The Popular Party has already opened the electoral pre-campaign ahead of the meeting on November 29 and has done so with an event in Madrid in which the candidate Alberto Núñez Feijóo has not hesitated to put his finger on one of the corruption cases that haunt the PSOE, specifically that of the so-called sewers, and the alleged plot to threaten Judge Beatriz Biedma, investigator of the case of Pedro Sánchez's brother.
At an event held at IFEMA Madrid, surrounded by some of the PP barons and former presidents such as Mariano Rajoy and José María Aznar, Feijóo questioned Sánchez to reveal "who from the Socialist Party gave the order to get rid of the judge who was investigating his brother."
The opposition leader stated at the rally that it would be the only thing he was going to say about the President of the Government: "I am not going to talk about him, because Spain needs a future and he has to be the past."
However, he did refer to the possible relations of the PSOE with the Extremaduran clan of the Rochos to intimidate the judge who was investigating Sánchez's brother, David, who was convicted by the Badajoz Provincial Court. "It is a democratic question and you have the obligation to answer," Feijóo added.
The leader of the Popular Party took the opportunity to show his government model ahead of the elections. Thus, he has stated that he offers a "serene, but forceful change" in Spain if he manages to govern, and that he will lead the country "with the truth first" and that he will "never" leave the Spaniards "stranded."
"I don't come from saunas or sewers, I come from management, from presenting and balancing budgets, from supporting public services, from showing my face in good times and especially in difficult ones," said Feijóo, recalling his past as president of the Xunta de Galicia.
For this reason, the Galician politician says that he knows "what it means to govern and what it costs", that he is aware of what the Spanish expect of him and that he will meet their expectations.
"Spain needs to open a new time and we are going to open it. We are going to rebuild our institutions so that no one ever thinks that power is above the rules again. No one and neither do we. Let it be clear, power is not above the rules in any democracy, no matter who it affects," Feijóo said in his speech.
The Galician politician has promised that he will not "divide the Spanish people between mine and my enemies" and stressed that he is guided by guiding principles such as "order, security and prosperity."
In his speech, Feijóo said that he will seek the vote of those who have never voted for the PP, because "above all, he is the one who must be listened to." "I am not proposing a simple alternation, let it be clear. Spain needs to review the rules, strengthen the institutions and open a new time," he said, and insisted that he will govern with "the truth first", without selling out, "showing his face".
"Spain needs direction and that requires more than replacing one government with another, it requires reviewing the rules, recovering the counterweights, strengthening the institutions and returning to the Spanish people the certainty that the State is at the service of all," Feijóo recalled during his speech.
"Spain needs to open a new time and we are going to open it. We are going to rebuild our institutions so that no one ever thinks that power is above the rules. No one and neither do we. Let it be clear, power is not above the rules in any democracy, no matter who it affects," he insisted.
He has also made reference to the economy and has been in favor of not punishing the efforts of Spaniards with taxes and "unfair burdens." Also "so that public services work when they are needed most."
"We are going to rebuild our security so that the borders are respected and so that the laws are applied... And I tell you that I am going to do it with the truth first, with clear accounts and with respect for those who do not vote for us," said the president of the PP.
Furthermore, Feijóo has promised that if he reaches Moncloa, "I am not going to divide citizens between mine and enemies. I am not going to ask anyone who they voted for last time."
"To compete I don't have to manipulate, to win I don't have to sell out and to govern I won't have to lie," said Feijóo, who recalled that the PP is "a project of people who make an effort and who don't want to pretend, but want to do." "We are going to give everything," he promised, asking his militants to "multiply" during the 50 days remaining until the elections.
Ayuso: "Sánchez is going to try to cheat"
Before Feijóo's intervention, the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, also spoke. The Madrid politician has expressed her fears that the PSOE could carry out "cheats" in the elections in 50 days, specifically in voting by mail.
"What happened in the 2023 elections when we won the elections again? What happened then? How many people asked to vote by mail on a date chosen treacherously and the vote did not arrive, it arrived late? Everyone knows of cases. How many complaints have there been in Spain?" Díaz Ayuso asked himself.
The Madrid president has not hesitated to describe as "lukewarm" those who criticize her for warning of possible cheating in voting by mail and has insisted that "Sánchez is clearly going to try to do all the cheating she can." "They know very well that under equal conditions at the polls they have nothing to do," he said.
For this reason, Ayuso has urged Spaniards to "open their eyes" because, in his words, Pedro Sánchez's Executive has tried to "break the rules of the game" and "inflate censuses" with the law on grandchildren and the regularization of immigrants.
Almeida: "There is more dignity in the Rochos than in Ferraz"
The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, has also intervened, predicting a "dirty" electoral campaign, since "there is more dignity in the Rochos than in Ferraz", also in reference to the scandal surrounding the case of Pedro Sánchez's brother.
