Both formations have stated that they will present allegations and exhaust all legal avenues to prevent its definitive approval. The campaign launched by both parties against the modification has already gathered over 2,000 endorsements in one week.

The socialist spokesperson, Edu Barberà, recalled that the first regulation was approved in 1996 with the support of all political forces, and that in 2008 it was expanded to favor the use of Valencian in local administration. He emphasized that between 2015 and 2023 “no linguistic conflict occurred” and that the Vinaròs City Council has normally served citizens in both Valencian and Castilian, and even in other languages.

For this reason, Barberà accuses the current government of “manufacturing an artificial controversy” which, in his opinion, only contributes to the “deterioration of Valencian.” He also criticized the PP and PVI for “bowing to the demands of Vox,” and particularly lamented the stance of the mayor, María Dolores Miralles (PVI), whom he accuses of supporting the reform “solely to remain in power.”

For her part, the representative of Compromís, Paula Cerdà, described the report by the Linguistic Normalization technician as “devastating” and maintained that the reform could violate article 3 of the Constitution, article 6 of the Statute of Autonomy, and the Law on the Use and Teaching of Valencian.

Cerdà insisted that “in the last eight years there has been no linguistic conflict” in the council and that citizens' rights in both official languages have been guaranteed. Likewise, she urged the mayor to submit the issue to a popular consultation to ascertain the opinion of the residents of Vinaròs.

Finally, both PSPV-PSOE and Compromís have warned that, if they govern after the next legislature, they will repeal this regulatory reform “from the very first minute.”