Thousands of supporters gathered at the Seville Conference and Exhibition Centre on 12 November 2026 for the PSOE’s general-election campaign launch. Gómez took the lectern before speeches by Andalusian socialist figures and Pedro Sánchez, the party’s secretary-general and Spain’s prime minister. EFE described the crowd as thousands, while another report estimated that more than 4,000 people were in the pavilion. Gómez’s unexpected address was her first at a PSOE rally, ahead of the general election scheduled for 29 November.
She thanked party members, particularly women, for supporting her. “Soy Begoña Gómez, y lo que he hecho toda mi vida es defender mi trabajo y a mi familia”, she said, describing her defence of her work and family as a lifelong commitment. She also said she was tired of people judging them and telling them how to act. Gómez was awaiting trial over allegations of influence peddling and embezzlement; the proceedings had not produced a final judgment at the time of the rally.
Her central appeal was for women to make their own choices and protect equality. “Que nadie decida por nosotras, que nosotras definimos nuestro camino le pese a quien le pese y digan lo que digan”, she said. She also argued that women had long been defined as “señoras de” and said they were now the authors of their own lives. Gómez urged the audience to defend equality with their votes on 29 November and described the PSOE as the “faro de la causa feminista en el mundo entero”.
Gómez thanked women who had sent her letters of support. The audience responded with the chant “No estás sola, no estás sola”. She invoked the responsibility of the “hijas de la Transición” to keep pressing for the right to pursue professional development and choose their own path, free to defend their work without constant questioning. Her remarks linked her personal defence amid public scrutiny to a broader message about women’s professional autonomy and freedom to define their lives.
She urged voters to back the PSOE to avoid “retroceder”, then embraced her “gran amiga” María Jesús Montero, the former first deputy prime minister, at the lectern. A separate report on Sánchez’s backing for the 11N housing strike is available in coverage of his strike stance.
