The leader of the PP and candidate for the Presidency of the Government, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has begun the campaign in Catalonia, laying claim to his track record in management and committing to promote an "audit of the plunder" to clarify "where each euro went and who took it".
"I come to offer something as elemental as a government that does not steal," Feijóo proclaimed at a rally held at the Municipal Sports Complex of Llefià, in Badalona, supported by the mayor and candidate for Congress for Badalona, Xavier García Albiol, and the president of the PPC, Alejandro Fernández. According to party data, around 3,500 people attended the event.
The PP candidate—interrupted on several occasions by the attendees with chants of "oa, oa, Feijóo to the Moncloa" or "president, president"—has denounced that Spain collects more taxes, bears a greater volume of public debt and has received more European funds than ever, while citizens perceive less.
"Where is the money of the Spanish people?"
In addition, he stressed that there are "worse services" and "above all, corruption." "Where is the money of the Spanish people?" he questioned, before reiterating that, if he reaches La Moncloa, it will be known "where each euro went and who took it".
"We will carry out an audit of the plunder to find out where each euro went and who took it. We will carry out an audit of decency to find out why the trains do not work, why the works have not been carried out, why housing has not been built, and why the Spanish people pay more and receive less," he emphasized to an attentive audience.
Feijóo, who contrasted management with "decadence," has assured that, if he wins the elections and governs, he will be "the president of everyone, without exception, without walls." "I only want to serve my country. Everyone. Whether they vote for us or not, whether they go on strike or not. We all have to serve it," he reiterated.
Catalonia, "decisive" for change in Spain
The PP leader explained that he wanted to open the campaign in Catalonia because he believes that this community must be "decisive" in political change in Spain. "I do not want a Catalonia that watches from the sidelines or is outside the change. I want a Catalonia that plays the leading role in the rebuilding of Spain," he said.
In this regard, he emphasized that the Spanish people as a whole value this community and want a Catalonia that is "open, prosperous and strong," recalling that in the past it "drew on Spain for decades" and was "the main engine" of the country.
"And I ask that Catalonia become again the main engine of the Spanish nation. Spain has to recover its self-esteem and Catalonia has been a source of pride for all Spaniards," he has stated, regretting that for years it has had as a "single theme" the 'procés'.
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