Felipe González has said that he will vote blank if Pedro Sánchez is once again the PSOE candidate and the right-wing newspapers dedicate lyrical panegyrics to him and throw colorful confetti on the former Spanish president. A column in Abc portrays him as "the man who refounded the PSOE, modernized it after Franco's death and led it to govern for thirteen years" and describes him as a "figure of an almost totemic halo". In El Mundo they speak of "the political normality that González, Aznar, Zapatero and Rajoy starred in" and, regarding the criticisms he has received, they write: "All this is held against a 84-year-old man who embodies the history of Spain of the last decades". Even Jorge Fernández Díaz, in La Razón, underlines his leadership in the party and his longevity as head of the executive. Felipe will vote blank, but the right-wing newspapers have also been left blank, who suddenly seem to have forgotten what their discourse was during the socialist leader's last term. The GAL, the 800,000 promised jobs that never materialized, the close ties of his protégé Alfonso Guerra, systemic corruption, Roldán, Filesa, Ibercorp. The secret funds. Media outlets that sang in unison with Aznar his famous ¡Váyanse, señor González!, now exclaim "Guapo!" as he passes and laugh at all his jokes.
It is the irony of resentment, because no matter how much the cave tries to restore to its pedestal the one they tried so hard to bring down, the socialist voter of 2026 will hardly pay attention to a figure closer to Mr. Scrooge than to a current political asset. Incapable of realizing his devaluation, if Felipe González really wants to sink Sánchez, the best thing he can do is shut up, instead of feeding the victimhood that works so well for the current president. The recipe would be: Xxxxt! Anyway, it doesn't matter anymore for a compañero.
