Feijóo casts doubt on census rise from the 'grandchildren law': 'It's electoral engineering, manufacturing new voters'
Feijóo siembra dudas sobre el incremento del censo por la ‘ley de nietos’: “Es ingeniería electoral, fabricar nuevos votantes”
Summary
Spain's opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo cast doubt on the rise in the electoral census linked to the 'grandchildren law', calling it 'electoral engineering' to 'manufacture new voters'. The government called his words 'irresponsible'; Feijóo also proposed giving extra seats to the most-voted list.
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