This Monday, Carlo Giacomo Angrisano -a native of Barcelona, son of an Italian father and a Catalan mother- decided to end his political commitment with the Popular Party, where he served as general secretary of New Generations.
According to him, his departure responds to long-standing disagreements on various issues, especially of an international nature, such as the possible capture of Nicolás Maduro by the US army or, of another kind, conversations with Catalan and Basque separatists or some institutional appointments resulting from agreements with the Socialist Party. But also, he adds, there is an unspeakable reason that causes him enormous pain.
Demócrata has had the opportunity to converse for several hours with this 29-year-old young man to try to clarify what has truly led him to abandon his political career.
A trajectory that began precisely in this political formation when, with just 15 years old, he went on his own to affiliate with one of the headquarters of the Popular Party of Catalonia, located on Urgell street in Barcelona. A stage that he now leaves behind, even going so far as to ask for the vote for Vox, as he recorded in a video disseminated on social networks.
During our conversation, Carlo Giacomo Angrisano assures he does not regret the step taken. He recognizes, however, that within the organization he maintains friendships, and states that this is the greatest personal capital he takes from these years.
An unconfessable reason and an accumulation of circumstances
Angrisano Girauta recognizes that, at the moment of making the decision, he did not maintain direct discrepancies with his party nor with the national leadership, which -according to him- was behaving “very well” with him. However, there was a turning point, "an unconfessable reason", which, coupled with a series of circumstances, triggered his departure.
The origin of that turning point dates back to a political disagreement, which occurred in the month of August, which months later changed the course of events and ended up precipitating his departure from the position of advisor in the European Parliament last December.
The former secretary general of New Generations does not intend to give a single sign of that event. He considers it to be a matter of greater scope. He has wanted, however, to respond to some of the information published in recent days since he presented his resignation.
To begin with, flatly denies having had any discussion with the president of New Generations, Bea Fanjul.
“I wouldn't say we were friends, but we have always maintained a cordial relationship. We have traveled together and we have campaigned in the Basque Country and in Catalonia. It's possible that after the Congress we had less of a relationship, but it was always a relationship of respect and professional,” he points out.
Furthermore -he elaborates in view of the published information-, "the only list with which Fanjul and I presented ourselves was by order of Pablo Casado and of Teodoro García Egea, whom by the way I will have seen three times -he defends-, so it is also false that I was a person of his clique", he states.
His/Her stage in Brussels
Angrisano denies that he resided in America while he worked as an advisor in Brussels.
"That is not true. The advisor's job is very demanding. I lived in Brussels with my wife; our daughter was born there. In December 2025 I made the decision to leave, always with the support of my wife. Therefore, it is impossible that I lived in America, as has been published," he assures.
“I understand -he adds in his conversation with Demócrata- that you can't be liked by everyone. And, if some preferred that I leave, perhaps now certain things that are being said will be explained”.
"Advisor or MEP"
Regarding the possibility of having aspired to a position on the lists for the European Parliament, he/she maintains that it was not a determining factor.
“What I had clear was that I wanted to go to Europe. I didn't want to be a national deputy, and being or not being an MEP was the least of it. What really interested me was working there. In fact, I haven't minded doing it as a technician. If the party wants to present my advisor position as a consolation prize, I think it's wrong, because besides, I earned more as an advisor than a deputy.”
Angrisano considers that in some cases “half-truths” have been spread. He also remembers that, due to his family origin, he sometimes aroused curiosity among colleagues.
“In general, many people didn't know me too well. Sometimes I heard comments like ‘that Italian’. But I don't give it more importance either: in politics, as in any human environment, comments always exist”.
After fourteen years in the Popular Party, he/she recognizes having lived all kinds of relationships.
“I have had time to discuss and also to reconcile with many people. In the end, they are human relationships. What happens is that now it seems that anyone who has had a relationship with me turns out to be suspicious”.
A personal decision
Given the insistence on the concrete reasons for his departure, Angrisano evidences that a moment came when he understood that he did not want to continue dedicating his time to the Popular Party.
In this context, he especially regrets some information that appeared about his personal life, in particularly that related to his wife.
“It has hurt me that my wife has been talked about, that her social media has been reproduced or that it is suggested that I live off her money. She comes from a normal family, without any kind of economic problems. But I assure you that it is not a millionaire family. She works, just like me. And, regarding me, I am an entrepreneur and I like business.”
Despite everything, he fondly remembers his time as an advisor in Brussels and the capacity for influence that a political and institutional scenario like the European one offers. He also recalls with some nostalgia his time at the head of the presidency of ESD, a responsibility that allowed him to travel and meet, among others, young Venezuelans who have suffered the repression of Nicolás Maduro's regime.
"I understand Feijóo"
Angrisano also recognizes the complexity of some recent political decisions.
“I understand -he points out- that Alberto Núñez Feijóo has had to manage complex issues, such as the Mercosur agreement or the response to farmers' concerns. These are decisions that are made in the heart of Europe and that have a great media impact. It is not an easy task”.
Without contacts with Vox
In the final stretch of the conversation, conducted by video call via WhatsApp, the former secretary general of Nuevas Generaciones assures that he has not maintained contact with the leadership of Vox.
“Neither Vox -at least until the close of this edition- has called me after learning of my resignation and after saying that I am going to ask for the vote for Vox”, states.
Yes he/she recognizes, however, that when he/she made the decision to leave Brussels and, months later, to leave the Popular Party, he/she commented it with a person from his/her circle linked to Vox, although he/she clarifies that it is not an affiliate.
Regarding the chosen date to announce his departure, coinciding with the electoral context in Castilla y León, Angrisano downplays the issue. “In Spain we are practically always in an electoral period. That's why I think the date would have made no difference. So I think, that if I was really so bad for the PP, the simplest thing would have been not to echo my resignation and problem solved”, he concludes.