest tension came when <strong>some people attacked S\u00e1nchez's convoy's vehicles with kicks and sticks<\/strong>, breaking windows and denting their bodies:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish people are furious with Prime Minister Sanchez after having been abandoned by the authorities during and after the recent flooding disaster that has claimed more than 200 lives.<\/p>\n<p>As he visited the flooded areas today, the people chased him &amp; his team away. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JaPqu3PquU\">pic.twitter.com\/JaPqu3PquU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Visegr\u00e1d 24 (@visegrad24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1853071885862391874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Momento de la evacuaci\u00f3n de Pedro S\u00e1nchez, activa el sonido y escucha al pueblo.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BgH7Xvaqw8\">pic.twitter.com\/BgH7Xvaqw8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manu \ud835\udd4f (@Manolo_Ele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Manolo_Ele\/status\/1853060020411244598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You can see here two photos shared on Twitter in which we can see <strong>the state in which one of the vehicles in S\u00e1nchez's motorcade was left:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54114509980_e620d25f88_o.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54114380904_30ecdaa037_o.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>While S\u00e1nchez fled, the King and Queen remained in the area<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldebate.com\/espana\/casa-real\/20241103\/sanchez-sumo-visitaa-reyes-no-podian-rechazar-presencia-imperativo-constitucional_241479.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ignoring the advice of their security service,<\/a> which had recommended that they leave the place. Despite the great tension, <strong>Felipe VI and Letizia tried to calm the neighbors' spirits, listened to them and hugged them:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Los Reyes, durante su visita a Paiporta (Valencia) esta ma\u00f1ana. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0OpPm9pAp0\">pic.twitter.com\/0OpPm9pAp0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Casa de S.M. el Rey (@CasaReal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CasaReal\/status\/1853083245023293742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"ca\" dir=\"ltr\">Indignaci\u00f3: aldarulls violents i gran tensi\u00f3 en la visita dels reis a Paiporta<\/p>\n<p>Els ve\u00efns han arribat a llan\u00e7ar pals i pedres als monarques i la comitiva amb S\u00e1nchez i Maz\u00f3n, despr\u00e9s de cinc dies reclamant ajuda per una trag\u00e8dia que deixa ja 210 v\u00edctimes mortals<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e9s informaci\u00f3\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vJ4y3MUWpN\">pic.twitter.com\/vJ4y3MUWpN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u00c0 Punt NTC (@apuntnoticies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/apuntnoticies\/status\/1853062102027522388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Despite the evidence, <strong>the media close to the government are presenting this as a protest against the King: this is a lie. The protest was against S\u00e1nchez,<\/strong> for his poor management of this catastrophe, leaving thousands of residents of the affected areas abandoned for days without water or electricity, and who have been enduring robberies and looting. <strong>The King has acted today with admirable courage and S\u00e1nchez has behaved like a coward.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavanguardia.com\/politica\/20241103\/10074557\/sanchez-planta-cara-ultras-reventaron-visita-paiporta-desviar.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sanchez declared this afternoon that the protest was by \"absolutely marginal elements\"<\/a>. The reality can be clearly seen in the images you have just seen: <strong>what there was today was a protest by residents of Paiporta outraged by the government<\/strong>. It is shameful that Sanchez still has the nerve to say that they are \"marginal\".<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Carlos Maz\u00f3n <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/COPE\/status\/1853084043060928985\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has indicated<\/a> that he remained with the King until he left Paiporta, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/carlos_mazon_\/status\/1853065910073860582\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has published a message on Twitter<\/a> stating: <em>\"<strong>I understand the social indignation<\/strong> and of course I stay to receive it. It is my political and moral obligation. <strong>The King's attitude this morning has been exemplary<\/strong>\".<\/em><\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Main photo: Efe.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday, the King of Spain, the Queen and the president of the Government visited the town of Paiporta, in Valencia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19536,10398],"tags":[18500,22967,11044,22992,22983,2721,11462,1927,11862],"class_list":["post-57640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-we-said-yesterday","category-spain","tag-carlos-mazon","tag-cold-drop-disaster-in-spain-in-october-2024","tag-felipe-vi-of-spain","tag-letizia-ortiz","tag-paiporta","tag-pedro-sanchez-castejon","tag-spain","tag-valencia","tag-valencian-community"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-11 20:53:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57640\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}