In Castile-La Mancha parties have launched their campaigns with events and the symbolic putting up of posters for the Spanish Parliamentary election on 29 November. The Socialists are calling for the protection of social rights and public services. The conservative People’s Party is seeking a change of government, while Vox is emphasising migration control and security, among other things.
The official election campaign began at midnight on Friday, 13 November, and ends on 27 November. Voters will elect the Congress of Deputies and the Senate. The decree dissolving both chambers and calling the election was published in the Spanish Official State Gazette on 6 October. The newly elected chambers are due to hold their constituent sessions on 23 December.
In Albacete the Socialist lead candidate for the Congress of Deputies, Amparo Torres, called for policies to protect the welfare state and workers’ rights to continue. According to the candidate, the election is not just about a change of government, but also about Spain’s future direction. The Socialists held their launch event on Paseo de la Libertad. Isabel Belén Iniesta, who heads their Senate list, also attended.
The People’s Party presented its lead candidate for the Congress of Deputies, Francisco Navarro, and its Senate candidate, Miriam García, in Albacete. The party is campaigning for a new government led by its chairman, Alberto Núñez Feijóo. In Ciudad Real candidate Carmen Fúnez spoke, according to a regional report, about family purchasing power, the housing market and rail connections, among other issues.
Vox also held a poster campaign in Albacete. Rubén Herrero de Castro stood as its candidate for the Congress of Deputies, and Román González as its lead candidate for the Senate. In Toledo, Vox candidate Manuel Mariscal called for mobilisation against the government and named migration control and security as his party’s priorities.
The left-wing alliance Frente Amplio and the joint Senate candidacy Senado de Progreso also appeared in Albacete. The Socialists and Frente Amplio have agreed on a joint Senate list there. Podemos held its own poster campaign. The events in Albacete took place on Thursday evening, before the official start of the campaign at midnight.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).