Alberto Núñez Feijóo, president of the Partido Popular (PP), called for honesty to return to public life during a speech on Thursday.
The intervention signals Feijóo's intent to center his future governance on meritocracy and transparency, positioning these values against the corruption he attributes to the current administration.
Speaking at the seventh [1] edition of the Foro Anual Taleñt, Feijóo focused on the intersection of professional capability and ethical leadership. He said that the restoration of integrity in government is essential for the functioning of the state. The PP leader said that talent and merit must serve as the primary pillars for public service and governance.
During his address, Feijóo said, "La honestidad vuelva a la vida pública."
The speech served as a critique of the existing political landscape. Feijóo said that the current government has failed to maintain the ethical standards required for public office. By highlighting the need for a return to honesty, he linked the ability of a nation to utilize its best talent with the necessity of a clean administration.
Feijóo's appearance at the forum underscores a strategic push to attract professionals and intellectuals to his political project. He said that merit-based advancement is the only way to ensure efficiency in the public sector, a contrast to the political appointments he criticized in the current leadership.
The seventh [1] forum provided a platform for the PP president to outline a vision where technical competence is not sidelined by political loyalty. He said that the future of the country depends on the ability to integrate high-level talent into a framework of absolute honesty.
“"La honestidad vuelva a la vida pública"”
Feijóo is attempting to frame the Partido Popular as the party of competence and ethics. By tying the concepts of 'talent' and 'merit' to 'honesty,' he is positioning himself not just as a political opponent, but as a systemic alternative to the current government's management of public resources and appointments.





