The national spokesperson for Vox, José Antonio Fúster, spoke for the first time this Friday about Felipe VI’s Christmas speech. It was two days after the fact and only because the journalists asked him to. But for another year, he avoided making a very precise judgment on a speech which warned against “extremism” fueled “by disinformation, inequalities” and “disenchantment with the present”.
The media asked Fúster if his party had felt “challenged” by these words of Felipe VI, to which he responded that “the crown is the symbol of the unity and permanence of Spain”, in particular “of the future of the country”. “We do not appropriate the king’s speeches or his words,” he added. And he ended with: “So no… that’s all.”
The far right has long suppressed the monarchy. Vox also took no position on last year’s speech, in which the king demanded “serenity” from politicians to reduce “the background noise that prevents citizens from hearing.” Furthermore, under the pretext of not attending events where they could coincide with the government, the far right has prevented kings from attending events like the October 12 reception or the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the monarchy.
In his speech this year, Felipe VI recalled that society “is forged by generations who remember the Transition and by others who did not experience it and who were born and raised in democracy and freedom”: “Generations of older people who have seen Spain change like never before in our history; And he added: “All are necessary to move forward in a fair and coherent manner. »
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