Politics · Spain · 1 day ago
Sánchez pledges stronger housing measures and criticises claims about postal voting
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez spoke at a PSOE campaign event in Dos Hermanas, in Seville province, ahead of the general election scheduled for 29 November.
He promised to strengthen housing measures after the election.
Sánchez linked the issue to Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who died days after being evicted from her home.
He said her experience should not happen to others.
Sánchez also accused the opposition parties PP and Vox of spreading doubts about whether postal voting is safe and of wanting fewer people to vote.
Those claims are Sánchez’s accusations; the event accounts do not establish that postal voting is unsafe.
The election campaign will continue, with Sánchez and PSOE leader in Andalusia María Jesús Montero predicting a PSOE victory.
Pedro Sánchez pledged to reinforce housing measures after the elections at a rally in Dos Hermanas, Spain.
He criticised the People’s Party (PP) and Vox for raising doubts about the security of postal voting.
Sánchez said he believed the opposition was trying to discourage people from voting because it feared losing.
He invoked Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who died after being evicted from her home.
The rally marked the start of the PSOE’s pre-election campaign ahead of elections scheduled for 29 November.
- Who
- Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister and PSOE leader, spoke at the rally. María Jesús Montero also addressed the event.
- What
- Sánchez pledged to reinforce housing measures and criticised the PP and Vox over claims about postal voting.
- When
- Saturday, 10 October 2026.
- Where
- Dos Hermanas, Seville, Spain.
- Why
- The rally marked the start of the PSOE’s pre-election campaign ahead of elections scheduled for 29 November.
Pedro Sánchez and the PSOE
PP and Vox
Postal voting
Pedro Sánchez and the PSOE
Sánchez called claims that postal voting is unsafe a “bulo” and said they were intended to discourage voting.
PP and Vox
Sánchez accused the PP and Vox of raising doubts about postal voting; their own explanation is not stated in the articles.
Voter participation
Pedro Sánchez and the PSOE
Sánchez said the opposition wanted fewer people to vote and claimed it feared losing.
PP and Vox
The articles do not report a response from the PP or Vox.
These are the ones who say, the fewer people who vote, the better
They are right to be afraid, because full ballot boxes are won by the people and empty ballot boxes are won by those who pull the strings
We are going to win the elections
The wolf is them; I, in any case, am a dog with no owner
Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who had been evicted from her home, died, according to the articles.
Sánchez and Montero spoke at a PSOE rally in Dos Hermanas, marking the start of the party’s pre-election campaign.
Sánchez pledged to reinforce housing decrees.
Elections are scheduled to take place.
- Rally location
- Dos Hermanas, Seville, Spain
- Rally date
- 10 October 2026
- Scheduled election date
- 29 November
- Housing pledge
- Sánchez said he would reinforce housing decrees after the elections.
- Maricarmen Abascal
- 87-year-old woman who died after being evicted from her home
- Attendance estimate
- About 5,000 people, according to the PSOE
Sources
Sánchez promete "reforzar" el decreto de vivienda y acusa a PP y Vox de lanzar bulos del voto por correo: "Tienen miedo a perder"
Sánchez se centra en vivienda y ataca al PP por dudar del voto por correo: “Estos son los de cuantos menos voten, mejor”
Pedro Sánchez promete "reforzar y mantener" los decretos de vivienda
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