The Valencia bullring can hold more than 12,000 people if organisers leave the seats unobstructed by moving the stage far forward. That gives Vox a much larger test of campaign mobilisation than its previous major rally in the city.
Vox has reserved the arena for 27 November, two days before the general election. Its national leadership has not yet confirmed the bullring as the final venue, describing it as one option among several spaces under consideration.
The PP has booked the same venue for the morning of 21 November, during the campaign’s central weekend. The reservations put rival rallies at the arena six days apart.
For the PP, the booking marks a return to a venue it used in 2023 during the regional election campaign. The party also held a conservative convention there in 2021 under Pablo Casado. Valencia PP provincial president Vicente Mompó took charge of the latest mobilisation effort after local members raised concerns about November rain and the work needed to fill an open-air arena. At a warm-up event at the Palau de les Arts on 23 October, he said: «La vamos a reventar».
Vox’s earlier Valencia rally shows why the larger site matters. At the 2023 general election, Santiago Abascal held a central campaign event at the Museum of Sciences, where the designated area held between 4,000 and 4,500 people. It filled up, leaving supporters outside to listen; Abascal recorded a reel addressing those unable to get in.
The party plans to begin its campaign in Madrid, where it has previously staged large events at the Palacio de Vistalegre and Plaza de Colón. Valencia is a key electoral battleground, with 16 seats at stake in the constituency. A separate election-administration update covered the Junta Electoral Central’s decision on MiDNI identification at polling stations.
