Feijóo rushes the closure of the PP lists for the 29N: these are the 52 heads of candidacy

The PP faces the last hours to register its candidacies for the 29N with Alberto Núñez Feijóo as the head of the list for Madrid and a renewal of 31 of the 52 number ones compared to the general elections of 2023. The published polls place the popular party as the first force in the elections on the upcoming November 29, although the final distribution of seats and the composition of the future Congress remain open.

Feijóo presented on Sunday in Salamanca the heads of the list for the 52 electoral constituencies. The event, held alongside the president of Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, served to stage a renewal that reaches nearly 60% of the candidacies and combines national leaders, regional officials, and representatives from the municipal sphere.

The deadline to register the lists before the provincial electoral boards ends this Monday at midnight. The popular leadership gathers at 11:00 the leaders who still need to resolve the last details of their candidacies, on a day when Madrid concentrates part of the attention due to the uncertainty about the top positions.

The 52 heads of the list of the PP for the 29N

The PP maintains 21 heads of the list compared to the elections of 2023 and changes 31. The renewal reaches nearly six out of ten candidacies and has a special impact in Catalonia, the Basque Country, Andalusia, and the Valencian Community.

The list of candidates announced by the party is distributed by constituencies as follows:

Andalusia

• Almería: Carmen Crespo.

• Cádiz: María José García-Pelayo.

• Córdoba: Lorena Guerra.

• Granada: Jorge Saavedra.

• Huelva: Pilar Miranda.

• Jaén: Luis Mariano Camacho.

• Málaga: Elías Bendodo.

• Sevilla: Juan Bravo.

Aragón

• Huesca: Ana Alós.

• Teruel: Alberto Herrero.

• Zaragoza: Rocío Dívar.

Asturias and Cantabria

• Asturias: Ángela Pumariega.

• Cantabria: Isabel Urrutia.

Balearic Islands and Canary Islands

• Balearic Islands: José Vicente Marí.

• Las Palmas: Sergio Ramos.

• Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Gustavo González de Vega.

Castilla-La Mancha

• Albacete: Francisco Navarro.

• Ciudad Real: Carmen Fúnez.

• Cuenca: Raquel Oliver.

• Guadalajara: Itziar Asenjo.

• Toledo: Carlos Velázquez.

Castilla y León

• Ávila: Héctor Palencia.

• Burgos: Ángel Ibáñez.

• León: Ester Muñoz.

• Palencia: Milagros Marcos.

• Salamanca: Carmen Seguín Kattán.

• Segovia: Pablo Pérez.

• Soria: Tomás Cabezón.

• Valladolid: María Pardo.

• Zamora: Montserrat Chimeno.

Catalonia

• Barcelona: Xavier García Albiol.

• Girona: Diana Moya.

• Lleida: Roger Melero.

• Tarragona: Mónica Landete.

Valencian Community

• Alicante: Macarena Montesinos.

• Castellón: Elena Albalat.

• Valencia: María José Catalá.

Extremadura

• Badajoz: Teresa Tortonda.

• Cáceres: Cristina Teniente.

Galicia

• A Coruña: Miguel Tellado.

• Lugo: Francisco Conde.

• Ourense: Ana Vázquez.

• Pontevedra: Julio García Comesaña.

Madrid and Murcia

• Madrid: Alberto Núñez Feijóo.

• Murcia: Mirian Guardiola.

Navarra

• Navarra: the candidacy is presented in coalition with UPN, with Leticia San Martín and Sergio Sayas in the top positions.

Basque Country

• Álava: Iñaki Oyarzábal.

• Bizkaia: Esther Martínez.

• Gipuzkoa: Jon Echeverría.

La Rioja, Ceuta and Melilla

• La Rioja: Cuca Gamarra.

• Ceuta: Rafael Martínez-Peñalver.

• Melilla: Sofía Acedo.

A renewal close to 60%, with municipal and autonomous weight

The renewal of 31 heads of list responds to a combination of territorial changes and changes in the composition of the candidacies. The PP incorporates mayors, councilors, and regional leaders, with the intention of giving prominence to profiles with management experience.

Among the most visible incorporations are María José Catalá, mayor of Valencia; Xavier García Albiol, mayor of Badalona; and Ángela Pumariega, deputy mayor of Gijón and Olympic sailing champion. New names also enter in the four Catalan provinces and in the three constituencies of the Basque Country.

In Galicia, the general secretary of the PP, Miguel Tellado, will head the list for A Coruña, while Francisco Conde will do so for Lugo, Ana Vázquez for Ourense, and Julio García Comesaña for Pontevedra. In Andalusia, the only heads of list that repeat from 2023 are Elías Bendodo, for Málaga, and Juan Bravo, for Sevilla.

The renewal also reaches Castilla-La Mancha, where Carmen Fúnez repeats for Ciudad Real and Carlos Velázquez joins for Toledo, Francisco Navarro for Albacete, Raquel Oliver for Cuenca, and Itziar Asenjo for Guadalajara. In Extremadura, Cristina Teniente maintains the first position for Cáceres and Teresa Tortonda will head the candidacy for Badajoz.

Madrid, the unknown about the starting positions

Madrid is one of the main focal points of attention in the closing of the lists. Feijóo will again head the candidacy, but the order of the top positions and the real possibilities of obtaining a seat keep the interest in the final composition of the ballot.

In 2023, the PP obtained 15 deputies in the Madrid constituency, with position 14 as a reference to delimit the starting positions. For the 29N, that cutoff is up in the air, according to some polls, in a scenario where the distribution of votes among PP, Vox, and the rest of the parties can modify the allocation of seats.

Among the names that will accompany Feijóo are Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, Borja Sémper and Alma Ezcurra. The placement of candidates in the top positions is relevant to determine their chances of entering Congress, although the final number of deputies that each party will obtain will not be known until the electoral count.

The published polls place the PP as the leading force ahead of the general elections. In any case, the result will also depend on the provincial distribution of seats and the support that the parties can gather after November 29.

The closure of the candidacies this Monday will allow knowing the final composition of the lists presented by the PP. The candidacies must be published in the Official State Bulletin and then go through the proclamation process provided in the electoral calendar.

In addition, this Monday or early Tuesday, the scope of the agreement between PP and Vox to go together to the Senate will be known.