The PP considers Vox’s motion of no confidence against Pedro Sánchez a strategic error. Neither the candidate, Ramón Tamames, -for whom the popular ones express respect- nor the commitment, that if he goes ahead -something completely impossible- there will be general elections on May 28, has made them change their minds.

The spokesman for the PP, Borja Sémper, believes that the motion “will be useless” and, in his opinion, “will make more noise in Spanish politics.” Sémper considers that Vox wants to put on “a show” to which “the PP is not going to contribute”.

Hence, Alberto Núñez Feijóo has decided that he will not go to the plenary session in which it will be debated. Although he is not a representative, he could run as a senator, as he did in the debate on the state of the nation.

By not making an appearance, Feijóo seeks to downplay the Vox motion, although he has already announced that the popular will not vote against it, but will abstain. For the PP, the absence of its leader in the debate is also a way of not giving Sánchez a trick, which, they foresee, will devote part of his intervention to questioning the leader of the popular without him being able to defend himself -since he cannot take the word in Congress–, as already happened with the debate on the state of the nation.

His absence is also a way of protesting the treatment received by the leader of the main opposition party by the Prime Minister. The PP does not want the motion to serve Sánchez to turn against the popular leader.

Yesterday at noon, the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal finally registered the motion of no confidence, three months after its announcement, and after reaching an agreement with Ramón Tamames to be his independent candidate.

A candidate who wins the motion would make the former communist leader a president for a few months, because according to Abascal the commitment is that elections be called immediately, on May 28 to coincide with the municipal and regional ones.

Abascal asked the president of the Congress, Meritxell Batet, to convene the plenary session as soon as possible. And despite the fact that the Vox leader once again asked the PP to reflect on his vote, the popular ones are clear: “The PP is not going to support this motion.”