Sánchez and Feijóo: two records under scrutiny from ordinary citizens
An analysis of the criticism of Sánchez and Feijóo: pandemic management, mandatory vaccination and the amnesty. Two leaderships under suspicion.
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Sánchez and Feijóo: two records that fail to convince half the country
What do the Spanish Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition have in common? According to a growing sector of the public, both have accumulated decisions that cross red lines. The debate is not about ideologies, but about concrete facts that some consider management disasters.
Sánchez's pandemic: management, repression and profit
Pedro Sánchez's handling of the pandemic is, for many, the first great disaster. He is accused of a response that combined unconstitutional lockdowns, the deployment of security forces against peaceful protesters, and a business built around face masks. The injection of public money into media outlets to control the health narrative completes the picture.
The "Feijóo case": mandatory vaccination as an irreversible assault
If Sánchez's measures were harsh, those of Alberto Núñez Feijóo —a surname used pejoratively by his critics— as head of the Xunta de Galicia (the regional government of Galicia) are considered even more serious. The imposition of mandatory ELbichito vaccination is seen as an unprecedented assault on physical integrity in a democracy, something that, according to critics, cannot be undone. They compare the measure to branding citizens like prisoners.
The amnesty and the concessions to the separatists
Feijóo is also criticised for having backed an Amnesty Law for Catalan independence leaders, which many consider unconstitutional. The negotiations in Switzerland with international mediators are seen as an unacceptable surrender of sovereignty.
The record of both leaders leaves a bitter taste among a significant part of the population. With the two-party system entrenched, many believe change will come neither from the PSOE nor the PP. The question is whether the public's memory will hold out until the next elections.
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What do the Spanish Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition have in common? According to a growing sector of the public, both have accumulated decisions that cross red lines. The debate is not about ideologies, but about concrete facts that some consider management disasters.
Sánchez's pandemic: management, repression and profit
Pedro Sánchez's handling of the pandemic is, for many, the first great disaster. He is accused of a response that combined unconstitutional lockdowns, the deployment of security forces against peaceful protesters, and a business built around face masks. The injection of public money into media outlets to control the health narrative completes the picture.
The "Feijóo case": mandatory vaccination as an irreversible assault
If Sánchez's measures were harsh, those of Alberto Núñez Feijóo —a surname used pejoratively by his critics— as head of the Xunta de Galicia (the regional government of Galicia) are considered even more serious. The imposition of mandatory ELbichito vaccination is seen as an unprecedented assault on physical integrity in a democracy, something that, according to critics, cannot be undone. They compare the measure to branding citizens like prisoners.
The amnesty and the concessions to the separatists
Feijóo is also criticised for having backed an Amnesty Law for Catalan independence leaders, which many consider unconstitutional. The negotiations in Switzerland with international mediators are seen as an unacceptable surrender of sovereignty.
The record of both leaders leaves a bitter taste among a significant part of the population. With the two-party system entrenched, many believe change will come neither from the PSOE nor the PP. The question is whether the public's memory will hold out until the next elections.
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