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Parliamentary question - P-002008/2023Parliamentary question
P-002008/2023

Ban on rainbow flags and on gatherings against male violence in Náquera

22.6.2023

Priority question for written answer  P-002008/2023
to the Commission
Rule 138
Domènec Ruiz Devesa (S&D), Inma Rodríguez-Piñero (S&D), Estrella Durá Ferrandis (S&D)

In Náquera, a village in the Autonomous Community of Valencia, the Partido Popular and VOX have agreed to ban rainbow flags in municipal buildings as well as gatherings against male violence. The regional PP-VOX agreement also seeks to eliminate the term ‘gender-based violence’, replacing it with the concept of ‘intrafamiliar violence’. Negotiations on the agreement were led by Carlos Flores, who was sentenced in 2002 to a year in prison for habitual psychological violence against his former wife. In addition to this agreement, there are statements such as those made by the number two on the VOX list to the Valencian Parliament, José María Llanos, who said: ‘Gender-based violence does not exist; male violence does not exist.’

In light of the above, we should ask the following questions:

Submitted:22.6.2023

Last updated: 28 June 2023
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