Alegría focused her speech on pensions and housing, two “worthy causes that we must continue fighting for.” She said that with a progressive government, pensions will be “public, come what may,” and recalled what, in her view, almost 300,000 pensioners in Aragón endured when the PP was in government. Regarding housing, she acknowledged that “steps have been taken,” but said more must be done. She defended the first housing law in history and accused PP-led regions of failing to apply it due to “ideological sectarianism.”
CRITICISM OF AZCÓN
The Socialist leader also criticized the president of Aragón, Jorge Azcón, accusing him of “going on and on” about the homes he plans to build, despite the fact that, according to her figures, the number has not reached 700. Regarding the PP and Vox, whom she described as “perfectly indistinguishable,” she said they have made rage their way of doing politics and responded: “let them keep raging,” because the Socialists want to “continue governing and improving people’s lives.”
Alegría also reviewed the rights won through street protests and turned into law by Socialist governments, from equality to marriage equality, and praised Sánchez as a “courageous” president for his support for recognizing Palestine and his opposition to 5% defense spending. She was followed by Teresa Ladrero, secretary-general of the PSOE in Zaragoza, who urged people not to stay home. Party sources said that several people were left outside and followed the event on screens.
