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Feijóo to Renew Leadership and Relaunch PP Amid Speculations of Elections

Feijóo to Renew Leadership and Relaunch PP Amid Speculations of Elections

The Popular Party plans a national congress to strengthen its position ahead of potential early elections.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the Popular Party (PP) in Spain, has announced plans to renew the party's leadership and relaunch its platform in light of perceived government decline, which has intensified speculation about early elections.

Following days of speculation regarding a congress, Feijóo confirmed that the PP will convene a national congress on the first weekend of July in Madrid.

This decision comes after a recent leak of his plans, which had only been discussed with a close circle and former party leaders José María Aznar and Mariano Rajoy.

The leadership’s decision to hold the congress is deemed necessary as it aims to revitalize the party's project and prepare for the new political cycle initiated by the government’s declining popularity.

Feijóo, addressing his party members, indicated that the current government is on a countdown to its end, urging the party to activate its strategies for electoral competition.

The chosen date for the congress aligns with the conclusion of the legislative session in the Spanish Parliament, thus allowing the party to focus on overseeing government actions without distractions.

By September, the PP expects to be fully operational and prepared for upcoming political challenges.

Despite acknowledging that this congress is somewhat extraordinary—coming just three years after his rise to leadership following the ousting of Pablo Casado—Feijóo aims for it to function as a standard meeting focused on ideas and project renewal.

This approach marks a shift from previous congresses, which primarily addressed leadership changes.

The upcoming congress will also address the PP's political framework, with priority issues to be defined amid the rising influence of far-right sentiments on moral issues such as abortion and euthanasia.

Feijóo has highlighted the need for the PP to distinguish its agenda from that of Vox, a party that he accused of prioritizing foreign alliances over national interests.

In terms of internal party operations, Feijóo reiterated his belief that the current primary system has room for improvement.

This includes re-evaluating the role of party members and delegates in leader selection processes.

The organizational committee responsible for preparing for the congress will be appointed during the upcoming meeting of the national executive committee.

The leader of the Madrid region, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has called for an expedited congress to ensure the party's core members articulate their positions directly rather than allowing external voices to dominate the narrative.

During discussions leading up to the committee meeting, several regional party presidents expressed confidence in Feijóo's decisions regarding the congress, emphasizing the need for strategic leadership.

In a related development, Esteban González Pons has been named the spokesperson for the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament, while maintaining his role as PP's Secretary of Institutional and International Affairs.

Despite potential leadership changes anticipated before the congress, party insiders state that significant shifts in party dynamics are underway, particularly with no imminent elections scheduled until the regional elections in Castilla y León and Andalusia.
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