- The general secretary of the Andalusian Popular Party, Antonio Repullo, warns that more than 79% of Andalusians are highly concerned about the drought and that more than 23% consider it necessary to invest more in water infrastructure, according to the last CENTRA barometer.
- It also warns of the high social concern regarding sexist violence, which has already claimed the lives of 16 women in Andalusia so far this year, and emphasizes that the majority considers that the Sánchez Government would have to invest more to combat this scourge
- He emphasizes that the Government of Juanma Moreno “is on the right path” after learning that more than half of Andalusians endorse his management and rate it as good or very good.
The general secretary of the PP of Andalusia, Antonio Repullo, reiterated this Monday that “drought is the most serious problem we are facing at the moment”, as corroborated by the data from all specialized organizations at the close of the hydrological year.
Thus, the latest public opinion barometer from the Andalusian Studies Center Foundation (CENTRA) reveals that 79,3% of Andalusians show a high degree of concern about the drought. A situation in which a majority of Andalusians consider it essential that the Sánchez Government execute the investments it has pending in this autonomous community. According to this survey, 23,7% of citizens are committed to implementing water infrastructure and the same percentage is committed to build more desalination plants to make water drinkable. Likewise, they advocate continuing to improve the efficiency of irrigation systems and the use of regenerated water.
In that sense, Repullo recalled that "the government of Juanma Moreno in the Board is putting on the table all the measures at its disposal" and "is sparing no efforts to improve and optimize existing infrastructure and building new ones, with the sole purpose of "so that saving water allows us to face the future with better guarantees."
Thus, he specified that the Andalusian Government of the PP has carried out 142 million euros of public investment so far this year within the framework of its water program., apart from the more than 560 hydraulic works already promoted, the three drought decrees in progress and aid to 215 municipalities with supply difficulties.
These projects are also having an impact on the generation of employment, establishing population in the territory and, therefore, offering opportunities for families. However, the general secretary of the Andalusian Popular Party has stressed that “as we have said on many occasions, Andalusia cannot face the drought alone. “We need the support of the government of Spain and the European institutions.”
For this reason, he has insisted that "Europe has to take action on the matter and recognize that Andalusia is a land more sensitive than others to climate change", as the Andalusian president Juanma Moreno himself appealed last Friday during the meeting of the Committee of the Regions. But he has regretted that "the first thing we have encountered is the refusal of the Andalusian PSOE and Espadas to this demand."
“We already know that Sánchez does not have a plan for water because he has rejected the State Pact that President Alberto Núñez Feijóo offered him and that contemplated more than 40.000 million euros in investments to guarantee water in every corner of Spain,” he noted. .
Despite this, Repullo has reiterated the appropriateness of, taking advantage of the turn of the European presidency, the acting Sánchez government to put the problem of the water and drought. “If Sánchez really cares in the least about this land, the drought should be among the issues to be addressed.” He has also highlighted that. “We believe that it would be a failure if the issue of water was not on the agenda of the Granada meeting.”
Andalusians urge Sánchez to do more against sexist violence
In another vein, Antonio Repullo has claimed the need for the State to also reformulate its fund distribution policy to fight against sexist violence, due to which 16 women have been murdered so far this year in Andalusia. The autonomous community, with more than 18% of the population, receives only 15% of state resources. A problem with which “Andalusian society is hypersensitive” and that is why citizens ask for more involvement from the Government of Spain, according to the CENTRA barometer.
Regarding this opinion study, Repullo has assessed the majority support that more than half of Andalusians continue to show for the Government of Juanma Moreno, whose management they describe as good or very good, “which shows that the PP and the Government of Juanma Moreno "It is on the right path, it is on the side of the people, providing solutions to the problems and it is providing Andalusia with stability and credibility and that is essential to continue advancing in the development of our land."
If regional elections are held at this time, the PP would continue to be the political force with the most votes in Andalusia, with 41,4% of the votes, obtaining between 56 and 58 deputies. For this reason, the Secretary General has pointed out that "These results show that the Andalusians, just as they expressed on June 19, 2022, continue to trust Juanma Moreno and the Popular Party of Andalusia."
