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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

Spanish People’s party leader accused of sexism with ‘makeup’ jibe

Yolanda Díaz and Alberto Núñez Feijóo
Yolanda Díaz and Alberto Núñez Feijóo. The deputy PM hit back, challenging Feijóo to a debate. Composite: Reuters/AP

The leader of Spain’s conservative People’s party (PP), which is leading the polls before Sunday’s snap general election, has been accused of sexism after making an apparent reference to the deputy prime minister’s makeup during a campaign rally.

Speaking in Madrid on Thursday, Alberto Núñez Feijóo accused Yolanda Díaz, who is also the labour minister, of massaging Spain’s employment figures, claiming that while the socialist-led coalition government was attempting to pass off workers on temporary contracts as being employees, “the truth lies in the embellished employment figures”.

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