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Xavier García Albiol named PP's Barcelona congressional candidate
The Popular Party announced that Badalona mayor Xavier García Albiol will run for the Congress representing Barcelona province.
The Partido Popular confirmed Xavier García Albiol, who serves as mayor of Badalona, as its candidate for the upcoming general election in the Barcelona constituency. The party praised the selection as a high-profile recruitment for a Spain that needs clear ideas. García Albiol said he will support the party in any way that does not conflict with his mayoral duties, after speaking to media in Elche, Alicante.
Why it matters
The candidacy could influence the PP's performance in a key Catalan constituency during the upcoming national election.
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