Abascal believes that it would be an "insult" for the Government to hold a funeral for the victims of Urda

The leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, has once again pointed out this Tuesday the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the Executive for the Urda train accident, in which 69 people died. Abascal considers that, like that of Adamuz, it was not an accident but a "political crime" caused by the abandonment of the railway network by the Government. That is why he believes that it would be an "insult" for the Executive to organize a funeral for the victims.

"We are not facing an accident, neither in Adamuz nor in Urda, we are facing a political crime and the responsibility lies with the Government," he said in an interview on Telecinco, where he attributed the collision of the two trains to the lack of investment in infrastructure and to "political" and "ideological" decisions that, in his opinion, have degraded the state of the railway network. It has also disgraced the Executive that he spoke of "human error" and "exposed" a worker.

Asked if he believes it is appropriate to organize a state funeral for the victims of the accident or if it would be a political use of the tragedy, Abascal has rejected that the Government is in a position to make that decision. "If it is organized by the same Government that is responsible, it seems that, more than a political use, it would be an insult," he said, while pointing out that, in his opinion, the way to respect the victims and their families is "not to see politicians around." "What they want is to say goodbye privately, without spectacles and without politicians' lamentations," he stated.

When it comes to demanding political responsibility for the tragedy, Abascal does not focus on the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, but directly on Sánchez, for having been the one who placed him in this position. "I don't know what is going to happen to the minister and I don't care. I want to know what is going to happen to Sánchez," he said, immediately calling for his resignation. "Sánchez is responsible for everything," he stressed, also adding that there "must" be criminal consequences.

Abascal has explained the reasons why, unlike the rest of the parties, Vox did not suspend its campaign events during the days of mourning decreed in the days after the accident. "Since when does mourning mean that we have to stop doing our work?" he asked. "I'm not celebrating, I'm touring Spain to denounce the degradation," he added.

The president of Vox considers that Spain needs a "complete audit" and, to this end, he has asked that Spaniards go to the polls on November 29 to "throw out the mafia", in reference to the Sánchez Government. Abascal has promised to "pull up the rug" if he reaches the Executive and has stressed that his first decision would be to "recover Ceuta" and adopt "immediate" measures to prevent a new avalanche from occurring. He has also advocated for the "remigration" of foreigners who are in an irregular situation and has asserted that "there is no need for more people to enter Spain."