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.
Podemos and Frente Amplio will share a ticket only in the Canary Islands and the Comunitat Valenciana. Elsewhere, voters will face separate lists or regional alliances. In Andalusia, three options will compete to the left of the PSOE.
The PSOE will approve its 29-N election lists at a Saturday meeting in Fuenlabrada. Nearly 300 members will have no chance to speak, while photographers are barred because the party says the venue lacks space.
Ángel Gabilondo has asked Spain’s Constitutional Court for urgent measures after the Supreme Court kept some overseas registrations suspended. The dispute affects 163,020 people ahead of the November 29 elections.
Ángel Gabilondo has asked the Constitutional Court to intervene over the voting rights of 163,020 newly naturalised Spaniards. He is seeking urgent measures ahead of the 29 November election.
Ángel Gabilondo has asked the Constitutional Court to intervene before the 29 November election. The restriction affects Spaniards on the overseas electoral register, while naturalised citizens living in Spain can still vote.
Prime ministers from Czechia and Austria criticised Spain’s migration policy at the Brussels summit. Denmark’s prime minister also joined the criticism as disputes over immigration delayed the summit’s close.
Fernando Grande-Marlaska says migrants left Ceuta voluntarily or following judicial or administrative decisions. More than 400 protection applicants withdrew their claims, and over 500 expulsions were carried out.
Ireland’s revised draft puts the 2028-2034 EU budget at €1.62 trillion, €141 billion below the Commission’s opening offer. Spain and 16 partners want a larger plan as Germany and the Netherlands push for deeper cuts.
Student groups say the Government delegate and UCM rector should resign if nobody is held accountable for Wednesday’s operation. Five people were detained, and ten were injured, including two seriously.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis warned of tighter border controls as EU leaders criticised Spain’s migration policy. Austria challenged the regularisation lead, while Denmark urged the Commission to assess its effects.
Madrid’s regional government ordered Sol station closed on Friday for urgent cleaning and safety work as a protest camp occupied the square. Police arrested a 61-year-old camper after a report that he had pursued a coordinator with a knife.
Two counter-protests were scheduled in Pamplona ahead of Quiles’s event, prompting a large police deployment. The Navarra government condemned his rhetoric and rejected any violent response.
Rome has extended its temporary controls to match Spain’s 22 October deadline. Interior ministers now have a short window to agree on ending them.
Carles Puigdemont says a return after the amnesty law is applied would not necessarily make him opposition leader in the Catalan parliament. He wants to see for himself how Catalonia has changed since 2017.
Canarias has a four-party slate, while IU rejected a deal in the Comunitat Valenciana. Ada Colau says she will lead Frente Amplio even if Podemos stays out.
Unai Cano was reporting from a housing-rights camp at Puerta del Sol when a man disrupted the broadcast. Cano said the man had been threatening and insulting the team before shoving him.
Electoral authorities must receive coalition filings by midnight on Friday, 16 October. Podemos and Frente Amplio remain apart nationally despite agreeing to join forces in the Canary Islands.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo says a PP government would protect the public pension system and raise payments in line with the CPI. He made the pledge during the campaign for Spain’s November 29 general election.
Thousands of teachers gathered outside Madrid’s education department on Thursday as the open-ended strike entered its second day. CC OO reported 60% participation, against 32% from the regional government. CSIF put turnout at 45%.
Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty in a New York court to new conspiracy charges tied to alleged torture in Venezuela. Their trial is scheduled for June 2027, and they are challenging the case on sovereign-immunity grounds.
Antonio Maíllo rejected Podemos's offer of regional unity deals with IU. He said IU would consider only a global pact through Frente Amplio.
With coalition registration closing on 16 October, Podemos wants separate agreements with IU in ten regions ahead of 29N. Antonio Maíllo says IU will negotiate only through Frente Amplio.
Pablo Bustinduy used the CREO forum’s second day to press for fairer taxes and higher pay. He warned that corporate concentration and rising wealth at the top are weakening redistribution and consumer bargaining power.
The CIS estimates PSOE support at 34% and PP support at 22.2%. Several pollsters say the sample includes too many people recalling a PSOE vote in 2023; the institute says it weights recalled votes in its final estimates.
The Federal Maritime Commission has proposed a $200,000 charge each time a Spanish-flagged ship enters a US port. It is also weighing import restrictions that could cover five categories of Spanish goods, including oils and cosmetics.
Margarita Robles will be second on the PSOE list for Madrid in the 29 November general election, behind Pedro Sánchez. Félix Bolaños is third; Fernando Grande-Marlaska takes fifth place.
Thousands waited outside Melilla’s Assembly on Wednesday as King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia concluded their two-city visit. The couple spent nearly an hour greeting people and posing for selfies.
The PP has challenged PSOE spokeswoman Montse Mínguez to debate housing after reports said her partner owns 30 rental flats in Spain. Mínguez says the family business operates legally; the Government says the right to housing is the central issue.
The PP wants a campaign debate after Artículo 14 reported that Montse Mínguez’s partner owns “30 flats” and has evicted tenants. Mínguez says it is a family rental business that operates legally.
Two sexual assault complaints from fellow PP members have left José Ignacio Landaluce facing a possible no-confidence motion. PSOE and Vox say they will support his removal after 12 of the party’s 15 councillors left his government.
The CIS’s October barometer estimates the PSOE’s vote share at 34%, against 22.2% for the PP. Vox is also up as housing disputes shape the campaign before the November 29 election.
A police raid halted Halk TV’s broadcasts in Istanbul, and a government-appointed administrator was put in charge. The intervention came as jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu began his defence in a major corruption trial.
Rafa Latorre praised the royal visit as a show of support for Ceuta and said Felipe VI’s defence of Spanish sovereignty contrasted with the Government’s response to Moroccan naval incursions. He also recalled the border tragedy and his earlier statement that Melilla was expected to be the next stop.
Ester Muñoz says Spain’s pension system risks collapse without reform. Alberto Núñez Feijóo pledges to protect it and raise benefits in line with inflation, but has yet to explain how he would fund that guarantee.
