The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida has placed Alberto Núñez Feijóo in the race for La Moncloa and not only as the PP candidate, by assuring that during his television appearance he saw in the popular leader "a President of the Government". The mayor of Madrid made these statements from the Comprehensive Security and Emergency Training Center (Cifse), on the eve of the start of the Madrid PP's election campaign in Cibeles.
The mayor praised Feijóo's political profile, to whom he attributes "seriousness, rigor and management", and defended that he has the capacity to respond to the issues that concern citizens and offer solutions.
Almeida sees a future President of the Government in Feijóo
The mayor referred to the participation of the PP leader in 'El Hormiguero', where, according to his assessment, he was able to confirm that Feijóo is "a solid person" who knows Spain's problems and has "the precise diagnosis and solutions". Almeida also highlighted that the popular leader "does not escape or flee from any question" and contrasted his way of doing politics with that of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. "Someone who gives us solutions and not solutions for himself, which is what we have with Pedro Sánchez", he stated.
The statements come on the same day that the PP of Madrid will hold its campaign kick-off event in the Crystal Gallery of the Palacio de Cibeles. The meeting will be attended by Almeida himself, the regional and party president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the number two on the list for Congress for Madrid, Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, and the candidate for the Senate, Pedro Rollán.
Regarding the choice of location, the mayor defended that it represents "a message to all Madrid residents because everyone fits in the Cibeles house". He also recalled that it is the headquarters of the City Council and the municipal Corporation, where the citizens of the capital are represented.
Almeida questions Óscar Puente's continuity in Congress
Almeida has also taken advantage of his statements to lash out at former Minister of Transport Óscar Puente for continuing in the Permanent Deputation of Congress, despite the fact that, as the mayor pointed out, he had announced that he would leave politics. "What kind of political responsibility, what a mockery and what an offense on the part of the Government will it not be that he is part of the Permanent Deputation at this moment and that he has not resigned from his seat as a deputy?", he questioned.
The Madrid mayor has also focused on Puente's political future and has suggested that, if he is elected by Valladolid, he will collect his deputy's seat, a decision that, in his opinion, would be presented as supported by the citizens of that province.
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