Politics · Spain · 4 hrs ago
Feijóo pledges professionals to lead Spain’s Transport Ministry
A rail crash in Urda, Toledo, killed at least 69 people last week, shifting the tone of Spain’s election campaign.
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo said he would appoint experienced professionals to lead the Transport Ministry if he becomes prime minister.
The ministry is currently led by Óscar Puente, whom Feijóo criticised over his qualifications and the government’s response to the crisis.
Feijóo also accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government of weighing political polling when deciding whether to dismiss Puente.
The PP is making competence and serious government central campaign themes, while Feijóo criticised the PSOE’s earlier, lighter campaign style.
Spain’s general election is scheduled for 29 November, and Feijóo also promised peace and called for Spain and Morocco to address the situation in Ceuta through diplomacy.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo has pledged to appoint an honest, experienced professional to lead Spain’s Transport Ministry if he becomes prime minister.
The opposition People’s Party leader made the pledge after a fatal railway accident in Urda, Toledo, which the reports say killed at least 69 people.
Feijóo criticised the government’s handling of rail safety and called the accident the result of continuing negligence.
He also promised a railway audit and a plan if his party takes office.
Spain’s general election is scheduled for 29 November.
- Who
- Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the People’s Party.
- What
- He pledged to appoint an honest, experienced professional to lead the Transport Ministry and promised a railway audit if he takes office.
- When
- He made the remarks on 1 November, according to one report; the articles were published on 2 November 2026.
- Where
- In Spain; the reports describe remarks made in a television interview and at a People’s Party executive committee meeting.
- Why
- He argued that the ministry needs qualified leadership and criticised the government’s handling of railway safety after the Urda accident.
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A railway accident in Urda, Toledo, killed at least 69 people, according to Expansión.
Feijóo called for professionals to lead ministries and criticised the government’s handling of the rail accident.
Spain is due to hold general elections.
- PP leader
- Alberto Núñez Feijóo
- Transport minister criticised
- Óscar Puente
- Accident location
- Urda, Toledo
- Reported fatalities
- At least 69
- Election date
- 29 November 2026
- Proposed review
- Railway audit
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What people are saying
If I come to power I will look for an honest man with experience for the Ministry
Spain does not need an influencer at the head of its institutions. It needs someone who wants and knows how to govern.
That requires, first, competence, then experience and a great deal of management.
I will carry out an expenditure audit and, at the same time, a railway audit.