The leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has asked the Algerian government this Thursday “not to make the Spanish people pay” for “the effects of an improvised international policy“and has blamed the head of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez, for the suspension by Algeria of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Spain for its turn on the Sahara.
After a visit to the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities (CERMI), Feijóo has asked the Algerian government to “distinguish between the Government of Spain and the Spanish people” and has stressed that the majority of the parties in Parliament “have not participated” in the decision of the Executive in relation to the change of position for the Sahara. For this reason, he has urged Algeria “not to make the Spanish pay” for the effects of Pedro Sánchez’s actions.
In addition, he has complained that for the moment his formation has not received any calls from the Government to receive information. Thus, he has demanded that Sánchez explain to the parliamentary groups the dimension of the diplomatic crisis.
He believes that it is the result of Sánchez’s explanations
According to the leader of the PP, the crisis with Algeria is the result “in hours” of Sánchez’s explanations in Congress on the turn in the Sahara and has blamed the Prime Minister for causing an imbalance in the “complex” political relations with Algeria and Morocco.
In this sense, Feijóo has been ironic with the “great results” that Sánchez said would occur with the “turn in foreign policy”. “We have the first result with the diplomatic crisis, with a strategic ally such as Algeria,” he emphasized, to underline that Algeria’s decision came just a few hours after the parliamentary appearance of the head of the Executive.
Besides, has censured the “enormous confusion” between the different members of the Government Regarding Algeria, because while some say that economic relations are not in danger, especially gas contracts, others warn that they will denounce this country if it makes decisions regarding supply.
Also the leader of the opposition has asked the Government to clarify if “the supply is in danger and if the price of gas is in danger” and has stressed that citizens live in a situation of “enormous confusion”. “Today, unfortunately, we are in a situation of enormous confusion and enormous uncertainty,” she proclaimed.