Feijóo has chosen Badalona to open the PP's campaign in Catalonia this November 12 and has placed Xavier García Albiol, mayor with an absolute majority, as the main endorsement of his project in the community. The start seeks to turn that municipal result into a political example, while the popular party tries to gain weight in elections in which Catalonia distributes 48 seats.
Badalona as a showcase and Albiol as a reference
The president of the PP has inaugurated the campaign in Badalona together with Albiol and the president of the Catalan PP, Alejandro Fernández, in an event designed to project territorial strength. The party presents the Badalona councilor as proof that its offer can grow in Catalonia, although for now the electoral objective remains broader than a single municipality.
The popular party starts from six seats obtained in the 2023 general elections and aspires to improve that record and achieve representation in all four provinces. In parallel, the party wants to give prominence to immigration during the campaign, with Albiol as one of its main references in this area.
Meanwhile, the PP also plans to establish housing as a political pressure axis in Catalonia, along with security and immigration, at the start of a campaign with the slogan "The necessary change".
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Security after the riots and tougher messages
Hours before the rally, Feijóo met in Girona with police and Civil Guard unions and associations and promised to recognize both forces as a high-risk profession. The meeting served to toughen the tone on public safety, but this commitment comes after the altercations recorded during Wednesday's general strike, especially in Catalonia, where Barcelona accounted for more than fifty arrests.
The leader of the PP also proposes to toughen penalties for violent disorder, reinstate the aggravating factor for acting with a hidden face, and multiply fines for vandalism by five, up to 3,000 euros. To this package, he adds the fight against repeat offenses and squatting.
Feijóo's agenda is not limited to Badalona: he also plans to visit Lleida and participate in a central rally in Barcelona. For now, these events mark the next phase of a campaign in which the PP tries to establish security, immigration, and housing as axes of political pressure in Catalonia.
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