Politics · Spain · 12 hrs ago
Albiol says he will not attend TVE debate if it is rescheduled
Xavier García Albiol, Badalona’s mayor and a People’s Party candidate, says TVE has postponed a debate for candidates in Catalonia.
The debate was originally scheduled for Monday, Nov.
2, ahead of the region’s Nov.
29 election.
TVE’s stated reason, according to Albiol, was mourning for a rail accident in Toledo.
He disputes that explanation and accuses TVE of acting in the Socialist Party’s electoral interests.
Albiol says he will not take part if TVE reschedules the debate, but says he will attend other debates.
The dispute concerns whether the debate will go ahead on another date; TVE’s response is not included here.
Xavier García Albiol said he would not attend a TVE candidates’ debate if it is rescheduled.
The Badalona mayor and People’s Party candidate accused TVE of postponing the debate to serve the Socialist Party’s electoral interests.
TVE reportedly cited mourning for a railway accident in Toledo as the reason for the postponement.
The debate had initially been scheduled for Monday, November 2.
Albiol said he would attend other debates but would not take part in a later TVE debate.
- Who
- Xavier García Albiol, Badalona’s mayor and a People’s Party candidate.
- What
- He said he would not attend the TVE candidates’ debate if it is rescheduled.
- When
- He made the statement on Sunday, November 1. The debate was initially scheduled for Monday, November 2.
- Where
- The debate was for candidates in Catalonia. Albiol made his statement in a video posted on X.
- Why
- Albiol accused TVE of postponing the debate to serve the Socialist Party’s electoral interests. TVE reportedly cited mourning for a railway accident in Toledo.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The TVE candidates’ debate was initially scheduled to take place.
Albiol posted a video on X criticizing the postponement and saying he would not attend if the debate were rescheduled.
- Candidate
- Xavier García Albiol
- Party
- People’s Party (PP)
- Location
- Badalona, Barcelona
- Debate date
- Initially scheduled for November 2, 2026
- Statement date
- November 1, 2026
What people are saying
I will not go along with their game.
It is a real disgrace that TVE has become the Socialist Party’s communications department.
Posts on X
TVE no va a jugar conmigo. Si se ha convertido en el departamento de comunicación del PSC-PSOE, no voy a legitimar decisiones que son injustificables. Os lo explico.