The PP has announced this Wednesday all its candidacies for the general elections on July 23. In Catalonia, after the incorporation as number one in the Congress lists of Nacho Martín Blanco, for Barcelona, and Pere Lluís Huguet, for Tarragona, both from Ciudadanos, there have been no big surprises.
In the constituency of the Catalan capital, where Alberto Núñez Feijóo's team has the most hopes of adding seats, Santi Rodríguez will go number two and the deputy Llanos de Luna, who was a government delegate in Catalonia in the stage of Mariano Rajoy and held this place, after Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, in the last generals, will go to number 4.
In this way, Santi Rodríguez, a veteran politician born in Vilanova i la Geltrú in 1964, who has extensive experience as a deputy in Parliament (2005-2020), sees his dedication to the party rewarded after the electoral setback in the 2021 regional elections , when he was elected secretary general of the Catalan PP to calm the mood after the fire that caused the poor results of Alejandro Fernández.
As number 3 for Barcelona, Cristina Agüera from Badalona will go, a member of the team of the elected mayor Xavier García Albiol. In the 5th, Agustín Parra, councilor of Esplugues de Llobregat; in the 6th, Irene Pardo, from Sant Adrià de Besòs, and in the 7th, Sonia Esplugas, from l'Hospitalet. The list is symbolically closed by Daniel Sirera, leader of the PP in the Barcelona City Council.
Other old acquaintances from among the ranks of the popular Catalans also appear on the lists, such as Rafael Luna, deputy in the Parliament from 1995 to 2015, who aspires to be a senator for Tarragona, and the mayor of Pontons, Josep Tutusaus, who will do so by Barcelona.
