The president of the People's Party (PP) in Andalusia, Juanma Moreno, defended this afternoon from Malaga the intelligence of citizens, "who are capable of identifying authenticity and who makes an effort and is committed to a territory." After acknowledging that he initially believed the unilateral decision of the Socialist Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, to withdraw from Andalusia the aid for free child transport It was “fake news,” Moreno has called this move by the Sánchez Government “childish and arrogant tantrum".
A reaction typical, in his opinion, of "a government that is incapable of managing public interests, that is focused on managing its own vanity and not the general interest." And for this reason, Juanma Moreno has warned Sánchez and his government that "There is no minister who can trample on the dignity of nine million people.”, arguing that Andalusia is the most populated region in Spain, the second largest, and the third largest economic engine in the country.
"With a GDP of 221.000 billion euros, Andalusia is the backbone of the country and its interests are not being trampled on out of vanity," he reiterated, then demanding that "the interests of each and every Andalusian be respected" and also assuring that "if they don't want to contribute a cent, the Andalusian government is here to provide the money that young Andalusians need." "Let no one think that they are going to trample on us or intimidate us," he stressed, also warning:Each one with his vanities, with his childishness and with his political actions".
A minister cannot have such a childish reaction as Oscar Puente's, withdrawing transportation assistance for young Andalusians.
I want to tell you that no minister can trample on the dignity of 9 million people. @JuanMa_Moreno #DefendAndalucía pic.twitter.com/b0uB0RnlRv
– PP of Andalusia (@ppandaluz) April 21, 2025
Andalusia grows with the Popular Party
"We do our thing", the Andalusian president said before the Andalusian PP Autonomous Executive Committee held this afternoon in Malaga, "which is that Andalusia continues to grow above average".
The president of the Andalusian Popular Party has highlighted that “Since the PP has governed Andalusia, we have not grown below average for a single year.”. He also noted that the unemployment rate has dropped by almost seven points, with 3,5 million people now employed, 400.000 more than in 2018 under the last Socialist government. Andalusia is attracting 40% more foreign investment, 80% of companies established in Spain last year have done so here, and that this region is the third largest exporter.
In short, Juanma Moreno emphasized that the Andalusian economy is growing stronger and more vibrant. And, while it's true that tariffs could be detrimental, he reiterated a message of reassurance, recalling that exports to the US only represent 1% of Andalusia's GDP and 8% of Andalusia's total export potential to the world.
Thus, the leader of the Andalusian Popular Party has emphasized that the current “It is no longer the Andalusia of complaints, indolence and the past to which some would like to lead us. Andalusia is now a land of producers and exporters," which deserves respect.
Although he points out that "they want to limit Andalusia's growth," Juanma Moreno emphasized that "the Andalusian government's behavior has always been exemplary in collaborating with the other administrations, as we have done with the tariff policy, actively cooperating to try to provide direct aid to the most affected production systems."
For this reason, he has asked the Government of Spain for "the same exemplary conduct that this government has exercised in defending the interests of Andalusia", while pointing out with rigor and serenity that "We are tired of Andalusia always being the last to decide on investments, future and progress.".
Moreno has expressed his conviction that, in the same way that the Andalusian government is fighting it with all the instruments at its disposal, “The Andalusians will not allow it"They shouldn't come asking for votes when every single interest has been mistreated in every single area," he said, emphasizing that "they haven't been able to invest in electricity grids, or in courts and judges, nor have they provided the necessary resources for either the Dependency Service or the university. Nor have they met a fundamental demand: financing."
Thus, the president of the PP in Andalusia has warned that "no one should think that when the time comes, the Andalusians will forget this." "The Andalusians, who are very intelligent, When the time comes to decide, they will not reward those who have punished Andalusia."We are clear about this in the Andalusian People's Party (PP), and the Andalusian people are clear about it," he stated.
Ready to offer hope and a future in the face of the noise and lies of an exhausted government
For this reason, Juanma Moreno has asked his people to continue working as they are doing, both from the town councils, from the provincial councils and from all corners of Andalusia, always concerned about listen to the Andalusians and by help families.
"I ask that we continue to practice this way of understanding public management and relating to citizens, this sensible and honest way of doing politics, because it is the only way forward in the face of so much noise, polarization, lies, and corruption," he demanded. "We will continue to do our thing," he reiterated. political in a “calm, sensible, capable of listening, sharing, understanding".
In his opinion, "that is what has made the PP the great reference in each of the eight provinces of Andalusia and the hope for the future of Spain." Thus, faced with a government like Pedro Sánchez's, "without a parliamentary or social majority, without direction, exhausted, tired, frayed and absolutely rusty," Juanma Moreno has asked "to be prepared for when Sánchez wants to call the citizens together, which will take time because he knows that the day he does he will have to leave, we have to be ready." prepared to offer hope, enthusiasm and future, because not all politicians are the same, nor are all policies the same.”
In this effort to keep the People's Party machinery in top shape, the Regional Executive Committee approved three appointments this afternoon. National Representative José Ignacio Romaní has been appointed Deputy Secretary of Organization and Territorial Affairs; Alejandro Romero, the current Deputy Secretary of Organization, will head the Deputy Secretariat of Mobilization; and, finally, Regional Representative José Ricardo García will assume the Deputy Secretariat of Training.
Moreno remembers Pope Francis
The Andalusian president, Juanma Moreno, also wanted to have a gesture of recognition for Pope FrancisThus, the Andalusian Regional Executive Committee of the People's Party (PP) observed a minute of silence in his memory.
For Moreno, his death has meant the loss of a “moral and social authority"for the world. He has highlighted his deep understanding of issues such as migration, education, housing, and geopolitics, and especially his "commitment to the most vulnerable, to those who need the help and shelter of others."
