The PP puts the mayor of Castelldefels Manu Reyes second on Alejandro Fernández's list for 12-M

The Popular Party of Catalonia has presented its “renewed candidacy” for 12-M with the mayor of Castelldefels, Manu Reyes, as number two headed by Alejandro Fernández in Barcelona. From number three, The current councilor in the Barcelona City Council and former deputy in the Parliament and councilor of Barcelona in Daniel Sirera's team, Ángeles Esteller, will go. and in fourth position the PPC recovers the historic popular deputy Santi Rodríguez, who is currently the general secretary of the party in Catalonia. Rosa del Amo and Juan Fernández, deputy mayors in Badalona, ​​will be in fifth and seventh position respectively, and sixth place goes to Hugo Manchón, Political Communication advisor of the PP in the European Parliament. The eighth place will go to Eva García, councilor in the Sitges City Council, in the ninth place to Miriam Casanovaformer councilor of the popular in Barcelona and in tenth position will be former deputy Alberto Villagrassa.

Of Fernández, whose appointment as head of the list came after several weeks of uncertainty in which the possibility of seeking a replacement for him hovered, the PP has highlighted that he is “the best candidate to stand up to the independence movement and, together with the entire candidacy, represent to that Catalonia that wants to leave the process behind and work for a land for all, without sectarianism.” It was officially presented this Wednesday at a party event in Barcelona attended by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Dolors Montserrat and heavyweights of the PPC such as the mayor of Badalona.

Regarding Reyes, who is also the provincial president of the PP, the party has stressed that he has won the municipal elections in Castelldefels four consecutive times and that in the last ones he managed to regain the mayor's office. Along with Nacho Martín Blanco and Dolors Montserrat, the mayor of Castelldefels was the name that sounded the most to lead the 'popular' candidacy in the Catalan elections, and finally the PP has kept Fernández.

The PP has communicated that it is a complete team to “fight the battle” in the Parliament for Barcelona together with Fenández, who is the ideal candidate, they have expressed, to stand up to the independence movement. While the head of the list will want to give a voice to Catalonia that wants to leave the 'procés' behind, The party has defended that Reyes will represent the needs of all the municipalities in the region.