Adelante Andalucía has arrested three suspects in Seville its campaign for the Spanish Parliamentary election parliament. The Andalusian left-wing party aims to enter the Congress of Deputies in the vote on 29 November and represent the concerns of its region there.
At an event on 12 November at Paseo de la O, party spokesperson José Ignacio García presented the campaign under the slogan “Courage and Hope”, according to the Europa Press news agency. He spoke about housing speculation, the cost of living and working conditions. Among other things, García criticised the displacement of people from their neighbourhoods and pointed to problems with rail services.
The event took place on the evening before the official start of the campaign. Under the election decree, the campaign runs from 13 to 27 November. Both the Congress of Deputies and the Senate will be elected on 29 November. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez had called the snap election after Congress rejected two government decrees on housing policy.
Adelante Andalucía is standing with its own left-wing project, focused on Andalusian self-determination. In October, the party said it wanted to build on its result in the regional election. On 17 May, it won eight seats in the Parliament of Andalusia, up from two previously. The similarly left-wing alliance Por Andalucía won five of the 109 seats in total. The conservative People’s Party remained the largest force and subsequently formed a coalition government with Vox.
When presenting its provincial lead candidates at the end of October, Adelante Andalucía made affordable housing a priority. According to a report by Radio Sevilla, García criticised the role of homes used for tourism and property speculation. The party also wants to discuss public transport, wages and the cost of living. In the province of Seville, Luis de los Santos is leading the list for Congress.
However, success in the regional election does not guarantee seats in Madrid: the elections concern different parliaments and take place at different times. In 2023, Adelante Andalucía also stood with its own list in the Spanish parliamentary election in the province of Cádiz but won no seats. This time, the party is seeking representation at national level.
Editor: Phillipe Schmidt-Araguin (Article created with AI assistance).