Feijóo assumes subordination to Vox despite Sánchez's “total collapse”

MadridIn an almost catastrophic tone, Alberto Núñez Feijóo has taken stock of 2025 politically, harshly criticizing Pedro Sánchez. Following what he believes has been the "total and complete collapse of the SanchismoThe leader of the People's Party is striving to end what he calls "the worst Spanish government in the history of democracy" and a "political and moral breakdown" that "erodes trust, social cohesion, and degrades democracy." To achieve this, he continues to accept the party's complete dependence on Vox, with whom the People's Party has reached an agreement. Feijóo reiterated that he will not shy away from negotiating and reaching "governance" agreements with Santiago Abascal if he fails to secure an absolute majority, and acknowledged that, in contrast to the People's Party, Vox is a "more radical right-wing" party. "Our cordon sanitaire is with Bildu, not with Vox," he insisted.

As solemnized the PP at the congress last July –and later He had to clarifyFeijóo has maintained that his "objective" is to govern alone—referring to a desire rather than an electoral commitment—and to reach "specific agreements" with Vox to approve, for example, the budget. At the same time, he has urged the far-right party to facilitate the investiture of María Guardiola in Extremadura and avoid a repeat election. The PP leader remains convinced that the results of the December 21 elections It is an "undeniable victory" for the Popular Party, which—in their opinion—has "substantially" reduced their dependence on Vox. However, Abascal's party maintains the same demands that Guardiola rejected and that led to the snap election. Now, Feijóo encourages Vox to reach an understanding and warns Abascal that failing to do so would be "disrespectful to the people" and "self-absorbed in his own partisan interests." To take stock of 2025, Feijóo wanted to list what he considers to be Pedro Sánchez's "ten failures," including "parliamentary weakness," the "inability to offer solutions" in housing, and the "unbecoming" electricity blackout for "a country." And, of course, he also mentioned... judicial siege surrounding the Spanish president and the avalanche of sexual harassment complaints that has occurred in recent weeks. "TheSanchismo"He wasn't corrupted by power, he came to power corrupted," he argued regarding the cases of alleged corruption. And he delved into the "failure" of the socialists in "protecting women," denouncing that the "greatest hypocrisy" of the Spanish government has been its "supposed commitment to women." "They have protected men more."

Supports the eviction of the B9 in Badalona

Alberto Núñez Feijóo has also spoken about the eviction of the B9 in Badalona —where there were more than 400 occupants, mostly undocumented migrants—and has endorsed the management of the situation by Xavier García Albiol: "He has tried to ensure that the law is upheld, and the law is being upheld," he declared. He also argued that "systematic non-compliance" with the law "is not a solution" and demanded that "social problems" be resolved with "social policies" and not with "illegal decisions."

Earlier, the PP leader criticized the Spanish government's "inhumane" immigration policy: "Sánchez has turned the distribution of migrant children into a bargaining chip with the PNV and Junts. Can one be more racist than using this issue as a supposed punishment for the regions governed by the People's Party?" he reproached.

Moncloa criticizes Feijóo's "obsession"

From the Spanish government, the Minister of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, Ángel Víctor Torres, was tasked with assessing Feijóo's performance. He criticized the PP, stating that "the only obsession" is to "bring down" Sánchez's government: "It's an opposition that doesn't build anything, it's permanent and destructive, it uses the same tactics." In a press conference from the Canary Islands, he reproached Feijóo for having "bought into the far-right's narrative out of survival and fear" and compared him to Abascal: "He only lacks the beard to look exactly like Vox."

Along the same lines, the Minister of the Presidency, Justice, and Relations with the Cortes, Félix Bolaños, criticized the PP leader's speech, saying it "will go down in history as apocalyptic catastrophism." Likewise, the Spanish government spokesperson, Elma Saiz, had previously insisted that the legislature will continue until 2026 even if the PSOE fails to pass a new national budget: "We have a long way to go," she argued. Feijóo also ends the year knowing that He will have to appear via videoconference on January 9th. before the judge in Catarroja who is investigating the Valencian government's handling of the DANA storm.