Minister Óscar Puente and his statements
Minister Óscar Puente received a lot of criticism this Monday for his statements about the PP candidate for the European elections, Dolors Montserrat. According to Puente, Montserrat is missing and her party is hiding her because they don’t trust her. These statements were shared through social networks, along with a montage that showed Montserrat’s photo on a poster of the SOS Desapareguts association. The use of this poster generated a great controversy and the minister ended up removing the message.
The reaction of the PP
The PP harshly criticized Minister Puente for using the poster of the association SOS Desapareguts and for the message that accompanied the image. According to the PP, if they choose Montserrat as head of the list, it is expected that she will be the best person they have. So if they’re hiding her, it looks like they don’t trust her. Criticism also came from the association itself, which reminded the minister that behind the cases of disappearances there are sad and dramatic stories, and that using this fake poster for political purposes is inappropriate.
The past of the PP with the same poster
It is interesting to note that the PP itself used the same poster of the association SOS Desapareguts in 2019. On that occasion, they published an image with the poster and the photo of the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, with a message that I was looking for him as missing. This fact has been remembered by some users of social networks, who have pointed out the hypocrisy of the PP in now criticizing Minister Puente for doing the same as they did in the past.
Conclusion
In short, Minister Óscar Puente received criticism for his statements about the PP candidate in the European elections. His words generated controversy and were considered inappropriate for using the poster of the association SOS Desapareguts for political purposes. It is interesting to note that the same party that is now criticizing the minister used the same poster in the past. This situation highlights political hypocrisy and the importance of coherence in political discourse.
