Last hour of political news, live | Colau clashes with Podemos and rejects territorial pacts in favor of a single candidacy for the 29th

Last hour of political news, live | Colau clashes with Podemos and rejects territorial pacts in favor of a single candidacy for the 29N IU refuses to negotiate with Podemos outside the Amplio Front | Delgado (Amplio Front) assures that negotiations for the single candidacy remain open: "We have time for whoever is missing" The Frente Amplio candidate, Ada Colau, questioned this Thursday Podemos's strategy of negotiating territorial electoral agreements instead of joining a unitary left-wing candidacy for the general elections on November 29th. "This is not about getting deputies, but about stopping fascism," stated Colau in an interview with TVE. For his part, the federal coordinator of Izquierda Unida, Antonio Maíllo, has assured that his formation "will not negotiate with Podemos, leaving the Amplio Front." This is how Maíllo responded to the offer from the Podemos members to pact with IU in various territories, with the exception of Madrid and Barcelona. Emilio Delgado, the Frente Amplio's number one on the ballot for Madrid, has assured that talks remain open to achieve a single candidacy ahead of the elections. "We have time for whoever is missing," he said on Cadena SER. EL PAÍS offers the last hour of political news free of charge. If you want to support our journalism, subscribe. Frente Amplio celebrates the agreement in the Canary Islands and urges Podemos to achieve unity in the rest of the country The Frente Amplio has celebrated the agreement reached this Thursday in the Canary Islands for all left-wing forces in the territory --Nueva Canarias-Bloque Canarista, Izquierda Unida, Movimiento Sumar, and Podemos-- to present themselves under a single electoral candidacy called Unidad del Pueblo Canario in the two provinces for the general elections on the upcoming 29N. A pact that was achieved "thanks to the effort and generosity of all political actors," as Frente Amplio expressed in a statement in which it urges "all parties" to move "towards a great coalition for the whole country" and close "unitary candidacies at the state level," "also in Madrid and Barcelona." "This announcement demonstrates that a single left-wing ballot is possible, also, in the whole State," stated Frente Amplio, appealing to the "generosity and responsibility" of all formations to the left of the Socialist Party. These statements from Frente Amplio come less than 24 hours before the deadline to agree with Podemos on a unitary candidacy for the entire left. The MEP and candidate of the Podemos formation for the 29N, Irene Montero, has assured that her formation will continue "seeking agreements in more territories." (EP) The Government of Navarre rejects the "hate speech" of Quiles and "any violent response" The Government of Navarre has rejected this Thursday the "hate speeches" of agitator Vito Quiles, and also condemned "any violent response" in a resounding manner, following the disturbances generated by his visit to Pamplona. Sources from the Executive have expressed their rejection of "Quiles' hate speech and attitudes and polarization," which they consider "far from the values of respect and coexistence shared by the vast majority of Navarrese society." "In the same way, it condemns any violent response in a resounding manner. Violence is never a legitimate response to any speech, no matter how much one disagrees with it. The response to hate speech must be firm, but always civic, peaceful, and democratic, from respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law," they added. From the Executive, they have assured that they "regret and condemn the incidents recorded in Pamplona" due to Vito Quiles' visit. "Navarre is a land of welcome, plurality, and coexistence, and every person is free to move and express themselves within the framework of the fundamental rights that protect our democracy. Freedom of expression is an essential right, but it can in no way serve as justification for hate speech, intolerance, or confrontation," they stressed. They added that Navarre "will continue to defend an open and plural society, in which differences are expressed with respect and in which neither hate nor violence have a place." (Efe) Protest demonstrations and incidents in Pamplona against Vito Quiles' call The call for an act by agitator Vito Quiles in the Yamaguchi square of Pamplona led to protests of rejection in the Old Town and demonstrations in the vicinity that resulted in incidents and at least one person being arrested, according to the Government Delegation in Navarre. A large deployment of the National Police was deployed in the Yamaguchi square where, without any act having begun, incidents began to occur between demonstrators from both sides. Tension increased when a group of hooded people arrived at the place and began throwing bottles and stones, which led the police to intervene with riot control equipment. The event was scheduled for 6:00 PM and previously two protest demonstrations were held in the Old Town. One of them began at 5:30 PM in the Castle Square with slogans like "Euskal Herria no al fascismo" and slogans like "For Euskal Herria will not pass", "For Pamplona will not pass", "Out of fascists from our streets", "Get out of here, leave us alone" or "Fascists out". This gathering took place entirely in the Castle Square, where a speech was read in which it was stated that Quiles had been expelled from the center of Pamplona, as that was where he had planned to hold his act initially. (Efe) The Secretary General of the PSOE of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, met this Thursday in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with the Regional Committee of the party. / Ángel Medina G. / EFE Torres assures that those "reacting on the street" about housing "have an opportunity" in the general elections. The Minister of Territorial Policy, Ángel Víctor Torres, has assured that those "reacting on the street" about the right to housing "have an opportunity on the 29N, the most important one," and that "there is no more time." "The rich will clearly know who they have to vote for. There are those who defend protecting the vultures and those who defend housing as a constitutional right," he defended. Torres also valued another of the essential issues of this pre-campaign, pensions, and asked that the citizenry "know before voting" what the PP and Vox think about the benefit system. "They must not deceive by saying that this will be discussed after the elections. They must be clear that pensions are not touched, that they are not played with," the minister cried out. Álvarez de Toledo (PP) starts her pre-campaign in Oviedo and calls the 29N elections "absolutely existential" The PP deputy, Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, called the 29N elections "absolutely existential" during her electoral pre-campaign in Oviedo. The deputy attacked the Executive and said that what is at stake in these elections is "decency or criminality," referring to the Government of Pedro Sánchez. "Sewers, jewels, bitches, saunas, bites, connections. These years will be remembered as the era of indecency," criticized Álvarez de Toledo. Podemos announces an agreement for a single left-wing list in the Canary Islands "We have reached an agreement with Nueva Canarias, IU and other parties to present ourselves together in the elections. The unity of the Canarian people will be the name of the coalition. And we continue to seek agreements in more territories. Thank you, comrades, it is the way. We continue," announced the Podemos candidate for president and MEP, Irene Montero, on social media. The party of Ione Belarra thus avoids a pact with the Frente Amplio and reaches an understanding after IU rejected negotiating on the margins of its coalition this morning and admitted "divided" agreements by province. The Argentine association Centro de Descendientes de Españoles Unidos (CEDEU) appeared this Thursday before the Supreme Court in the precautionary procedure for which the high court suspended the right to vote of Spaniards residing abroad who have obtained nationality through the so-called 'grandchildren law'. The Supreme Court gave the affected parties—more than 163,000 people registered in the electoral census of Spaniards abroad—five days to present their allegations. The JEC agrees to send electoral documentation to all CERA, although not everyone can vote The Central Electoral Board (JEC) has agreed to send the electoral documentation for the 29N to all registered in the Census of Absent Residents (CERA) with the warning that not everyone will be able to exercise the right to vote due to the suspension decreed by the Supreme Court for those naturalized by the 'grandchildren law'. According to sources from this body, the objective is for the necessary documentation to reach everyone who are not affected by the Supreme Court's ruling. Some of the more than 160,000 registered who acquired nationality thanks to the so-called 'grandchildren law', according to these sources, can vote if they meet the requirements set by the high court. According to the Supreme Court's ruling, "the suspension will not apply" when those in charge of the consulates "issue, under their responsibility," certification that proves that, as of August 1, 2026, these people obtained nationality by documentarily accrediting themselves as children or grandchildren of exiles "for political, ideological or belief or sexual identity orientation reasons," as set by the Law of Democratic Memory and not the subsequent instruction. (Efe) Andalusia begins procedures to appeal the two housing decrees to the Constitutional Court The Andalusian Government is going to appeal the housing decrees approved by the central government to the Constitutional Court (TC) considering that there could be an invasion of regional powers and a violation of the right to private property, according to the regional Minister of Housing, Rocío Díaz, informed this Thursday. In her official X account, Díaz announced that the Junta de Andalucía has begun the procedures to appeal the two decrees because "the first legal analyses point to a possible invasion of regional powers and a violation of the right to private property." "The removal of housing directly affects families, young people, and especially vulnerable people, and that cannot happen," stated Díaz, who added that "it is not acceptable to approve two decrees and take them to the Permanent Deputation to validate them when they have been rejected by Congress. The minister has reiterated that it is a 'trap' and in response to this, the Andalusian government is doing 'prepare' the agreement to take it to the general commission of vice-ministers and from there to the Consultative Council for its final approval by the Government Council." (Efe) The PP celebrates Sánchez's file from the Electoral Board and warns that nothing will pass The Popular Party has celebrated that the Central Electoral Board (JEC) has agreed to open a file against the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, for possible violation of electoral legislation following a complaint by the popular parties, who have warned that nothing will pass. "We said we would not let anything pass: the first victory achieved," stated the party led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo after learning about the sanction, resulting from the complaint by the PP over the press conference offered from the Moncloa Palace after calling the elections. A complaint that promoted the view that Sánchez committed "tricks" by turning the press conference into a "rally" and using the Government Palace as a mouthpiece for his election campaign. (Efe) Spaniards naturalized by the grandchildren law present the first allegations to the Supreme Court for losing the vote The Center of Descendants of United Spaniards (Ce.DEU), which groups Spaniards naturalized thanks to the grandchildren law, has presented allegations to the Supreme Court regarding the suspension of the right to vote for those who benefited from this norm and are registered in the census of residents abroad. The association, through lawyer Eduardo Ranz, has assured that this is the first presentation of allegations registered before the Supreme Court regarding the decision, which seeks "to suspend the precautionary measure so that all Spaniards have their right to vote guaranteed, in a time especially necessary like the upcoming general elections." The document, addressed to the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court, was registered, according to the entity, a communication, "in view of the imminent expiration of deadlines" to present allegations regarding the maintenance of the precautionary measure by the Supreme Court. (Efe) The son of a builder and unionist of CC OO, and a housewife, Emilio Delgado (Madrid, 50 years) has been chosen by the Frente Amplio to lead the candidacy for Madrid after many ups and downs and internal wars. He has the challenge of his life ahead of him. He receives EL PAÍS this Thursday in his office at the Assembly, where he acknowledges that there has been a lot of "noise" for the preparation of the electoral lists and, although he still trusts the agreement with Podemos, he does not conceive of taking a step and giving the number one spot on the list. Nueva Canarias and the Frente Amplio agree on a coalition to the surprise of Podemos Nueva Canarias and the Frente Amplio have reached an agreement to present themselves in coalition for the general elections of November 29th, to the surprise of Podemos in that autonomous community. "We were surprised," sources from the direction of Podemos Canarias, admitted, after this agreement was published in the regional press by which both formations will participate in the elections in a coalition named by juxtaposing the names: Nueva Canarias-Frente Amplio. The sources consulted did not clarify what decision the party will take, but on social media they published that "continue to bet on unity as they have been doing in the negotiation table for more than a year, with generosity, broad vision, and knowing what the street asks of us." "From respect for all organizations, Podemos Canarias had proposed a generous agreement on which an understanding was reached and we continue with our hand extended. It will not be for us," they promised from this formation. Canary Islands is one of the communities where the state leadership of Podemos intended to forge a single left-wing candidacy, outside of Madrid and Catalonia, according to the plan exposed this morning in an interview by the party's general secretary, Ione Belarra. Another Canarian party, Drago, announced this week that it will present itself alone. (Servimedia) The leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has wanted to soothe the controversy over pensions in this electoral pre-campaign in Brussels. He has been emphatic that "pensions will be updated with the CPI. Without a doubt." Furthermore, he added: "We will guarantee the public pension system, its viability." He did not go further. He did not enter into whether they should be reformed or whether he intends to do so, as other voices authorized by his party, including deputy Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, did this Thursday. Mónica García asks to get out of the "loop" and defends that Más Madrid has done everything possible to facilitate an agreement between the left The Minister of Health and leader of Más Madrid, Mónica García, has appealed to "get out of the loop" in which the alternative left is in the face of the general elections and has claimed that Más Madrid has done "everything" to facilitate an agreement on the lists for Madrid. She conveyed this to the media, questioned by the negotiations on possible electoral coalitions, lacking the closing of the deadline this Friday to register it, and about the state of talks between the different formations, with Podemos and Frente Amplio distanced. "Now the candidates will have to decide which is the best agreement, get out of the loop and start talking about what matters," she concluded. (EP) Colau questions Podemos's territorial pacts: "This is not about getting one or two deputies, but about stopping fascism" The Frente Amplio candidate, Ada Colau, has questioned Podemos's strategy of negotiating territorial electoral agreements instead of joining a unitary left-wing candidacy for the general elections of November 29th. In an interview on Mañaneros de TVE, Colau warned that the partial pacts proposed by the purple formation would only allow her to obtain "between one and three deputies" and defended that a state alliance would multiply the parliamentary representation of the left and reduce seats for Vox. "It is not the same to make partial agreements as they propose, what would guarantee them to get between one and three deputies, which is legitimate; but this is not about getting deputies, but about stopping fascism on the 29N," she stated. Colau insisted that the priority must be to build "a single candidacy in the whole State," while respecting historical territorial expressions; and she insisted again on Podemos joining Frente Amplio on equal terms. "There is space for everyone, with a choral leadership. There is no reason not to sit," she assured. Questioned about her future at the head of the coalition, the former mayor of Barcelona raised the tone against Irene Montero's formation: "Frente Amplio is driven by four political formations with significant electoral weight, much more important than what Podemos has in Congress. Those forces thought of me as a candidate of consensus." She underlined, "As long as these formations continue to consider her so, I will do it with all conviction," although she reiterated her willingness to step aside if the forces in the coalition find a figure with greater consensus. Borja Sémper (PP): "Spain is a country that cannot accommodate more irregular immigration" The PP spokesperson, Borja Sémper, has assured that "Spain is a country that cannot accommodate more irregular immigration" and has demanded "to protect the borders by land, sea, and air." "We need labor and immigration must be linked to the labor market," the deputy asserted, defending the return of migrant minors: "We must modify the legislation so that migration policy is orderly, reasonable, and far from generating problems, generating benefits." Furthermore, he demanded explanations from the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, for the entry of Moroccan ships into the waters of Ceuta during the massive entry. Sémper also spoke about the housing crisis which, he said, affects "all citizens, transversally." "Buying a house is security, that is why it is so important to be able to access housing," the popular insisted, who assured that "there is no magic wand": "We must modify the laws, end the bureaucracy, build a million homes in the next four years." Thus, he asked to avoid "patches" and focus on housing construction and add tax benefits to alleviate the crisis. EH Bildu is preparing a major renewal of its parliamentary group in Congress, which will affect at least half of its six members in the last legislature. Two of its most veteran deputies, the current spokesperson, Mertxe Aizpurua, and Jon Iñarritu, have announced that they will not repeat on the list for the next elections on November 29th. The one who still has all the votes to continue is one of their most popular faces, Oskar Matute, who has served as spokesperson for economic and labor issues. Sources from the formation also predict the entry of the former senator Gorka Elejabarrieta, Secretary of Political Relations of EH Bildu and a leading figure in the highest trust of its leader, Arnaldo Otegi. Judge Beatriz Biedma, who led the investigation against Pedro Sánchez's brother, has denounced to the National Police that a supposed collaborator from the Leire Díez case followed her in a car after her testimony as a victim in the National Court. According to the report sent to the court, the judge explains that on October 8, after appearing before investigator Santiago Pedraz in Madrid and returning to Badajoz, she was heading from the airport of Pacencia to her home when "the eldest of her daughters tells her that a white car" which "posed in parallel", was "occupied" by Judge Luis Sáenz de Tejada, accused of acting allegedly with the former Socialist Leire Díez. Instruction Court Number 6 of Madrid has admitted for trial a complaint filed for alleged injuries resulting from the incident that took place on September 23rd in Congress, when the PP deputy Ana Vázquez displayed a pimple bottle in the chamber and then, in the bathrooms, a member of the formation "accidentally" pressed the nozzle of the spray. Legal sources suggest that Judge Pedro Merchante plans to ask the complainants to provide an injury report that supports their complaint. The PSOE has not included Francisco Martín, government delegate in the Community of Madrid, in its lists for the Madrid region in Congress and the Senate ahead of the general elections on November 29th. This decision has caused internal surprise for multiple reasons. First, because Martín is what is known as a "pure Sánchez," as he supported the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, at his lowest points, by promoting the Bancal de Rosas association, which gathered the popular donations that the leader financed for much of his campaign for the general secretary of the socialists. Second, because this leaves him without the potential protection of the right to a seat as deputy, now that Vox has announced a complaint against him for allowing Sol's camping in favor of the right to housing, a reason for which the PP is also studying judicial actions. And third, and this is not a minor detail, because he wanted to opt for a seat in the Lower House, according to two socialist sources.