Nerves in the PP: it orders a review of all resumes in parliament

BarcelonaThe scandal of the former vice-secretary and former deputy of the PP Noelia Núñez, who resigned after falsifying his CV with a string of qualifications he didn't have, has provoked a frantic reaction from the party, which is seeking to nip any similar cases in the bud. Although the state leadership is refusing to confirm a direct order from him or from the party leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, CV reviews have been taking place in Congress, as has been reported. The World And the ARA has confirmed it. But not only that, this order has been passed on to the autonomous regions, meaning that Catalonia will also be affected by this extreme rigor being imposed. This harsh strategy hasn't entirely convinced several voices because it could backfire at any moment: "A grain too much," comments one source, while another maintains that this extreme reaction could produce very uncertain results.

In other words, the 137 deputies in Congress have been tasked with reviewing their official biographical information to see if they have problems, errors, or literal lies, but also the 15 from Catalonia and the other autonomous regions. With this backlash, the PP hasn't avoided the confusion or nerves that this sudden failure may have caused, although it is an operation to demonstrate distance from the PSOE, which Feijóo, and also Núñez in their recent multiple interviews, summed up with one phrase: "We're not like them." All this amid the bitter battle over resumes between the Popular Party and the Socialists. While Transport Minister Óscar Puente, who started uncovering Núñez's resumes, continues to inflate other potential suspects, the PP has also targeted three names for their resumes: Puente himself, the Spanish government's delegate in the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé, and the spokesperson.

The fact is that the three cases have different elements than that of Núñez, who lied on her official resume and had multiple versions on other websites. Puente is singled out for a master's degree in political management from the Jaime Vera Foundation, linked to the PSOE and which has been disparaged as a "boosted" course to sell itself as a master's degree, while the minister defends the qualification, which is true. In Bernabé's case, he's accused of lying on his LinkedIn profile by listing his degree in Hispanic Philology as his education, without specifying that he didn't complete it; and López is criticized for stating that he has "studies in engineering" when he hasn't. But such a high level of demand has caused anxiety because internally it's clear that there may be many cases of Popular Party leaders who may have stated that they have "studies in" when they haven't completed them, or who have had their LinkedIn profiles with errors of precision.

It's unknown how this will end.

This could have a boomerang effect, and any changes by the deputies will be closely scrutinized. Puente himself has pointed out changes to the resume of the PP's general secretary, Miguel Tellado, since the first version stated that he had been a journalist, something that has disappeared from the latest. However, he himself clarified to X that despite having a degree in political science, he has worked as a journalist and press officer. The party led by deputy Beatriz Fanjul also passed Puente's test, which captured the change from "studied business administration and management" to "has studies in." Likewise, the mayor of Benidorm and president of the Alicante Provincial Council, Antonio Pérez, pointed to "studies in" labor relations, and the Valencian opposition focused on president Carlos Mazón, who claims to be a "lawyer" when he is not a member of the bar association, although he did have a law degree. The case is causing a stir among parties, but also within the PP, since the use of "studies in" when the study has not been completed is a widespread practice among many deputies, including those from the PP, in Spain and in Catalonia.