Vox adopts a more measured tone for Spain's November election

Santiago Abascal’s Vox is campaigning for Spain’s 29 November general election under the slogan “Es sentido común,” or “It is common sense.”

The party is promoting national priority in access to public services, “remigration” and fewer rules and administrative procedures.

Vox has softened how it presents some of its proposals as it seeks to appeal to a wider group of voters and prepares for the possibility of entering government.

Abascal says ending Spain’s system of regional governments remains his position, but he has said it is not an immediate priority and would require a larger parliamentary majority.

On migration, he has described removals as individual decisions, while the party’s agreements with the People’s Party refer to acting within existing law.

A recent poll puts Vox at 70 seats, two fewer than in the previous survey, while the right-wing bloc would still have a majority.

The campaign officially opens on 13 November with a Vox rally in Madrid; Abascal is due to finish a tour of about 30 cities in Valencia on 27 November.