The president of PP and candidate for La Moncloa, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has defined this Wednesday as a "failure" the "preventive" strike called by the unions "against the opposition", considering that, in reality, it has been "a disguised act of an election campaign". At the same time, he has denounced the assault suffered by two PP members in Barakaldo (Vizcaya) and has called on the trade union centrals and political parties to condemn it explicitly.
"With all due respect, at least in the public services that I have seen, in health care and in education, the success of the strike is clearly that it has been a failure", Feijóo has assured in an interview on the program 'El Hormiguero' on Antena 3, which was reported by Europa Press.
The popular leader has recalled that he already warned the organizations calling it that it was a "mistake" and that they should not go ahead. He has added that, after the accident in Urda (Toledo), with the death of 69 people, he again stated that it made "no sense" to maintain the call, emphasizing that this Tuesday a State funeral was held.
"A historical error by the unions"
Feijóo has defended that a strike can be raised in the face of the loss of purchasing power, with a Government that "has raised taxes more than anyone", due to the housing situation that, in his view, has been generated by the PSOE and Sumar Executive, or due to "widespread corruption by the Government", but not a "preventive strike" directed against the opposition.
"This is a simulated act of an election pre-campaign and this is a historical error by the unions", he has stated, warning the head of the Executive that on November 29 "there is no strike" and that then it will be seen "what the Spanish really think" at the ballot box.
In response to the videos released from the Government encouraging people to back the strike, Feijóo has said that he does not share that attitude and has emphasized that "people are much more intelligent than some citizens and politicians think".
"Not one step back against the violent"
The PP leader has also spoken about the incidents and episodes of violence recorded during the day. In particular, he has condemned the assault suffered at the party headquarters in Barakaldo by two young people from Nuevas Generaciones, attacked by a group of hooded individuals shouting "fascists".
"I have just spoken with Miguel and Daniel, who are in the hospital. And they have my commitment: Not one step back in the face of the violent," the PP president said in a message on 'X', which was reported by Europa Press.
Next, he addressed those who called for the general strike and those who have supported it. "I hope that the parties and unions that have encouraged this shame will condemn it," he said, reiterating that the PP will not give "not one step back in the face of the violent, the criminals and the intolerant." "Not one step back for those who do not accept defeat. Not one step back," he insisted.
The PP in Biscay has filed the complaint for the assault on its two members. As the group explained in a statement, the events occurred around 18:00, when several hooded individuals threw an electric water heater against the glass of the headquarters, causing it to shatter.
When the two young men came out to check what had happened, the attackers struck them repeatedly and hurled insults at them, including "fascists". The Ertzaintza immediately went to the scene and the two militants filed the corresponding complaint.