Accompanied by the leader of the party in Aragon, Alejandro Nolasco, and its candidate in the province, Daniel Alda, Abascal said that it was “a great source of pride to be in Teruel and see so many people who are excited and hopeful and who have not thrown in the towel in the face of a criminal government.” “The mafia governing us has its fingers in it all the way up to Pedro Sánchez’s chauffeur,” he said.
PEDRO SÁNCHEZ’S SHIELDS
“Ábalos, Puente, Montse Mínguez and the State Attorney General are all shields that Pedro Sánchez puts in front of himself to protect himself from the criminal investigation he deserves, since he should be in the dock rather than appearing in an electoral process,” the Vox leader said.
The candidate for prime minister criticized them for contributing even further to the traditional abandonment of provinces such as Teruel: “We have seen how the most disloyal have been rewarded. Wherever there was terrorism or separatism, they found the weakness of the PSOE and, at times, of the People’s Party, which had previously given in to Basque and Catalan nationalism.”
Abascal also addressed one of the central issues, immigration. “We are not responsible for a migratory invasion that has destroyed safety in the streets, the housing market, hospital care and the education system,” Nolasco asserted, defending that they “have not defended the interests of another country,” in this case Morocco in relation to Ceuta.
In this regard, he reproached Spain’s president, saying that while the African country was attacking Spain’s sovereignty, he was creating a diplomatic conflict with Italy after Meloni closed the borders and did not show a “gesture of reproach or defense of national dignity” in the face of this “invasion.” For this reason, he said that in this election Sánchez is “Morocco’s candidate.”
THEIR ROLE IN REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS
The Vox leader said that concepts such as national priority, which they want to bring to Spain’s national government, are already being applied in regional governments such as Aragon. However, he noted that he is “not satisfied” with what has been achieved in them because “they have far greater ambitions,” while the People’s Party digs in its heels when negotiating these policies.
For this reason, he called on voters to give him enough support to overturn these policies. “If Vox wins 40% and becomes the most-voted party, we will be able to do exactly everything we want to do,” Abascal said, arguing that the priority should be to “throw Sánchez out” rather than divide up ministries, as the People’s Party did in 2023.
He also said that life in Teruel had not changed at all with Teruel Existe, directing his criticism at Tomás Guitarte for supporting Sánchez in his first investiture vote without getting anything in return. “Some of us do believe that all provinces are equal, and we point to the drift of the regional state, which has made Spaniards turn against one another and become increasingly unequal and inferior,” he added.
