The leader of the Popular Party (PP) and candidate for the Presidency of the Government, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, described this Wednesday as a "failure" the "preventive" strike called by the unions, whom he accused of acting "against the opposition" and of turning the protest into a "camouflaged electoral campaign act".
In an interview on the program 'El Hormiguero' on Antena 3, reported by Europa Press, Feijóo maintained that, in his opinion, in the public services he observed, especially in health and education, "the success of the strike is clearly a failure." "With all due respect, at least in the public services I have seen, in health and education, the success of the strike is clearly a failure," he stated.
"A historical error by the unions"
The president of the PP insisted that he had already warned that this call was a "mistake", and recalled that, after the Urda accident (Toledo), in which 69 people died, he reiterated that it made no "sense" to maintain it, in a context where a state funeral was held this Tuesday.
Feijóo argued that there may be reasons for a strike due to loss of purchasing power, the housing situation, or corruption, but not to promote a "preventive strike" against the opposition. "This is a simulated pre-election campaign act and this is a historical error by the unions," he stated.
Furthermore, he warned the head of the Executive that on November 29 "there is no strike" and that it will be at the polls where citizens express their opinion. He also questioned the videos disseminated by the Government to encourage support for the protest, while pointing out that "people are much more intelligent than some citizens and politicians believe."
Feijóo denounces the aggression against two militants in Barakaldo
The president of the PP also referred to the episodes of violence and disturbances recorded during the day, especially the aggression suffered at the party's headquarters in Barakaldo (Vizcaya) by two young members of Nuevas Generaciones, attacked by a group of hooded individuals shouting "fascists".
"I have just spoken with Miguel and Daniel, who are in the hospital. And they have my commitment: Not one step back against the violent," Feijóo wrote on the social network X, in a message reported by Europa Press. Afterwards, he addressed the promoters of the strike and those who supported it to demand a public condemnation. "I hope that the parties and unions that have encouraged this shame condemn it," he said.
Feijóo also reiterated that the PP will not take "one step back against the violent, the criminals, and the intolerant" and insisted, on several occasions, that his party will not yield "to those who do not accept defeat."
The complaint of the PP of Vizcaya
The PP of Vizcaya denounced the aggression against its two members in a statement detailing that the events occurred around 6:00 p.m. According to the party, a group of hooded individuals threw an electric water heater against the glass of the headquarters, which ended up broken.
When the two young people went outside to check what had happened, the aggressors hit them several times and insulted them, calling them, among other things, "fascists". The Ertzaintza immediately went to the scene of the aggression, and the two young people filed the corresponding complaint.
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