Alberto Núñez Feijóo condemned the Barcelona unrest and said a PP government would protect public safety. At an event attended by more than 1,300 people, he also outlined commitments on housing and taxes, alongside pension pledges.
Shops were attacked during unrest in central Barcelona on Saturday night, 24 October, after a youth protest organized by an anonymous platform. Alberto Núñez Feijóo condemned the violence and promised a stronger focus on public safety under a PP government. The disturbances involved clashes with police and looting, as well as fires involving street containers and other fixtures. Feijóo said he would stand up to those who threatened to set the streets alight and protect residents.
Feijóo spoke in Salamanca on 25 October at an event presenting the PP’s leading congressional candidates for the 29 November general election. More than 1,300 people attended. He expressed solidarity with affected residents and shopkeepers, and praised police personnel who had worked to protect people. He named the Mossos d’Esquadra, Guardia Civil and Policía Nacional. He also announced plans to travel to Barcelona the following Wednesday with Xavier García Albiol, mayor of Badalona and the PP’s candidate for Barcelona province.
Police figures reported by La Vanguardia put the number of arrests connected with the disturbances at 128, including 72 minors. Reports also counted 23 vandalized businesses and 33 firefighter interventions to extinguish burning bins and other street objects. Todo Alicante reported that 14 police officers were injured, four seriously. At the Salamanca event, Feijóo accused political figures on the radical left and the PSOE of justifying rising tension in the streets. He also blamed Sánchez for failing to contain violence and argued that the country’s divisions were being sharpened to obstruct a democratic change of government. Those claims were his political assessment.
His speech cast the election as a choice between the current government and what he called national reconstruction. He accused Sánchez’s administration of mishandling public services, citing the doctors’ strike and the Adamuz accident. He also pointed to the blackout and failures involving anti-abuse bracelets. Feijóo criticised the government over insecurity and migration. He described the Barcelona disturbances as “la barbarie” (“barbarity”) and said those in power were “resisting leaving power through violence.”
Feijóo presented the PP’s policy offer as a response to problems facing households. The party says it would build one million homes and cut taxes for workers. It also pledges to raise pensions in line with the consumer price index, with protections for younger generations.
The proposals remain campaign commitments, not measures shown in the source as already implemented. The PP also promises a general audit of public accounts and says it would seek to restore confidence in institutions. Feijóo described the congressional candidates as representatives of people he said had been abandoned by the government.
The political agenda has also included European institutions: a separate report on Toni Comín's mandate covered his oath for the European Parliament and renewal of an expired DNI at Congress.
Feijóo also voiced support for women from Ceuta who were demonstrating in Madrid over street safety and the return of their city. He reaffirmed his commitment to them.
