Pablo Casado was elected leader of the Spanish People’s Party (PP) at the party’s 19th national congress on 21 July. Although his campaign focus was on national issues, Casado backed European leadership on migration policy.
During his campaign, the new PP leader supported a European migration policy based on border control and cohesion policy. He spoke out against the “demagogic policy” of the head of the Spanish government Pedro Sánchez, which, he said, would have the effect of...