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In brief

  • On 14 October Llorca said he is 'completely calm' and urged the PSPV to take the dossier to the courts, noting that three weeks had passed without action.

  • Muñoz said Llorca signed a works award decree as Finestrat mayor on 17 May 2021 that raised the value of family-linked land by 620,000 euros.

  • The 232,000 euro, four-year contract went to a firm whose partner David Serra was convicted in the Gürtel case, though the firm ranked fourth on objective criteria with 48.45 points.

  • PSPV leader Diana Morant announced the dossier would go to the anti-corruption prosecutor, but as of 14 October it had not been filed, according to ABC.

ValenciaFinestrat
Valencia, Finestrat · Spain
How it came to this
  1. 5 NovLlorca signs a consultative document on the Finestrat structural plan, 22 days before his investiture, according to Muñoz
  2. 14 OctMuñoz challenges Llorca in Les Corts over the dossier
  3. 29 NovGeneral elections scheduled

Accusations in Les Corts

On Wednesday, 14 October, during the control session in Les Corts Valencianes, PSPV parliamentary spokesman José Muñoz accused Valencian president Juanfran Pérez Llorca of enriching himself and his family through urban-planning operations in Finestrat, the Alicante municipality he ran as mayor between 2015 and 2025. Muñoz asked him to say whether he could deny that the dossier's contents are false. The claims rest on an anonymous dossier, which Muñoz said is supported by documents from the Finestrat town hall and the Mercantile and Property Registries.

Muñoz pointed to a works award that Llorca reportedly signed as mayor on 17 May 2021, which he said produced a gain of 620,000 euros on land tied to the family. The plot on Benidorm avenue was bought by a company in which Llorca appears as joint attorney. A second case involves ten land-registry plots, six held by his company or family firms and four personal, linked to a general structural plan for Finestrat that has not yet been approved. Muñoz said the plan would rezone 80,000 square metres and could raise the family's land value by 4.1 million euros. He added that Llorca signed a consultative document on that plan on 5 November 2025, 22 days before being invested president of the Generalitat.

Llorca's reply

Llorca said he remains 'completely calm' and dismissed the accusations without giving explanations. He did not say that the facts reported in the dossier were false. Instead he turned the challenge back on the socialists, telling them to act if they believe an offence was committed.

“If you believe there has been any infringement, take it to the courts.”

Juanfran Pérez Llorca, president of the Generalitat Valenciana

Llorca said three weeks had passed without the PSPV taking any step. He also congratulated Muñoz on his place on the PSOE list for the general elections on 29 November, with a jibe about holding several jobs at once, and voiced doubts that the current spokesman would avoid the temptations he attributed to former minister José Luis Ábalos. Muñoz, for his part, said he could not congratulate Llorca on his reconfirmation in the post.

The Finestrat contract and David Serra

Public documents reviewed by elDiario.es show that Llorca signed in October 2023, as mayor of Finestrat, the award of the town's legal advisory contract to Estudi General Advocats i Assesor SLP, a firm with offices in València and Alicante. The contract is worth 232,000 euros including VAT and runs for four years. One of the firm's partners and attorneys, David Serra, a former PP regional lawmaker, was convicted in the Gürtel case of an electoral offence and falsification of a public document, with a sentence of three years and eight months in prison that he did not serve. Serra is also the lawyer for companies owned by Llorca's family.

On the objective criteria, which carried 50 of the 100 points, the firm placed fourth with 48.45 points, behind Decisio Consulting, Noguera Abogados y Asesores and the top scorer, Grupo Unive Servicios Jurídicos, which had the full 50. Muñoz said the firm moved into first place after the subjective evaluation and that it had handled the family's lawsuits. Muñoz insisted the documents are public records.

“They are not anonymous papers: official documents from the Finestrat town hall, the Mercantile Registry and the Property Registry say so.”

José Muñoz, PSPV parliamentary spokesman in Les Corts

Dossier status and what comes next

PSPV leader Diana Morant, who is also a minister, announced on social media that the dossier would be taken to the anti-corruption prosecutor. ABC reports that the announcement came about two weeks before 14 October, and as of that date nothing had been filed. PSPV sources told ABC they were still compiling the information in the dossier. La Razón reports that the dossier was reportedly delivered to the PP's national leadership, and separately says anti-corruption prosecutors archived documentation about entries to the World Cup final.

The next key date is the general election on 29 November. Compromís spokesman Joan Baldoví criticised the fact that the next plenary session will not take place until 11 November, close to the second anniversary of the dana flood disaster, which he said could allow the Consell to avoid questions about how the disaster was handled.

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Sources and context

  • eldiario.eson 14 Oct at 21:45Llorca awarded the Finestrat advisory contract to his family's lawyer despite ranking fourth in objective criteriaLlorca adjudicó el contrato de asesoría de Finestrat al abogado de su familia pese a quedar cuarto en los criterios objetivos · original in Spanish
  • EL PAÍSon 14 Oct at 11:55Socialists accuse Llorca of enriching his family when he was mayor and the president challenges them to report it to the prosecutor's officeLos socialistas acusan a Llorca de lucrar a su familia cuando era alcalde y el 'president' les reta a que lo denuncien ante fiscalía · original in Spanish
  • La Razónon 14 Oct at 10:52The PSPV relies on its electoral strategy to wear down Pérez Llorca with the dossier that it does not take to the Prosecutor's OfficeEl PSPV fía su estrategia electoral a desgastar a Pérez Llorca con el dosier que no lleva a la Fiscalía · original in Spanish
  • ABC TU DIARIO EN ESPAÑOLon 14 Oct at 10:27The PSOE accuses Llorca with an anonymous dossier that it still has not taken to the Prosecutor's OfficeEl PSOE acusa a Llorca con un dosier anónimo que sigue sin llevar a la Fiscalía · original in Spanish
Juanfran Pérez Llorca
President of the Generalitat Valenciana, accused of benefiting his family from urban-planning deals while mayor of Finestrat
José Muñoz
PSPV parliamentary spokesman in Les Corts who presented the accusations
Diana Morant
PSPV leader and minister who announced the dossier would be taken to prosecutors
José Luis Ábalos
Former minister referenced by Llorca as a cautionary example for the PSOE list

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Accusations in Les CortsAccusations in Les CortsLlorca's replyLlorca's replyThe Finestrat contract and David SerraThe Finestrat contract and David SerraDossier status and what comes nextDossier status and what comes next

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Government · Valencia and Finestrat

Llorca rejects PSPV dossier claims and dares socialists to take them to prosecutors

Valencian president Juanfran Pérez Llorca told Les Corts on Wednesday, 14 October, that he is 'completely calm' about an anonymous dossier alleging urban-planning gains for his family while he was mayor of Finestrat. The PSPV says the claims are backed by municipal and registry documents.

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