What's wrong with Popular Party in Spain?

Since 1977, the Popular Party (PP) has been in power for 14 years.  This party was supposed to be conservative, catholic, democratic, "liberal" (in Spain, "liberal" means pro-free-market), controler of public spending and a staunch defender of national unity.  At least, it was what many Spaniards, we expected from that party.

The founder of party was Fraga Iribarne.  Mr.  Iribarne was minister of Tourism and Information during the Francisco Franco's dictatorship and one of the author of Constitution of 1978.  He became congressman, senator and a successful  president of region of Galicia and Fidel Castro's friend. He was hated, admired, loved and despised by foes and friends.
Mr Iribarne never became Prime Minister (or as we say President of Government) nor head of state, since Spain is a kingdom.  Eventually in 1996 Jose María Aznar (PP) got to the Presidency (8 years) and in 2011, Mariano Rajoy (PP) stayed in power almost 7 years.  He was sacked by Congress because of a corruption case in his headquarters party.
Over the years, PP lost its identity.  This was his path to perdition.

No longer democratic.  PP said that the would make reforms to make our judicial system independent again. Instead of that, PP kept and strengthened the tradition of controlling the judicial system by General Council of the Judiciary (aka Consejo General del Poder Judicial or CGPJ) whose many of its member are chosen by Congress and not by judges. PP believes that a woman beaten by a man has more rights than a man beaten by a woman or a woman beaten by a woman. Before it used to think that men and women should have equal justice under the law.

No longer controler of public spending.  Spain had a target, getting in the monetary union, that's why we use euros intead of pesetas (our former national currency).  In order to join the euro, Spain had to lower deficit and public spending (less than 60% of the Gross Domestic Product).  So the government cut down on both.  But in 2004 with Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE) and in 2011 Mariano Rajoy in the government, the public spending skyrocketed.  With Mr. Rajoy, public spending growth was 6 times as big as the GDP growth. The problem lies in the autonomous regions, they spend money on matters that the central government can handle in a more efficient way.

No longer pro-free-market.  Jose María Aznar tried to lower taxes, but Mr. Rajoy shoot up taxes to levels that the comunist party could not confess publicly. PP did not support freelance workers.

No longer defender of national unity.  PP understood that the autonomous regions were dividing people through propaganda in the media and in the regional education system.  They knew that the autonomous governments use regional languages and ideological selection like obstacles and barriers to keep privileges. But PP kept strengthening regional powers. The president of Galicia is Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PP) is seen like a galician nationalist who does not believe in freedom of education.

No longer catholic.  PP was supposed to defend catholic values, but that's what they seemed to do when they are in the opposition party and they kept abortion rights, abortion pills, gay marriage, transsexual laws for everyone even minors. Sex reassignment surgery is paid by social security in Spain, thus for "free" for everyone.

PP knows that there is a cultural war against the christian catholic values and Spain, but it often avoids the ideological battle.

PP is conservative. Why?  They keep the bulk of laws and policies of PSOE (Socialist Worker Party of Spain).

In the last election lost half of its seats in Congress and a lot of senators. Now PP is nearing bankruptcy. In Spain, political parties are funded by state, if they get good results in the elections.

Since the last elections, PP complains that his voters went to Ciudadanos (centrist party) and Vox (populist right).  But PP has not acknowledged publicly that they chaged and many of its voters don't.  The many voters of voters felt betrayed.  The leader of PP, Pablo Casado is powerless and some important members of his party left to be part of Ciudadanos and Vox.  And in PP now there is a new strong man, Alberto Nuñez Feijó who Mr. Casado is forced to accept like an ally.