Politics · Spain · 16 hrs ago
Vox demands release of 40 minutes cut from Abascal interview
Vox is demanding the full recording of Santiago Abascal’s interview on La Revuelta, a Spanish TV show.
The interview aired on Monday, but 40 minutes were left out of the broadcast.
RTVE sent the omitted footage to media outlets the next day, but it was not shown on its channels and was available for only 48 hours.
Vox says the cut broke an agreement and left out Abascal’s comments on issues including health care, public services and energy.
The party has demanded the footage and canceled a planned podcast interview with Jordi Wild.
Abascal also accused host David Broncano of apologizing because, in his words, the person “they were going to shoot” survived.
Vox says it will only accept future interviews if it can access and use its candidate’s answers.
Vox has demanded that TVE and La Revuelta release the full recording of Santiago Abascal’s interview, including 40 minutes that were not broadcast.
The party says the unaired material included comments on health care, public services and energy, and accuses the broadcaster of breaking an agreement.
TVE sent the cut footage to media outlets the day after the interview, but did not publish it on its own channels; the material was available for 48 hours.
Abascal said the interview was expected to last about 50 minutes but ran to 137 minutes.
Vox also cancelled Abascal’s planned recording for the podcast The Wild Project and said it would only accept interviews allowing it access to and use of his answers.
- Who
- Vox and its leader, Santiago Abascal, are demanding the release. TVE and La Revuelta are the parties accused.
- What
- Vox wants the unaired 40 minutes and the full interview recording made public.
- When
- The interview aired on Monday, November 9, 2026; Vox issued its statement on Wednesday, November 11.
- Where
- The interview was on TVE’s programme La Revuelta. Abascal also addressed the issue at a rally in Tarragona.
- Why
- Vox says the omission broke an agreement and left the party exposed to possible manipulation of unpublished material.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Abascal’s interview aired on La Revuelta, with 40 minutes left out of the broadcast.
RTVE sent the unaired footage to media outlets; it was not shown on its channels and platforms.
Vox issued a statement demanding the footage and full recording, and Abascal cancelled a planned recording for The Wild Project.
Abascal addressed the interview at a rally in Tarragona and said the interview had lasted 137 minutes after initially being expected to run about 50 minutes.
- Unaired footage
- 40 minutes
- Programme
- La Revuelta
- Interviewee
- Santiago Abascal, Vox leader
- Interview length
- 137 minutes; initially expected to be about 50 minutes
- Footage availability
- 48 hours
- Cancelled recording
- The Wild Project podcast
3 sources
Abascal sigue explotando el filón de La Revuelta: "Broncano pide perdón porque al que iban a fusilar salió vivo"
Vox cancela la entrevista de Abascal con Jordi Wild tras las exigencias sobre los 40 minutos inéditos de ‘La revuelta’
Vox acusa a TVE y La Revuelta de "secuestrar" 40 minutos del programa con Abascal y exige la emisión de la entrevista completa
What people are saying
TVE has 40 minutes of my interview held hostage
We have managed to get the director of a programme to come out the day after its highest audience ever to apologise. It is amazing. It is television history.
The public broadcaster is holding 40 minutes of answers from our candidate hostage, when they should be in the public domain.
We will only accept interviews that allow the availability and use of the answers