At a packed PP rally in Vigo, Alberto Núñez Feijoo pledged that if he becomes prime minister he will invest more in the city than any predecessor. Alfonso Rueda named winning Vigo’s mayoralty as a party target.
On 24 October 2026, the packed Estación Marítima gave the PP a platform to challenge Abel Caballero’s record in Vigo and put the city at the center of its national and municipal campaigns. Alberto Núñez Feijoo promised that if he becomes prime minister, he will be the Spanish leader who invests most in Vigo.
He presented the Xunta as the administration currently investing most in the city, while arguing that the Concello and the central government had not matched its contribution. Feijoo credited the regional government with the Cidade da Xustiza and work on sanitation in the estuary. He also cited hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, describing it as one of Europe’s best hospitals serving the Vigo health area. The Xunta’s planned 2027 allocation for Vigo was reported at €736.03 million, 6.58% above the previous year’s €690 million. The funding covers education and healthcare, as well as social policy; it also supports infrastructure and housing. The figure is a territorial budget allocation, rather than a measure solely of new capital works. The Xunta has also presented about €15 million in exclusively regional funding for housing in Vigo.
Feijoo’s pledge was conditional on reaching the Moncloa. He said the Xunta would remain Vigo’s biggest investor until then and promised to honour his commitment. The speech offered no timetable or investment amount for that future pledge. Feijoo linked it to a wider PP platform that includes building one million homes during the next legislature, with legal and administrative changes intended to accelerate construction and increase housing supply.
Alfonso Rueda cast Vigo’s mayoralty as a key objective for the PP in municipal elections, saying Galicia should help drive political change in Spain. He praised local party president Luisa Sánchez and said winning in the city would require patience and courage. Sánchez addressed the rally as the party’s future mayoral candidate, accusing the central government of leaving Vigo isolated. She cited the lack of progress on transport links, including the rail link with Portugal and the motorway to O Porriño, and also raised the port’s status.
Vigo’s proposed 2027 municipal budget was reported at €365,058,205, an increase of about 4%, with planned municipal works close to €40 million. Mayor Abel Caballero presented separate figures attributing €120 million in 2027 contributions to the Spanish state and slightly more than €6 million to the Xunta. Those figures refer to different budget measures from the Xunta’s territorial allocation.
Sánchez blamed Caballero for sharing responsibility for those shortcomings. She also linked Carmela Silva to the alleged favouritism case involving Silva’s sister-in-law, claiming it had served as a model for scandals involving Ábalos. Sánchez made the allegations as part of her campaign address.
Feijoo praised former mayors Corina Porro and Manuel Pérez. The Vigo rally focused on local electoral competition, while a separate terrorism probe involving two Jardun members concerned a different Spanish political story.
