Politics · Spain · 5 hrs ago
Commentary says PSOE needs a major defeat to move beyond Sánchez
A Spanish opinion writer argues the PSOE needs a heavy defeat in the November 29 election to move beyond Pedro Sánchez's leadership.
The writer points to the US midterm results, which the piece describes as a decisive Democratic victory over Donald Trump's movement, as a warning about divisive politics.
The column says Sánchez's government has faced domestic corruption cases and has been unable to pass budgets.
It also says the absence of Brazil's Lula da Silva and Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum from the Madrid Ibero-American Summit showed Sánchez had limited international support.
The writer argues that personalist, divisive politics can turn voters against its leaders.
In the writer's view, a major PSOE loss could create an opening for a new generation of leaders and help the party distance itself from Sánchez's legacy.
An El Mundo commentary argues that the PSOE needs a heavy electoral defeat to move beyond Pedro Sánchez’s leadership and legacy.
The author says the party could use such a defeat to make way for a new generation of leaders.
The article argues that populist, divisive politics can cost leaders support at the ballot box.
It points to the US midterm elections, Hungary and Israel as examples of electoral setbacks for personalist politics.
The article identifies 29 November as the date when the PSOE could face the electoral reckoning it describes.
- Who
- The PSOE and its leader, Pedro Sánchez.
- What
- An El Mundo commentary argues that a major defeat could help the PSOE move beyond Sánchez and his legacy.
- When
- The article was published on 4 November 2026 and updated on 5 November. It refers to an election on 29 November.
- Where
- Spain.
- Why
- The author argues that a heavy defeat could allow the PSOE to move beyond Sánchez’s leadership and make way for new leaders.
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The article says PSOE figures were repeating the slogan “todos somos Maricarmen.
The article says they coined the slogan “renacionalizar.
The article says the slogan “no todos somos iguales” followed the resignation of the minister responsible for trains.
The author says the PSOE needs a major electoral defeat to move beyond Sánchez and his legacy.
- Outlet
- El Mundo
- Publication date
- 4 November 2026
- Article update
- 5 November 2026
- Proposed electoral reckoning
- 29 November
- Party discussed
- PSOE
- Leader discussed
- Pedro Sánchez
What people are saying
A similar catharsis is what, in my view, the PSOE would need on 29 November to free itself from Sanchismo and all its legacy of political and moral corruption.
for the good of the Republican Party, it was necessary that it suffer a painful defeat in the midterms, the more decisive the better