Two weeks before the snap parliamentary election, Spain’s parties are continuing their campaigns with events across the country. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will, on Sunday 15 November, in Alcorcón near Madrid, present the manifesto of his Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party. Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo is scheduled to attend a rally in Santander The election will be held on 29 November.
According to Sánchez’s party, his appearance in Alcorcón is also an event in his capacity as a candidate for another term. The Europa Press news agency reported in advance that the Socialists intend to officially present their programme there. Feijóo, leader of the conservative People’s Party, is due to appear in Santander, among others, alongside Cantabrian regional president María José Sáenz de Buruaga.
Other political forces have also scheduled events for the third day of the official election campaign. Santiago Abascal According to the EFE news agency, a representative of the right-wing Vox party is due to appear in Cornellà de Llobregat, near Barcelona. Ada Colau from the left-wing alliance Frente Amplio is due to speak in Zaragoza. These are announced appearances; they do not yet indicate how they will unfold or what will be said there.
Sánchez announced the snap election on 5 October. Before that, two housing policy decrees from his government had failed in parliament. The tense situation in the housing market is among the issues in the political debate. On 11 November, trade unions called a nationwide strike, in part over housing costs and purchasing power.
The dissolution of Congress of Deputies and Senate and the election date are set out in the royal decree of 5 October. The official election campaign began on 13 November and ends on 27 November. According to the decree, the newly elected chambers are to hold their opening sessions on 23 December.
According to Spain’s national statistics office, around 38.7 million people are on the electoral register. This includes eligible voters resident in Spain as well as Spaniards registered abroad. In elections to the Congress of Deputies, voters vote for party lists; for the Senate, eligible voters choose individual candidates.
Editor: Phillipe Schmidt-Araguin (Article created with AI assistance).