Jon Aristu
Pamplona (EFE).- Javier García (Cintruénigo, 1985), candidate of the Popular Party for the presidency of the Government of Navarra after the breakup of the Navarra Suma coalition, with UPN and Ciudadanos, faces the elections on May 28 as a “first confrontation between Feijóo and Sánchez”.
García has been a regional parliamentarian for eight years and now for the first time he leads his party’s list. Several former UPN officials have joined the PP lists, such as the candidate for Pamplona, Carlos García Adanero, but the president of the popular Navarrese party points out, in an interview with EFE, that “UPN is not the rival” and points to “nationalism and Chivite (PSN)” as their rivals in these elections.
Javier García was elected president of the PP in Navarra in December and, since then, he assures that hundreds of citizens have come to join.
Question.- What is your goal in these elections?
Answer.- Win.
Q.- Be the first force?
A.- Everyone who shows up does so to win and have the greatest number of representatives in the Foral Chamber.
Q.- Do your surveys tell you that you are going to be the first force?
A.- The citizens who will choose freely and democratically what they want for Navarra will tell me on May 28.
Q.- How does the PP proposal differ from that of UPN?
A.- On a fundamental issue, the PP has the possibility of putting the voice of Navarrese in the place where decisions are truly made for the social future of our community. We have the chance to speak on behalf of Navarra, as the voice of Navarra, in Madrid, but also in Europe. We have a team, an army, where everyone considers themselves Navarrese when it comes to defending the interests of Navarre. That is the initials of the PP.
Q.- Who is your rival in the campaign?
A.- Nationalism and Mrs. Chivite.
Q.- Isn’t it UPN?
A.- Not at all. UPN is no match. Someone with whom you have shared space and group for four years cannot be a rival, therefore, no.
Q.- Since the rupture of Navarra Suma was confirmed, there have been attacks from each other. When the elections are over, will those differences end?
A.- There may be differences, but not personally. There have always been differences and during these four years also totally different points of view, but I insist, no rivalry on our part.
Q.- How is the situation redirected?
A.- We have a high vision and above partisan interests is the general interest, that is where the PP is.
Q.- Would you support a UPN government that also supports the PSN?
A.- First it would be necessary to see if they would want the votes of the Popular Party, because when you break a coalition and undo the PP it is because you are not interested. So the question is, would they accept the votes of the PP?
Q.- UPN talks about governing alone, but without an absolute majority…
A.- The PP will always be on the side of a constitutionalist government. Always. And he will do anything so that the nationalists are not in power, where they never should have been.
Q.- Your lists have UPN charges and ex-charges, what have you looked for with your incorporation?
A.- People willing to work for an exciting project with a future and with clear ideas and values. All the people who have come to contribute, to bring their knowledge and experience are welcome and we have opened the door to everyone, not only former UPN officials, but to all citizens who come to join, hundreds of people who have I come.
Q.- Without having started the campaign, senior officials from your party have come to Navarra and the Socialists are also doing so. Is Navarra key or an example of what can happen at the national level?
A: Navarra is key for Spain and there is no doubt that the result obtained in the elections will be seen for Spain. It is a first confrontation between Feijóo and Sánchez, between the model that Feijóo represents and the model of disaster and failure that Sánchez and Chivite represent in Navarra.
Q.- Do you take it as an advance of the generals?
A.- It is about choosing between two models.
Q.- You are a new face for the voter, can it affect you?
A.- Obviously there are many people who don’t know you, but it’s natural. A person who is not in the day-to-day press does not know you, but the initials that one represents say a lot. But I don’t think it has any affectation.
Q.- Are the striking campaigns that you are running also go in that direction?
A.- Also, indeed. You have to know the context and the situation and from there also work to improve everything.
Q.- Do you dare with a forecast for the elections?
A.- The PP is going to obtain a very good result and it is going to be influential in the face of the next government.