Feijóo's Catalanism stresses the PP: "We must occupy the space of the PSC, not CiU"

• PP Feijóo launches his "constitutionalist Catalanism" before the Diada in search of the 'sorpasso' to Vox and Ciudadanos

The demonstration that the Escuela de Todos

association

has called for next Sunday in

will serve as a thermometer of the involvement of the self-styled “constitutionalist” parties in defending the use of Spanish in Catalan classrooms and against the linguistic policies designed by secessionism.

The leaders of Ciudadanos, Inés Arrimadas, and Vox, Santiago Abascal, are going to attend the meeting, and their formations are going to be surrounded in the mobilization not only of militants and supporters of

, but also of other autonomies, especially of the

.

The PP will have less involvement, in relative terms, than that of its block rivals, since Alberto Núñez Feijóo will not be able to attend the demonstration as he has to close the inter-parliamentary meeting of his party, in

.

And, furthermore, the popular ones do not plan to shore up their presence with cadres from other regions.

In place of Feijóo, Cuca Gamarra will attend along with

, spokesperson for the

Spaniards in the

and

in the party's pools to disembark in the PP of Catalonia, either as a candidate for

, ​​or as a regional leader .

She will be accompanied by the regional leadership of the PP and some of the parliamentarians with the most stripes have offered to attend.

Unlike Vox or Cs, the PP has only summoned its Catalan affiliates.

The PPC has sent them emails, and

, president of the

of this community, tweeted on September 5: «On Sunday the 18th I will go to the demonstration of the

in Catalonia in favor of bilingualism, to defend the rights of all [in capital letters in the message] Catalans and reject a Catalonia turned into a lawless protectorate (with the complicity of the PSOE)».

of this community are asking

for is that their party "does not appear hesitant" in its defense of Spanish in the classroom.

That is why they demand a national offensive of support, despite the fact that the "internal conclave" in Toledo is going to overshadow them.

It should be noted that this call from civil society is important for the PP not only because it refers to one of its main political banners, but also because it occurs at a time when a debate is taking place within the party

on the scope of Feijóo's commitment to «Catalanism».

Debate in the PP

And, also, because critical voices grow with the absence of an agenda of clear constitutionalist measures.

Above all, after the party abruptly abandoned the

, which was announced in May 2019 and has never been put into writing.

«It is true that the linguistic issue is one of those that generates more debates in the PP.

There is a plurality of opinions, but at the moment the linguistic model of Catalonia has six sentences against it and Galician, zero, ”says a leader of the PP of Catalonia.

"Catalanism generates much more debate than the linguistic question," he acknowledges.

This is the diagnosis, much more steely than a veteran with stripes from the PP makes: «We have given so many stumbles in Catalonia that ours have been mixed up.

We have left constitutionalism in the hands of Cs and the useful vote, to Salvador Illa (PSC) ».

“Catalanism must be explained better, because it adds up” if it adheres to regionalist sentiment and does not fall within the “sentimental framework that the independentistas want to impose”.

“We must not occupy the space of the old Convergència, but that of the PSC, which has left the space of the useful vote empty due to its [national] dependency on ERC,” he adds.

Last week, in Tarragona, Feijóo was categorical in a speech that caused some surprise among the party's cadres in Catalonia: «The PP will defend Catalanist constitutionalism to the last consequences.

We are going to continue working from constitutional Catalanism to return to social cordiality and the economic and institutional reconstruction that Catalonia deserves».

Among the barons of the PP, the opinion spreads that the problem is the "ambiguity" of the message, which reminds them of the PSC that they themselves criticized.

And they add that what Feijóo should do is "better explain what his model is for Catalonia."

"What is Catalanism?

If it is to be in inclusion with the rest of Spain, without entering into irrational nationalist drifts, we are all in favor, ”says one of the regional presidents of the PP.

“If what Feijóo means is to recover the

, a cordial regionalism like Galician, it can be successful,” adds another regional leader.

"We must occupy the space of those who took to the streets against independence" on October 8, 2017, in Barcelona, ​​adds another territorial leader.

In this sense, Feijóo has begun an operation to reconnect with the main nodes of power in Catalan civil society.

His first approach has been with SMEs (Catalonia is the region in which this group is more numerous), strengthening ties and sharing proposals with the

employers' association .

Not in vain, in Genoa they believe that Feijóo's speech "fits much better" than

's in the broad Catalan business spectrum, and they want to exploit it.

Not only with appeals to "cordial bilingualism", but with one foot on identity and the other on managerial pragmatism.

In Cs they want the demonstration for the fulfillment of the sentences on the use of Castilian in the classrooms to serve as a revulsive.

“The demonstration and its claim are a priority for Ciudadanos and the party will be involved in achieving maximum participation, especially in Catalonia, but also in the rest of Spain,” Cs sources point out.

Ciudadanos will be represented in Barcelona, ​​in addition to Inés Arrimadas, by

and regional leaders such as those from Aragon and the Balearic Islands.

In communities such as Aragón and Valencia, trips have been organized for members to join the march.

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