The national spokesperson for Economy, Energy and Deregulation of Vox, José María Figaredo, has traveled this Sunday to A Coruña and, from the Praza de María Pita, has once again underscored that his party is playing for the last seat in the province against the BNG, which he has accused of "organizing violent protests" to "intimidate" the electorate.
At previous Vox events in the city, such as those led by Santiago Abascal or Jorge Buxadé, the presence of anti-fascist groups led to protests and, in Abascal’s case, to police charges and altercations. In contrast with that situation, and in the absence of incidents, Figaredo joked: "Since today is Sunday, it’s possible the violent ones are sleeping."
The Vox leader has traveled to the province, where the party concentrates part of its campaign in Galicia, to hold meetings in Cee and Fisterra with representatives from the fishing sector and to "understand" firsthand their difficulties. In his view, this productive sector has been "betrayed by those who have been governing in Spain for the past 40 years," in reference to virtually all the executives of the democratic era.
Among the factors that, as he indicated, weigh down the sector, he mentioned regulations on offshore wind, the competition from imported products, and so-called "abusive" quotas set by Brussels, which, in his opinion, are "killing" the activity.
"And all of that Vox wants to change," he assured. Immediately after, he reiterated that the last seat for A Coruña is decided between his party and the BNG and he insisted: "Whoever has doubts should know that." Thus, he contrasted the figure of his top candidate, Manuel Fuentes, "ready to fight for the countryside and the sea" --as he said--, "against those who have gone 40 years without doing absolutely anything."
"It’s possible the violent ones are sleeping"
Figaredo was accompanied by something more than two dozen supporters and without any concentrations against him, unlike what happened during the visits by Abascal and Buxadé. However, a van of the Policía Nacional remained parked in the Praza de María Pita before and after the until-now Vox deputy attended to journalists and party members.
When asked by the media about the lack of protests and about its campaign balance in Galicia, he has blamed the BNG for the mobilizations and has accused it of using “all its means” to prevent Vox from gaining representation by A Coruña in Congress. To date, the party has not managed to win seats in the national Parliament for the Galician community.
“The BNG is making all the efforts it can to organize violent mobilizations, to intimidate those who might be able to decide their vote freely, to intimidate all those people who might want to collaborate in the campaign and instill fear, as I say, so that people don’t support Vox,” he has denounced.
After these criticisms, he has defended that Vox’s rallies seek to make its “voice” reach “without manipulation,” which is why he has guaranteed that they will go “to the very last corner of Galicia.” “The idea is that everyone can hear us; and, since today is Sunday, it is possible that the violent ones are still sleeping, of course,” he concluded.
Vox intensifies its campaign in the A Coruña province
In the last few weeks, Vox leaders have increased their activity in A Coruña -- and also in Pontevedra, although to a lesser extent -- because it is the Galician constituency where, according to polls, the party would have more options of winning a seat, in dispute precisely with the BNG.
In addition to the Figaredo event, on Saturday afternoon Vox’s national spokesperson for Familia, Ainhoa García, held in A Coruña a meeting with members of the Asociación Gallega de Familias Numerosas (Afagan), accompanied by the top candidates for the Congress and Senate, Manuel Fuentes and Óscar Rodríguez Pino.