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Former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar has issued a stark warning that 'if the current government wins the next elections, Spain falls' Source: ABC.es. In a series of public appearances, Aznar delivered a scathing critique of Pedro Sánchez's administration, accusing it of corruption, institutional degradation, and a loss of international standing.
Aznar argued that Spain has been governed 'with its back to honesty for eight years' Source: El Mundo, since Sánchez came to power. He described the current government as 'a band of criminals' Source: ABC.es and linked corruption to 'a way of governing far from democratic principles' Source: Infobae. Specifically, he cited the convictions of former minister José Luis Ábalos and ex-prosecutor general Álvaro García Ortiz as evidence, accusing the government of 'presuming incompetence' by deflecting blame Source: Infobae.
At an event hosted by the Club de Madrid, Aznar lamented Spain's 'international irrelevance' Source: El Español and criticised the government for using foreign policy to distract from domestic corruption. He also warned that democracy globally is under threat from autocracies and populism, and that Europe has become 'lazy' by outsourcing its security Source: El Español. He noted that Europe's share of global wealth has halved from 30% to 17%, while China's has surged to 18% .
“«Si el actual Gobierno gana las próximas elecciones, España cae», fueron sus palabras textuales.”
“"la corrupción y el debilitamiento de los contrapesos institucionales son consecuencia de una forma de gobernar alejada de los principios democráticos".”
“Aznar realizó un "llamamiento de grandeza" y defendió la necesidad de ejercer un liderazgo capaz de responder a la creciente desconfianza ciudadana hacia las instituciones.”
Despite his harsh rhetoric, Aznar concluded by reaffirming faith in democracy and the need for moderation, urging a return to 'the spirit of freedom and hard work' Source: El Español.
“"Los europeos endosamos a terceros las responsabilidades de nuestra seguridad y defensa, habiendo una guerra en nuestro propio suelo".”