Alberto Núñez Feijóo He knows that his investiture is nothing short of impossible, but he wants to capitalize on the “political revenues” of the commission of Philip VI and build a “solid” story for the future, either in opposition or in the face of an electoral repetition. The fundamental milestone of the sketch that has been made for the 35 days of margin that has given Francina Armengol It is to lead a “debate on Spain” -on the equality of Spaniards- that repositions his party in the centrality that it lost in the 23-J campaign. And that he rearm his leadership for the long-distance race for the reunification of the center-right electorate.
That is why on the PP command bridge they believe that the meeting with Junts can become a crucial flying target for Feijóo. Not because he remotely aspires to achieve his votes, but because the meeting will serve to counteract Pedro Sanchez by way of fait accompli, placing him in front of the fair mirror of his own “cessions to independence.” Feijóo wants everyone to see that the PP said “no” to co-religionists from Carlos Puigdemont.
«We are going to play hard with Junts. We are going to mark the script. We want to tell them to their faces that we do not accept the amnesty. That political revenue is important. We are going to tell them to their faces, in institutional meetings, what we defend, that is our political initiative, “say sources from Genoa. In other words, to record tête-à-tête – will you meet Cuca Gamarra con Miriam Nogueras?- to repeat it later in the Chamber: «I said no to Junts, and you, Mr. Sánchez?».
In fact, Feijóo has already rejected Junts’ claims, as EL MUNDO has learned. Although by intermediary, because the contacts have been indirect. In August, before the composition of the Congress Table, the Puigdemont formation transmitted to interlocutors of the PP “orbit” what their conditions would be to support the candidate for the Presidency of the Government. “Junts told people around the PP privately so that they could send it to us,” explain the sources, who refuse to reveal who served as links. “We received messages through different channels that were not from the party leadership, but comments from people who had spoken with Junts leaders,” they add. Not from Waterloo, but from the national representation of the party, they agree.
What Junts asked of Feijóo was basically the same as that of Sánchez: a boost to the co-official languages in Congress, to start the path of amnesty and to take steps towards a binding consultation. The leadership of the PP categorically rejected him before his interlocutors. “It was the whole pack. Junts put the conditions in the window for us through an interlocutor close to the PP and we did not enter ”, the same sources affect. Hence, a few days later, in his interview with this newspaper, Feijóo said: “If I gave up what Sánchez is going to give up, the president would be me.”