The general secretary of the Andalusian PP, Antonio Repullo, has stated that the PSOE has only one idea: “What belongs to everyone for a few”. “They already demonstrated this with the Catalan independence quota and now they are doing it again, this time, with the town councils”. This is what he expressed this morning in Córdoba, after holding a working meeting with mayors of the Popular Party in this province together with the president of the Council of Mayors of the PP of Andalusia and mayor of the capital of Córdoba, Jose Maria Bellido.
“Therefore, since The PP of Andalusia today demands from the Sánchez Government equal treatment for all municipalities, that everyone can have an answer to the agonizing situation caused by the debt and the harm to their neighbors, because until now Minister Montero has turned her back on them." In this sense, the General Secretary of the PP of Andalusia has recalled that when these town councils in financial difficulties have gone to ask for help, "they have found the refusal of the Minister of Finance and as the only solution, that they raise taxes for their neighbors, who are the ones who have to pay a debt for which they have not been responsible."
▶@arepullomilla:The debt of El Guijo City Council doubles its annual budget.
Its mayor, Jesús Fernández, talks about the problem of not being able to provide basic services and inspire young people to stay in his municipality.
We want equality!#AndalusiaForEquality pic.twitter.com/seKZdl4BqC
– PP of Andalusia (@ppandaluz) January 30, 2025
This is the case, for example, of El Guijo Town Hall, a municipality with just 300 inhabitants and whose debt doubles its annual budget. According to its mayor, Jesús Fernández, “this situation affects us in that we cannot have a school canteen, nor a covered space for the children of our town, a cultural centre for our young people, a residence for the elderly, or even build an industrial estate or offer our young people hope so that they do not have to leave”. “We want equality”, he claimed, “we want the same rights as any other citizen of our country, because the obligations are the same.”
Thus, and after the testimony of this mayor, Repullo, general secretary of the PP of Andalusia, states that "We must avoid the financial hemorrhage of this Government, which squanders everything it collects, and we must prevent the ministries from trading with the municipalities based on their own political interest""This is what happened in Jaén," he recalls. "The PSOE was interested in getting rid of our mayor and to achieve this they sent Minister María Jesús Montero."
The PP of Andalusia demands a joint and comprehensive solution for all municipalities
For his part, the president of the Council of Mayors of the PP of Andalusia and mayor of Córdoba, José María Bellido, has stated that “From the municipalism we have always asked the Central Government for a complete, comprehensive and joint solution to resolve the serious situation of all the town councils that were at financial risk and we have found a solution for only one town council, that of Jaén, which, moreover, is not reaching an agreement with its governing team, but with the party that is presenting a motion of censure against that local government.” “A situation that can at least be defined as strange and certainly tremendously unsupportive,” he stressed.
With @JuanMa_Moreno Andalusia has a future, it will lead tourism, industry and energy in Europe.
And with mayors like @jmbellidoroche , Córdoba will be key in this transformation.@pp_cordoba pic.twitter.com/PLdjSAbicW
– Antonio Repullo Milla (@arepullomilla) January 30, 2025
For this reason, he announces that what has already been approved by the Governing Board of the FEMP “We will take it to the FAMP, because it is necessary to reiterate the need to promote a joint solution for all municipalities at financial risk, for all, regardless of the political color of the party that governs them.” “It is not fair –he believes– that there are citizens who cannot enjoy the same public services as others due to situations that, in many cases, are inherited from the economic problems that many municipalities in our country suffered during the economic crisis more than 15 years ago.”
Montero's job is to ensure Sánchez's survival
On the other hand, the secretary general of the Andalusian Popular Party has insisted on pointing out that María Jesús Montero “comes to Andalusia, gets off the train, her collaborators give her an Andalusian flag, she wraps herself in it, gives a speech, releases the flag. And then she continues negotiating the Catalan quota.”
FOR Repullo, secretary general of the PP of Andalusia, Montero's job "is not precisely to look out for our own, no. Her job is to look out for her own. For Pedro Sánchez. For her political survival. To hold on for a little longer as vice president." "Here, Mrs. Montero is here to prepare the ground for Sánchez for the next general elections, which will be coming soon, because her situation is unsustainable." On the other hand, The Andalusian PP proposes, fulfills what it promises and makes decisions. “He acts with courage, with determination, with commitment and with respect for the citizens. The Popular Party is the party with the most votes in Spain. The one with the most support. The one that most resembles this country,” Repullo said.
El PP of Andalusia is the party that works street by street, neighborhood by neighborhood, municipality by municipality. “The one who is focused on what is important. The one who shows his face. The one who answers the questions. The one who acts diligently, seriously and listens.” For this reason, he has called on the PSOE to “treat citizens with respect.” “You can see they are nervous, you can see they are overreacting. And we see it in the polls, which repeatedly show that Andalusians are reinforcing their confidence in Juanma Moreno.” An Andalusia that was assaulted and abandoned by socialism. An Andalusia that, with the help of the Popular Party, recovered its enthusiasm, its competitiveness and its identity, he said.
Along these lines, Antonio Repullo has highlighted that “There is trust with Juanma”, arguing that just yesterday, the CEO of Moeve (formerly Cepsa), in Madrid, presenting his Green Hydrogen Valley project that will create 10.000 jobs in our land, said that “it was a luxury that his company is in an Andalusia that will be a reference in Europe as an industrial, energy and tourism engine. With a president like Juanma Moreno, this future has a future.” “And I add that Córdoba, with mayors like Jose Maria Bellido, will play a leading role in the reindustrialisation of Andalusia," concluded the Secretary General of the PP of Andalusia.
“Management requires decorum, but with Sánchez anything goes”
In light of the latest national events, the secretary general of the PP in Andalusia has argued that “management requires decorum, honesty and coherence”. However, according to him, these are “three requirements that seem to be unattainable peaks for Pedro Sánchez and his ministers”. “It is no longer the change of criteria with the omnibus decree, it is no longer the excuses, it is no longer the concessions… What is most surprising is the absolute lack of shame. Not a bit of blushing. Not a hint of doubt. Here anything goes”, he lamented.
Furthermore, Repullo has also pointed out "this desperate, childish attempt to blame others for their decisions. To want the Popular Party to bear the brunt of a legislature that will go down in history as one of the most anti-democratic, dark and sterile of our democracy."
“The opposition, judges, journalists, international governments, regional presidents have all been in the government's crosshairs... we are all wrong, except them. Everything is wrong, except theirs,” he continued, before emphasizing that “Sanchismo has paralyzed Spain”. “Every so often, irrelevant debates are opened to distract attention,” he said. “And then we return to this strange routine: that of not having budgets, nor support, nor measures, nor destinations nor a model for the country,” concluded the secretary general of the PP of Andalusia.
