Teodoro Garcia Egea this Tuesday has become the main protagonist of the day within the internal tension in the Popular Party. And that the day began with the announcement of the resignation of José Luis Martínez-Almeida as party spokesman. By mid-afternoon it was known that the secretary general, too, resigned from his post.
Egea has taken just a few hours to offer its first public appearance after what happened. She does it in an appearance on a special program of The objective, with Ana Pastor. “I have taken one of the hardest decisions after 20 years: I have decided to step down. This afternoon I spoke with Pablo Casado. Being secretary general is the most difficult, is to be the bad guy in the movie. I will always be a grassroots member, whenever the party needs me I will be there.”
“These days we have been talking to a lot of people, and in the end we have decided that this is the best decision. I’m leaving office and it’s best to give members a voice to choose which direction to take. It has been a personal decision to facilitate this transition. Tomorrow I will not go to the Congress of Deputies. We have started the process and it is irrevocable. I will always be loyal to Casado, he is one of the best people I have ever met, he is honest and principled. He has put his position at risk for his principles“.
Lack of support in the party
“The important is have a clear conscience of a job well done. That we have not done anything wrong is something obvious, everyone knows it. We have been falsely accused of espionage. Casado has been the first leader elected in primaries in the history of our party. We have asked questions during our tenure, when relevant information arrived, we should ask ourselves that: If the political parties can’t ask questions, it’s best to leave it.”
“We have been loyal, transparent. We caught the party being the opposition in many places, and now it has a predominant position in these areas.. The party is much stronger than when Pablo Casado arrived. It has a better territorial implantation.
“You are never alone, I have been receiving relevant messages all afternoon from people from the party, and messages full of affection and gratitude. Beyond a temporary circumstance, we are militants, sympathizers and companions. It is necessary to take a step to the side and let the militants choose.”
“My relationship with Pablo Casado is better than it was two weeks ago. Difficulties toughen relationships. I think Casado has had a difficult situation and today the PP is consolidating. History will remember Casado as a man of principles. I am available to my party. I don’t ask why they fire me or why they appoint me. It was a personal decision.”
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