PP and Vox are discussing ways to coordinate their Senate candidates for the 29 November election. A three-fifths majority would let the right appoint four Constitutional Court judges without PSOE; no agreement has been announced.
The Argentine president is due at Fundación Disenso during Vox's pre-campaign. Abascal is travelling between La Coruña and Avilés, while Milei's Madrid schedule includes a meeting with Isabel Díaz Ayuso.
The Constitutional Court’s majority is expected to dismiss the Defensor del Pueblo’s appeal as premature. The Supreme Court has given affected voters until October 23 to join the case and submit arguments.
Afra Blanco accused Jon Echeverría of spreading a false claim about access to Spain’s minimum vital income. The 22-year-old PP politician said YouTube tutorials explain how to claim the benefit.
With 40 days until Spain's 29 November general election, the left remains divided after coalition talks failed and polls favour the right-wing bloc. Donald Trump has accused the government of doing nothing about July's immigration arrivals.
Santiago Abascal urged voters in Ponferrada to distrust election polls and turn out on 29 November. He rejected claims Vox would privatise pensions, saying payments would continue whatever the cost.
ERC has approved its lists for the 29 November general election, placing Oriol Junqueras 31st in Barcelona and Raül Romeva as first substitute. Four Podemos candidates join the alliance, with Alejandra Sandoval sixth in Barcelona.
Javier Milei has arrived in Spain during the pre-campaign, with no meeting planned with Santiago Abascal. His circle says he will meet Isabel Díaz Ayuso, but the Community of Madrid has not confirmed it; protests over his presence are also part of the visit.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo wants a nationality law that tightens access to Spanish nationality and sets a minimum residence period for voting. The proposal is not law; nationality remains linked to electoral rights under the Constitution.
Six government delegates and eight subdelegates have left their posts to stand for the PSOE in Spain’s 29 November general election. Electoral law bars them from remaining in office as candidates, forcing a territorial reshuffle.
At a rally in Ponferrada, Santiago Abascal said any sacrifices under a government involving Vox would fall on political parties and unions, along with groups receiving subsidies. He also said pensions would be paid.
The Association of Victims of Adamuz says Óscar Puente’s Renfe joke was insensitive and is demanding his immediate resignation or dismissal. The minister made the gag in a laSexta promotion for ‘Cara al show’.
A Madrid court has accepted Julio Iglesias’s honour claim against Yolanda Díaz and ordered the deputy prime minister to respond within 20 working days. He is seeking €50,000 and a public retraction over comments about allegations by former employees.
Members of the Sindicato de Estudiantes discussed escalating education protests against Isabel Díaz Ayuso and drawing inspiration from unrest in France. Some messages named the town hall and major brands as possible targets, while others warned that public support was weak.
Faconauto has sent political parties 35 proposals for Spain’s next legislature, including multi-year purchase aid and a national fleet-renewal plan. It also wants 4,000 heavy-vehicle charging points above 350 kW by 2030.
A witness told Spain’s anti-corruption prosecutors that jewels linked to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero were delivered in 2019 as alleged payment for Saudi rail contracts. The statement values them at more than €4 million.
Most private surveys put the PP ahead and project about 204 seats for a PP and Vox bloc, above the 176-seat majority threshold. The CIS diverges sharply, placing the PSOE first with a lead of nearly 12 points.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo says the PP is negotiating with Vox on joint Senate lists to reduce the left’s chances of controlling the chamber. The deadline to file candidate lists is Monday; an agreement could help the parties seek a three-fifths majority.
Montse Lluis has handled Vox’s negotiations with the PP in several regions. Her promotion comes as the party reshapes its Madrid slate after a term marked by senior departures; Juan Sergio Redondo is set for third place.
Roger Llanes will replace Pilar Bernabé as the Government’s delegate in the Valencian Community. The agronomist and civil servant has more than 30 years of experience and has worked on dana reconstruction alongside Bernabé.
Nancy de la Sierra and three relatives received Spanish nationality on 5 December 2023 under Spain’s Democratic Memory Law. Consular sources allege preferential treatment; her father and grandparents were born in Mexico.
Police used charges to clear an exit route after striking teachers gathered outside the Chamber of Commerce. Unions put turnout at 1,000; two education officials had also faced protests.
Spain’s Constitutional Court will consider an appeal over the voting ban affecting beneficiaries of the Ley de nietos. Its legal advisers recommend rejecting it, while the government prepares a first package of social measures.
Fifteen years after ETA announced an end to its armed activity, the three masked messengers have taken different paths. David Pla works in Sortu; Iratxe Sorzabal is serving a 24-year-and-six-month sentence while Izaskun Lesaka remains out of public view.
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez posted on X that he would not let Pedro Sánchez silence Isabel Díaz Ayuso. The warning came as the Madrid president accused the government of fuelling violence during teachers’ protests.
Four people on the Palencia PSOE’s proposed Congress slate have withdrawn after the national leadership replaced Álvaro Bilbao with María Luz Martínez Seijo. The decision emerged during Pedro Sánchez’s rally in Valladolid.
Santiago Abascal says Vox wants an understanding with the PP to protect the Senate after PSOE and Frente Amplio agreed to run together. He also accused Pedro Sánchez of seeking to steal the election and called for a mass turnout.
A woman who worked in Saudi public procurement says the jewellery was payment linked to the AVE maintenance contract to Mecca. She puts the alleged commission at 2.5% of the award.
Iker Atienza says frustrated voters could turn to the PSOE after progressive parties failed to unite. He casts a vote for Pedro Sánchez as both useful and punitive.
A witness told the Fiscalía Anticorrupción that jewels found in José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s office were payment tied to the AVE a La Meca. Investigators have yet to verify the claim.
The government plans to expand temporary-incapacity protection and several pension and family benefits before the 29 November election. It is also preparing an increase of about 5% in the minimum wage, while a CPI-linked pension rise is planned for after the vote.
Antonio Repullo attacked the PSOE’s Senate agreement with Frente Amplio in Córdoba. The deal covers 47 constituencies across 43 provinces; Jaime de los Santos focused on equality policy and corruption.
Santiago Abascal says Vox will act to keep Spain from depending on Pedro Sánchez after the PSOE and Frente Amplio agreed to run together for the Senate. Reports say Vox could sit out some small provinces, but the party has not announced that move.
At his first campaign rally since being named the PSOE’s candidate for 29 November, Sánchez praised his wife as about 3,000 people applauded.
The PSOE’s federal committee unanimously backed Pedro Sánchez for the 29 November general election and approved parliamentary lists in less than an hour. For the first time, women will head most of the party’s Congress slates.
