Politics · Spain · 13 hrs ago
Sánchez and Feijóo court Catalan voters ahead of Spain’s election
Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo are competing for Catalan voters ahead of Spain’s November 29 election.
Catalonia elects 48 members of Spain’s parliament, making its vote important to both leaders.
In the 2023 election, the Catalan Socialist Party won 19 seats, which helped Sánchez secure re-election.
Sánchez points to his government’s changes in relations with Catalonia, including pardons and an amnesty law, while Feijóo is trying to appeal to voters frustrated with public services and government.
The People’s Party will launch its campaign in Badalona, near Barcelona, and Feijóo believes some of the seats his party fell short of winning in 2023 could come from Catalonia.
Ada Colau, a former Barcelona mayor, is also running for prime minister from Barcelona, rather than Madrid, for the first time.
Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo are seeking support from Catalan voters ahead of Spain’s November 29 election.
Catalonia elects 48 members of parliament, and its vote helped secure Sánchez’s re-election in 2023.
Feijóo is due to launch the People’s Party campaign in Badalona on Thursday with Xavier García Albiol.
Sánchez is highlighting his government’s approach to relations with Catalonia, including pardons and an amnesty law.
Former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau is leading the Broad Front’s nationwide candidacy from Barcelona.
- Who
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and People’s Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo are seeking Catalan voters’ support.
- What
- They are campaigning for Catalan votes ahead of Spain’s election.
- When
- The election is scheduled for November 29; Feijóo is due to launch the campaign on the preceding Thursday.
- Where
- Catalonia, including Badalona and the Barcelona metropolitan area.
- Why
- Catalonia elects 48 members of parliament, and its support was decisive in Sánchez’s re-election in 2023.
Pedro Sánchez and the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party
Alberto Núñez Feijóo and the People’s Party
Relations with Catalonia
Pedro Sánchez and the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party
Sánchez is presenting pardons and the amnesty law as a change in the state’s political relations with Catalonia.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo and the People’s Party
Feijóo is seeking voters who believe Spain is not functioning well.
Appeal to voters
Pedro Sánchez and the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party
Sánchez is emphasizing his record and his support among Catalans who back social democracy.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo and the People’s Party
Feijóo is targeting discontent over public services, administration and immigration.
The PSC won 19 seats in Catalonia, helping secure Sánchez’s re-election.
Feijóo is due to launch the People’s Party campaign in Badalona with Xavier García Albiol.
Spain’s election is scheduled to take place.
- Catalan seats
- 48 members of parliament
- PSC seats in 2023
- 19
- Campaign launch
- Badalona
- People’s Party leader
- Alberto Núñez Feijóo
- Broad Front candidate
- Ada Colau, running from Barcelona
What people are saying
Without understanding Catalonia, one cannot govern Spain.
Spain is a country that does not work.