The leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, visited the command post in Navalcarnero on Sunday and called for collaboration between administrations in the face of the fire affecting central Spain.
The president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, warned on Sunday that the summer has not yet reached its most critical point regarding wildfires. During his visit to the advanced command post in Navalcarnero, in the Community of Madrid, the opposition leader urged all administrations to "come together and lend a hand" to face a season that, in his words, "still has August, September, and the first half of October left; if it doesn't rain, we have two and a half very tough months ahead."
Feijóo described the wildfire ravaging central Spain as "terrifying" and expressed his conviction that all institutions, "from the central government to the most modest municipality," are doing "everything they can" to extinguish the flames. The Popular leader wanted to emphasise the need for unity, stating that "there can be no exceptions" and that "no one can create more tension" than the emergency itself.
When asked by journalists if his statements were aimed at anyone in particular, Feijóo assured that his presence in Navalcarnero was solely to understand the situation of the operation firsthand and to thank the deployed personnel for their work. "I haven't come to make any kind of political statement," he emphasised, although he added that "it is well known how long each one has been managing" and what each government has done in previous years.
The PP leader did not want to comment on the proposal from the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, to reach a state pact against climate emergency. Instead, he insisted that "everyone has been governing for a while and is responsible for what they do and do not do." For Feijóo, the moment is for action and not political analysis: "Right now, there are more than 90,000 people confined or evacuated from their municipalities, and that is what public conversation and actions should focus on."
The Popular leader expressed his solidarity with those affected, whom he described as being in a situation of "enormous anxiety, uncertainty, and helplessness." He also praised the "coordination and commitment" of all the administrations involved and assured that the firefighting teams are "aware that the task is very complex," but with their spirits "intact, knowing that we are going to win" against the flames.
Feijóo reminded that wildfires do not recognise borders and that today they affect certain areas of Spain, but tomorrow they could occur elsewhere. Therefore, he called for "everyone to be together" and to overcome this "nightmare," although he acknowledged that there are still "weeks and months" left to reach the end of the wildfire season.
Feijóo's visit to Navalcarnero, a municipality in the Sierra Sur of Madrid, comes in a context of heightened alert in the Community of Madrid, where several wildfires have forced the confinement and evacuation of thousands of people in recent weeks. The PP leader wanted to show his support to the personnel on the ground and reiterated his call for unity, avoiding any political confrontation at a moment he considers critical.
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