Juan Bravo, the PP (Partido Popular) national deputy secretary for Economy, analyzed this Saturday in Melilla the first major televised debate of the election campaign, in which he faced representatives of other political forces: Carlos Cuerpo (PSOE), José María Figaredo (Vox) and Pablo Bustinduy (Frente Amplio).
In response to questions from the media, Juan Bravo has argued that members of the current Government, the ministers Carlos Cuerpo and Pablo Bustinduy, devoted much of their interventions to trying to discredit the proposals of the Partido Popular and to spreading concern among the public, rather than focusing on explaining their own measures. "We have seen how they wanted to generate fear and we demonstrate to them that the only ones who should be feared are them," the Popular leader emphasized.
In his assessment of the debate, Bravo has put forward the existence of two confronting political models: on the one hand, the one he identifies with the continuation of the current Executive and, on the other, the change alternative offered by the PP, supported by detailed proposals in areas such as housing, tax policy and infrastructure. "The only thing that was on the table was what we were going to do, what amounts we were talking about, how we were going to do it. That was the Partido Popular," he indicated, reproaching his opponents for "spending their time questioning Popular measures instead of presenting their own project."
The deputy secretary for Economy has highlighted that the debate took place "from moderation and without the need to raise the tone of voice or resort to interruptions or disqualifications." He also stressed that his party "published on its website the data and arguments presented during the meeting so that citizens could verify their truthfulness."
Bravo also referred to issues related to the countryside and peonadas, recalling that "the legislation itself contemplates the possibility of reducing them" and consequently questioning the alarm messages that, as he has denounced, were launched by the representatives of the Government.
The Popular official expressed his thanks to the citizens who followed the debate on Friday night and reiterated that "the project led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo represents a necessary alternative for regaining political management."
Within this framework, he has linked the state debate to the reality of Melilla and has highlighted the management model of the president of the Autonomous City, Juan José Imbroda, to whom he has attributed "25 years of work and development", with initiatives in the commercial, residential, and sports spheres. "That is what you want us to do," Bravo has said, who has stated that, if the PP were to reach the central Government, "it would recover the State's investor presence in Melilla".