Feijóo elige a Álvarez de Toledo como su número dos en la lista de Madrid al Congreso

Alberto Nuez Feijoo, the leader of the People's Party (PP) and candidate for the Presidency of the Government, has chosen Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo as his number two on the Madrid list for the general election on November 29th, according to the party. The national spokesperson for the PP, Borja Sémper, will again occupy the third position in the same candidature, as he did in the 2023 elections. Álvarez de Toledo, currently the deputy spokesperson of the Popular Group in Congress, was also listed among many PP leaders as a potential running mate for Feijoo, having previously held the sixth position in the 2023 general election for Madrid.

Feijoo hinted on Tuesday that Álvarez de Toledo would be his number two for Madrid after providing several clues, such as voting against amnesties and calling for a testimony from the director of the National Intelligence Center (CNI) in the Committee of Official Secrets. This is a predictable, honest politics, he added later in an interview with esRadio.

In the recent days, one of the main mysteries of the PP's lists was who would be Feijoo's number two. In the July 2023 general elections, the leader of the populars had backed Marta Rivera de la Cruz, who had served as Culture Councilor and a deputy for Ciudadanos, but she later resigned her seat to focus on her work in Madrid's City Hall as the delegate for the Culture, Tourism, and Sports area.