In Catalonia, the latest fallout from Spain’s corruption row continues to shape national politics, with PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo setting out a hard line on public institutions. Speaking in O Pino, A Coruña, on 13 June 2026, he promised a “total clean-up” if he comes to power.

Feijóo said, “Not a single rug will be left unturned, not a single drawer closed, not a single window unopened, nor a single responsibility left unaddressed.” He linked that pledge to corruption cases surrounding the government and said transparency would be central to his approach.

The PP leader criticised Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez over allegations affecting people in his circle, including the Begoña Gómez case and the alleged involvement of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Leire Díez. He also said, “There will not be a Koldo, a Leire, a Santos Cerdán, an Ábalos, a Tezanos, or a Sánchez left in Spain. We will remove them all with the votes of the Spanish people.”

Feijóo argued that money must be returned to Spanish citizens and that state institutions should be recovered. He criticised appointments to bodies such as the Constitutional Court and the presidency of the CIS, held by José Félix Tezanos. He also accused Sánchez of a “witch hunt” against judges, prosecutors and state security forces after the Leire Díez case, which alleges moves to destabilise judicial investigations into PSOE corruption.

He then set out three further commitments if he forms a government. The first was a new funding system for public services across Spain, including Catalonia, Galicia, Cantabria, Asturias, Andalusia and the islands. He said it would not be a “fix between two parties”, a “purchase of support” or a “parliamentary invoice”.

His second pledge was to get Spain “working again”, saying the country lacks direction. He pointed to the absence of approved budgets during the legislature, what he described as Europe’s “greatest uncontrolled immigration” after mass arrivals in recent years, and infrastructure problems, including railway accidents and doctors’ strikes. His third commitment was to make work in Spain worthwhile again, arguing that inflation has reduced purchasing power while taxes have continued to rise.

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