Politics · Spain · 10 hrs ago
Sánchez urges Spain’s Supreme Court to protect voting rights under Law of Grandchildren
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has urged the Supreme Court to stop a temporary suspension affecting the voting rights of about 400,000 citizens.
They were recognised as Spanish under the Law of Grandchildren, which expanded the electoral roll for descendants of people who went into exile under Franco.
Sánchez said some of these citizens had voted in elections since 2023, and questioned whether barring them from voting was constitutional.
He accused the conservative People’s Party and Vox of opposing the law.
The dispute matters because it concerns who can vote in Spain’s elections, including the general election scheduled for November 29.
The Supreme Court must decide on the suspension.
Pedro Sánchez urged Spain’s Supreme Court to stop what he called an attempt by Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Santiago Abascal to block voting rights under the Law of Grandchildren.
The law extended Spanish nationality to descendants of exiles, and Sánchez said about 400,000 people who received nationality are now being prevented from voting.
The Supreme Court is considering a temporary suspension of their voting rights, and Sánchez questioned whether it is constitutional.
He said affected citizens had voted in elections in 2023, 2024 and 2025, as well as in elections in Castilla y León.
Sánchez spoke at a PSOE campaign rally in Ponferrada, León, ahead of Spain’s November 29 election.
- Who
- Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister and a candidate for re-election, addressed the Supreme Court.
- What
- He urged the court to protect voting rights under the Law of Grandchildren and stop the temporary suspension.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026.
- Where
- A PSOE rally in Ponferrada, León, Spain.
- Why
- Sánchez said about 400,000 people who received Spanish nationality under the law are being prevented from voting.
Pedro Sánchez and the PSOE
PP and Vox
Voting rights
Pedro Sánchez and the PSOE
Sánchez says the Supreme Court should stop the suspension and guarantee the affected citizens’ right to vote.
PP and Vox
Sánchez says the PP and Vox have never liked the law; their own position on the suspension is not stated in the article.
in a democracy the right to vote is not prohibited, it is guaranteed
Is it constitutional?
Sánchez said affected citizens voted in elections.
Sánchez said affected citizens voted in elections.
Sánchez said affected citizens voted in elections.
Sánchez urged the Supreme Court to stop the suspension at a rally in Ponferrada.
- People affected
- About 400,000
- Law
- Law of Grandchildren
- Court
- Spain’s Supreme Court
- Rally location
- Ponferrada, León
- Election date
- November 29, 2026
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