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The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, has activated a protection action before the Constitutional Court amid a debate about the manipulation of the electoral roll related to the law of grandchildren, reflecting the intentions of Sánchez's Government in the context of the upcoming elections. (translated)

Luis María Pardo stated that the Constitutional Court could begin examining the request from the Ombudsman to suspend the precautionary measures that Iustitia obtained from the Supreme Court on Monday. He wrote that there were six days left until the start of the electoral documentation shipping from CERA and that the Constitutional Court could annul those measures before November 29. Pardo traced the origin of the problem to an instruction from October 25, 2022, which, according to him, administratively expanded the avenues to obtain Spanish nationality without allowing for a distinction between those who acquired it due to their connection with exile. He also maintained that Sánchez won the 2023 elections with that instruction still in effect and that the PP and Vox did not take the matter to the Central Electoral Board. He added that Iustitia presented the case to the Board on June 28, 2026, and then went to the Supreme Court, which enacted the precautionary measures. According to Pardo, the Ombudsman urgently requested the Constitutional Court to suspend them, while Iustitia appeared to request that they be maintained and that the CERA regime not be modified without hearing from them. He stated that Iustitia Europa would take the matter to the very end. #LeyDeNietos #TribunalConstitucional #Justicia (translated)

The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, presents a protective remedy to the Constitutional Court to attempt to allow the 163,000 people affected by the suspension of the 'grandchildren's law' to vote in the upcoming elections, challenging the decision of the Supreme Court and generating a new legal scenario. #LeyDeNietos #DefensorDelPueblo #DerechosElectorales (translated)

Justice Europe has requested the Constitutional Court not to accept the appeal from the Ombudsman against the Supreme Court's decision to suspend the expulsion of 163,000 voters from the Census of Spanish Residents Abroad (CERA) while their status as descendants of political exiles is verified. #LeyDeNietos #TribunalConstitucional #CensoCERA (translated)

Vinicios Betiol stated that, in 2022, the Federal Highway Police blocked roads in areas where the electorate was predominantly from the Workers' Party and that, subsequently, the Federal Police concluded that the blockades were criminal and led by Silvinei Vasques. He said that the TSE, under the command of Nunes Marques, whom he called a Bolsonaro supporter, was changing 4,000 electoral sections just before the second round. Betiol stated that he could not accuse the minister of acting like Vasques, but that he did not trust in his impartiality. He advocated for transparency in the electoral process and said he hoped that the Workers' Party would take action in the Supreme Court to prevent the changes and that the Federal Police would investigate whether they aimed to hinder voting for one side of the dispute. #Eleições2022 #Transparência #Justiça (translated)

Josias Teófilo expressed solidarity with the singer João Gomes, who, according to him, was being targeted by a virtual lynching for not taking a political stance. Teófilo stated that this absence of manifestation was a constitutional right. #Solidariedade #LiberdadeDeExpressão #DireitosHumanos (translated)

The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, has submitted a petition to the Constitutional Court arguing that the right to vote is inseparable from Spanish nationality and cannot be restricted, especially in the context of the upcoming general elections on November 29, 2026. #DerechosHumanos #Voto #LeyDeNietos (translated)

The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, has urgently requested the Constitutional Court to suspend the decisions of the Supreme Court that prevent 160,020 naturalized individuals from voting thanks to the 'grandchildren's law,' arguing that their exclusion is due to administrative inefficiency. #DerechoAlVoto #LeyDeNietos #TribunalConstitucional (translated)

"The right to vote of all Spaniards is not a disputed matter: it is a constitutional obviousness. 'The exclusion of Spanish nationality from those who adhered to the Instruction is a disputed matter, sub judice, there is no ruling,' argues Gabilondo in the document, firmly contrasting that 'the right to vote of all Spaniards is not a disputed matter: it is a constitutional obviousness.'" #LeyDeNietos #DerechoAlVoto #DefensorDelPueblo (translated)

The Ombudsman has filed a protection appeal before the Constitutional Court, arguing that the exclusion from the census of more than 163,000 beneficiaries of the 'grandchildren's law' to vote is a constitutional obviousness that causes irreparable harm and violates their political rights. #LeyDeNietos #DerechoAlVoto #DefensorDelPueblo (translated)

Pastrana stated that the legislature had shown the consequences of having, according to him, a corrupt Constitutional Court. He also criticized the PP and Vox for seeming not to understand it and expressed his exasperation by saying that he would throw himself off a bridge. #Justicia #Corrupción #Política (translated)

MagistraThor argued that the Constitutional Court had been very restrictive in admitting amparo appeals presented by the Ombudsman and expressed doubts about the admission of this case. He claimed that the judicial resolution was not definitive and that the previous judicial avenue should be exhausted, while the process was still pending in the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court, whose jurisdiction he considered exclusive, along with that of the electoral administration, in this case. He also pointed out that Article 46 of the LOTC provided for notifying the appeal to the possible affected parties and announcing it in the Official State Bulletin so that other interested parties could appear. In his opinion, the appeal could not be admitted before completing the allegations process, which could take several months and leave little time before the elections on November 29. In contrast, he added that, in his opinion, it had also been legally impossible to declare the Amnesty Law constitutional. #TribunalConstitucional #DerechosHumanos #Justicia (translated)

Luis María Pardo stated that Sánchez had turned to the Ombudsman to take the issue of the Grandchildren's Law to the Constitutional Court and avoid the precautionary measures that, according to him, had been obtained after a complaint to the JEC in June and a legal appeal to the Supreme Court in July. He claimed that the Government was not respecting an order from the Supreme Court and described the situation as very serious, while accusing Sánchez of harming the elections. Pardo suggested that the responsibility could also fall on "the 78," which he attributed to allowing such maneuvers. He added that Iustitia Europa, which was gathering signatures in the streets, would meet urgently to discuss how to stop the Government and would continue working to achieve changes. #LeyDeNietos #Elecciones2023 #Justicia (translated)

The Ombudsman has filed a protection appeal before the Constitutional Court against the suspension of the voting rights of those naturalized by the democratic memory law, following the decision of the Supreme Court that upheld that suspension. #LeyDeNietos #DerechoAVoto #DefensorDelPueblo (translated)

The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, has taken a protection appeal to the Constitutional Court requesting urgent precautionary measures regarding the suspension of the voting rights of Spaniards who have been naturalized under the Law of Democratic Memory, following the recent decision of the Supreme Court that prioritizes the general interest over this individual right. #LeyDeMemoriaDemocrática #DerechoAlVoto #DefensorDelPueblo (translated)

The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, has taken the census of the 'grandchildren's law' to the Constitutional Court in an attempt to protect the rights of 163,000 voters who have been excluded from voting by the Supreme Court, requesting urgent precautionary measures to prevent their votes from being excluded due to the lack of justification for their naturalization. #DefensordelPueblo #LeydeNietos #TribunalConstitucional (translated)

The Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo, has filed an appeal before the Constitutional Court against the suspension of the voting rights of those naturalized under the 'grandchildren's law', after receiving multiple requests for protection. #DefensordelPueblo #LeydeNietos #DerechoalVoto (translated)

The Ombudsman has requested the Constitutional Court to immediately revoke the suspension of the right to vote for those benefited by the grandchildren's law, after receiving multiple petitions from those affected by the precautionary measure of the Supreme Court. #LeyDeNietos #DerechoAlVoto #TribunalConstitucional (translated)

Cadena SER reported that the Ombudsman would bring to the Constitutional Court the suspension of the right to vote for thousands of people who were naturalized through the so-called "grandchildren's law." https://t.co/xOubRysmk7 https://t.co/w3oZEhxttL #DefensordelPueblo #LeyDeNietos #DerechosCiviles (translated)