The deputy of the Popular Party and number two of the candidacy for Madrid for the general elections on the upcoming November 29, Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, has accused the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, of fostering division among Spaniards and favoring the electoral growth of Vox to harm the PP. In an interview published this Sunday by El Mundo, the popular leader warned that if Alberto Núñez Feijóo manages to reach Moncloa, the left will not accept the electoral result and will resort to confrontation and violence. "Sánchez wants division, for Vox to rise so that the PP loses", Álvarez de Toledo assured, who has placed the defense of democracy and the mobilization of the electorate among the priorities of her party for the upcoming election.
The parliamentarian has maintained that the PSOE will resort to what she calls "civil warism" if it loses the elections and has accused the Executive of fueling a climate of political confrontation. In her opinion, the left will use strategies based on fear, hatred, and accusations of fraud to question a possible victory of the Popular Party, although she has not provided evidence to substantiate those intentions. Her statements come amid the electoral pre-campaign, when the main parties intensify their actions and messages ahead of 29N.
Álvarez de Toledo accuses Sánchez of wanting to "set the streets on fire"
During the interview, the popular leader insisted on her criticisms of Sánchez, whom she has politically held responsible for the climate of tension that, according to her interpretation, affects certain acts of right-wing parties. "Sánchez has lost the streets and now seeks to set them on fire", she stated, before accusing the president of the Government of encouraging violence against those who hold political positions different from those of the PSOE.
In this regard, Álvarez de Toledo pointed out that she knows of cases of right-wing leaders who face risks of aggression during their public events, a situation she contrasted with what, she claims, left-wing representatives experience. The deputy believes that these episodes are part of a scenario of increasing confrontation and has warned that the next Executive must guarantee the exercise of political freedoms regardless of the ideology of the citizens.
The number two of the PP in Madrid has also directed her criticisms against the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, for the application of the known as Grandchildren's Law, which facilitates access to Spanish nationality for certain descendants of Spaniards. Álvarez de Toledo has questioned the minister's management and has pointed to a possible disobedience to the Supreme Court, even warning that he could end up in court before taking his seat. This is a political accusation from the deputy, not a proven criminal responsibility.
The PP seeks to mobilize its voters ahead of the elections on November 29
The popular leader has also explained what her role will be during the electoral campaign and has assured that Feijóo has tasked her with driving the maximum possible mobilization in defense of Spain and freedom. Álvarez de Toledo has defended the need for citizens to participate in the elections and has presented the call for November 29 as an opportunity to open a new political stage.
In her opinion, the upcoming elections go beyond the election of a new Government, as she believes that the institutional future of the country is at stake. In this context, she has accused Sánchez of having promoted a transformation during his years in Moncloa that, according to her interpretation, has deteriorated the democratic quality of Spain. The deputy has described this stage as a process of transition from a full democracy to a failed democracy, an assessment that is part of her political discourse against the socialist Executive.
Álvarez de Toledo claims Feijóo in the face of Vox's growth
In relation to the electoral competition between PP and Vox, Álvarez de Toledo has defended the leadership of Alberto Núñez Feijóo and has rejected that the advance of the formation of Santiago Abascal should condition the strategy of the popular party. The deputy believes that the PP should focus on presenting its own political project and expanding its support among citizens who demand a change of Government.
The leader has claimed Feijóo as "the president that Spain needs" and has highlighted his political experience and his ability to lead the next Executive. With this message, Álvarez de Toledo has insisted on the importance of reinforcing the electoral support of the Popular Party and avoiding the dispersion of the vote among right-wing formations.
His statements come a little over a month before the general elections on November 29, in a scenario marked by the confrontations between PSOE, PP, and Vox and by the intensification of the pre-campaign speeches. Álvarez de Toledo has thus positioned electoral mobilization and the criticisms of Sánchez among the main axes of his public intervention, while reiterating his support for Feijóo as the candidate for the Presidency of the Government.