The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar Puente, has assured this Tuesday that the right is "desperate to turn the campaign" of the elections on November 29 towards the recent disturbances that have occurred in cities like Barcelona or Bilbao.
Puente made these statements during an event at the Club Siglo XXI, where he emphasized that, until now, the open debates in the pre-campaign have focused on issues such as labor absences or housing, and "not because of the left's fault."
In his opinion, the right has concluded that "this does not suit them" and, for that reason, would be trying to shift the public discussion towards the episodes of violence that are being recorded both in Spain and in other European countries.
When asked who might be promoting these vandalistic acts, the minister responded: "I do not know who is behind it, I only know who intends to take advantage of it or who it may benefit."
In this context, Puente has firmly condemned the altercations. "I do not believe that violence is the solution to anything, and less so in a democratic country where we also have elections on November 29," he emphasized, reminding that those who "are not comfortable" can "put the ballot in the ballot box" and express with their vote "what country they want."
At the same time, he pointed out that PP and Vox are "free" to design their strategy for 29N as they see fit, although he maintains that those of Alberto Núñez Feijóo are making a "serious mistake" by sealing alliances with the party of Santiago Abascal, such as the pact to run together for the Senate.
According to Puente, the PP does not care "at all" if it needs to add Vox, because its priority is "to form a government," an attitude that, in his opinion, pushes right-wing voters to "give in to temptation" and choose to directly hand their ballot to Abascal.
"That is going to be very costly for the PP," the minister has predicted, reiterating that the conservative electorate "likes Santiago Abascal more than Alberto Núñez Feijóo."