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Feijóo evita mencionar a Maricarmen ante la cúpula del PP: “No vamos a permitir el intento de manipulación emocional a los ciudadanos”

El líder del PP, que no vuelve a referirse a la polémica del voto por correo, reorienta su discurso hacia la corrupción del PSOE mientras arenga a los suyos a “darlo todo” en la campaña

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the Popular Party, refrained from mentioning Maricarmen, the homeless woman who has become a symbol of the housing crisis protest, during his speech at the party's National Executive Committee meeting. Instead, he suggested that the left was attempting to use this case for electoral gain. "We will not allow emotional manipulation of citizens," Feijóo complained, urging his supporters "not to fall for the left's traps."

The Popular Party has also vetoed minutes of silence for Maricarmen in the Senate, the City Hall, and the Community of Madrid. The party leader, who did not return to the controversy of the mail-in voting pushed by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, redirected his speech towards corruption within the ruling Socialist Party and urged Popular Party supporters to "give everything" in the campaign.

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