Politics · Spain · 2 hrs ago
Feijóo condemns Barcelona unrest and says he will visit the city
Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo condemned unrest in Barcelona after a protest there turned violent.
The incidents included damaged shops and burning rubbish containers, and 128 people were detained.
Feijóo accused Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government of failing to stop violence, but this was his political claim, not an established finding.
He also linked the events to unrest in A Coruña the previous week and accused the left of resisting a change of government.
Feijóo said he would visit Barcelona this Wednesday to show support for residents and police.
The remarks came during campaigning for Spain’s November 29 general election, as tensions over public order became part of the political debate.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo condemned the unrest in Barcelona and said he would visit the city this Wednesday.
At least 128 people were detained after a protest in Barcelona led to damage, fires and looting.
Feijóo accused the left of resisting a change of power through violence and faulted the government for not stopping violence.
He spoke at a People’s Party event in Salamanca presenting its candidates for the 29 November general election.
He also expressed solidarity with Barcelona residents and the police and other people affected by the unrest.
- Who
- Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain’s People’s Party, and people involved in the Barcelona unrest.
- What
- Feijóo condemned the unrest and said he would visit Barcelona. At least 128 people were detained.
- When
- The unrest took place the previous day; Feijóo responded on Sunday, 25 October 2026.
- Where
- Barcelona; Feijóo made his remarks in Salamanca.
- Why
- Not stated
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Disturbances were reported in A Coruña after an event by Santiago Abascal.
A protest in Barcelona was followed by disturbances, damage, fires and looting, with at least 128 people detained.
Feijóo condemned the unrest at a People’s Party event in Salamanca.
Feijóo said he would travel to Barcelona to show support for the city’s residents.
- Detentions
- At least 128 people
- Barcelona visit
- Feijóo said he would go on Wednesday
- Election date
- 29 November
- Candidates
- 52 People’s Party candidates for Congress
- Location of Feijóo’s remarks
- Salamanca
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Feijóo irá a Barcelona tras los disturbios y apunta a la izquierda: “Se resiste a abandonar el poder con violencia”
What people are saying
The fire he wants to see grow
They are resisting leaving power through violence
I will be implacable with those who seek to destroy Spanish coexistence to prevent democratic alternation
My solidarity with the residents, Mossos, police officers, civil guards and those who have worked to prevent the violent from roaming freely