Spain’s general election campaign opens with rallies across the country ahead of 29 November vote
Spain’s general election campaign officially began at midnight on Friday 13 November, after party leaders held rallies across the country on Thursday evening. Socialist (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez opened his bid for re-election in Seville (Andalusia), while the right-wing People’s Party (PP) leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo went to Badalona, near... The post Spain’s general election campaign…
Spain's general election campaign kicked off on Friday, November 13th, with political leaders holding rallies across the nation ahead of the vote on November 29th. Socialist Party (PSOE) Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez opened his re-election bid in Seville, while the People's Party (PP) leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo campaigned in Badalona, near Barcelona. Far-right Vox leader Santiago Abascal chose Huesca, and Ada Colau represented Frente Amplio in Madrid's Vallecas district.
The 15-day campaign ended on Friday, November 27th. Voters would select a new Congress of Deputies and Senate on Sunday, November 29th.
The general strike that occurred Thursday carried over into the opening rallies. Sánchez defended trade unions, Feijóo called it a failure, and the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) urged protesters to cast their ballot.
Housing was a prominent issue, with Sánchez defending his government's latest decree and Colau urging him to address rents further. Sánchez called for an "epic comeback" in Seville, praising trade unions and dismissing insults from the right.
Feijóo positioned Catalonia at the center of his appeal for change, urging voters to support a new government that would integrate immigrants and secure Spain's borders. Abascal, in Huesca, emphasized the election as a "profound change" and accused Sánchez's government of being a "criminal, lying and corrupt mafia."
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