Politics · Spain · 1 day ago
Sánchez asks Spain’s Supreme Court to uphold voting rights under grandchildren law
Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister and Socialist candidate in the November 29 election, spoke at a campaign event in Ponferrada, León.
He asked the Supreme Court to stop a temporary suspension of government rules implementing the “grandchildren law,” which grants Spanish citizenship to descendants of people who went into exile under Franco.
The suspension affects about 170,000 people, according to one account.
Sánchez said about 400,000 newly recognized Spanish citizens had voted in elections since 2023 and argued that their voting rights should be protected.
He blamed the conservative People’s Party and the far-right Vox party for challenging the rules, but their position is not described in detail here.
The Supreme Court must decide whether to maintain or lift the suspension.
The decision could affect whether people covered by the rules can vote in the November 29 election.
Pedro Sánchez has asked Spain’s Supreme Court to stop a challenge to the so-called grandchildren law, saying voting rights should be guaranteed.
The court is to decide whether to lift or maintain a temporary suspension of government instructions implementing the law.
Sánchez said 400,000 people who gained Spanish nationality had voted in elections since 2023 and could be prevented from voting in 2026.
One article says the suspended instructions affect about 170,000 people.
Sánchez spoke at a campaign event in Ponferrada ahead of Spain’s November 29 election.
- Who
- Pedro Sánchez asked the Supreme Court to uphold voting rights for people covered by the grandchildren law.
- What
- He urged the court to stop a challenge to the law’s implementation. The court is considering whether to lift or maintain a temporary suspension.
- When
- October 11, 2026. Spain’s election is scheduled for November 29.
- Where
- Ponferrada, León, where Sánchez spoke at a campaign event; the decision is before Spain’s Supreme Court.
- Why
- Sánchez said the law’s implementation should not prevent eligible people from voting, and argued that voting rights should be guaranteed.
Pedro Sánchez and the PSOE
PP and Vox
Challenge to the grandchildren law
Pedro Sánchez and the PSOE
Sánchez urged the Supreme Court to stop what he called an attempt to block voting rights.
PP and Vox
Sánchez said PP and Vox had filed a complaint seeking to prevent people covered by the law from voting; their own explanation is not stated.
Voting rights
Pedro Sánchez and the PSOE
Sánchez argued that voting rights should be guaranteed and noted that people covered by the law had voted in previous elections.
PP and Vox
The complaint seeks to suspend government instructions implementing the law; the sources do not state the parties’ reasons.
Sánchez said people covered by the grandchildren law voted in elections during these years.
Sánchez called on the Supreme Court at a campaign event in Ponferrada to stop the challenge to the law’s implementation.
The Supreme Court is to decide whether to lift or maintain the temporary suspension of the government instructions.
Spain’s election is scheduled to take place.
- Court
- Spain’s Supreme Court
- Event location
- Ponferrada, León
- People cited by Sánchez
- 400,000
- People affected by suspended instructions
- About 170,000
- Election date
- November 29, 2026
What people are saying
in a democracy the right to vote is not prohibited, it is guaranteed
is it constitutional
Feijóo does not even trust Feijóo
if we fill the ballot boxes, the people win, and if we do not fill them, of course those at the top will win
Sources
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