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The director of Canal Sur, Juan de Dios Mellado, appeared before the Andalusian Parliament to respond to the opposition's criticism regarding his lack of action following the sexual harassment charges against Gustavo Fuentes, former CEO of the production company ADM, who was reported by a reporter for multiple offenses. #AcosoSexual #RTVA #ParlamentoAndaluz (translated)

Captain Bitcoin stated that the PSOE was preparing a general strike against the opposition. He argued that, although it was normally called against the Government, in this case it would be directed "against the opposition." He described the situation as "crazy" and said he was ashamed of the country. https://t.co/thFWY6gsEv #HuelgaGeneral #PSOE #España (translated)

David Alandete wrote that he asked Donald Trump if he supported the return of María Corina Machado to Venezuela, which she had defended in an article. He reported that Trump nodded, praised her, and said that Machado had given him the Nobel Prize because she knew he had earned it; he also stated that everything would be fine. Alandete clarified that he did not present the response as an explicit endorsement or rejection. He noted that Trump did not commit to supporting the return nor explained what the United States would do to facilitate it, but neither did he oppose it. He added that other media had described the response similarly. Alandete said that the political interpretations of Trump's silences and the desire for him to have answered differently belonged to the realm of aspirations and propaganda in Caracas. #Trump #Venezuela #Periodismo (translated)

Now, the main opposition party denounces that "it was the PSOE itself that financed the operational and logistical expenses of the criminal organization," by express instruction of Santos Cerdán, who held "quasi absolute power, without checks," as even the president of the PSOE, Cristina Narbona, or the party manager in judicial proceedings have acknowledged. #PSOE #PartidoPopular #FinanciaciónIlegal (translated)

Iván Cepeda Castro stated that the opposition should have guarantees to express themselves, question, propose, and denounce. He said that the pressure, persecution, or silencing of journalists, judges, social leaders, union representatives, students, teachers, and citizens for their work, the exercise of their rights, or their criticisms of what he called arbitrary decisions by Abelardo de la Espriella and the Government should not be normalized. He added that, in the face of any attempt to impose fear and silence, they would remain united and respond with truth, firmness, and democracy. #LibertadDeExpresión #Democracia #DerechosHumanos (translated)

Cristian Campos stated that, while in democracies citizens protested against the Government, in dictatorships the Government protested against the citizens. He affirmed that Spain was in this second case and pointed out that the Executive had called a general strike against the opposition weeks before an election. (translated)

"It is very difficult for Pedro Sánchez to reverse the result, but be careful... I don't think he can govern, but he could maintain himself as the leader of the opposition, which I believe is his intention." Juan del Val describes Sánchez's strategy for the elections on November 29 as "perverse." #EleccionesEspaña #PedroSánchez #JuanDelVal (translated)

Nacho Abad warns Feijóo and Abascal about Pedro Sánchez's early elections, emphasizing that despite the opposition, the president will benefit from the situation and that these elections could result in a scenario similar to that of 2023. #Elecciones2026 #PedroSánchez #PolíticaEspañola (translated)

SPAIN: DOES SÁNCHEZ DIVIDE SPANISH PEOPLE? FACTS AND OPINIONS THE CONTEXT: ELECTIONS IN A TENSE CLIMATE On October 5, Pedro Sánchez dissolved the Cortes and scheduled general elections for November 29. The triggering event was the failure, the previous week, of two housing decrees, rejected by the PP, Vox, and Junts. Most polls, except for the CIS, give the majority to the right. One question runs through the debate: is the head of the Government seeking to fracture the country to stay in power? Serious work must separate what is established from what is interpretation. WHAT IS DOCUMENTED ● In his statement, Sánchez called to "bend the elites" and accused Junts of "treason." ● He framed the election this way: join an "ultra-right wave" or continue being a bastion of openness and social justice. ● He also acknowledged mistakes and unfulfilled promises, according to El Español. ● The same media reports that his environment pushed him to capitalize on discontent over housing and the political cost of the PP's vote alongside Vox and Junts. ● Regarding Ceuta, The Conversation describes a crisis that has fueled protests throughout the country and a growing "cultural war." ● Vox describes the arrivals as "invasion," showing that polarization does not come solely from one side. WHAT IS INTERPRETATION Several analyses read the speech as a first campaign rally, built on a "me or chaos" narrative and the fear of a PP-Vox Government. It is a plausible political reading, but it remains a reading. The PSOE also rejects it, attributing the blockage to an opposition that it views as lacking a sense of state. Nothing in reliable sources proves a deliberate intent to divide the people. A strategy of mobilization based on confrontation is observed, which is not the same thing. THE ROYAL FAMILY: SOURCES TO HANDLE WITH CAUTION This is the most fragile section. Opinion pieces, including one from The Objective, describe a very tense relationship between Zarzuela and Moncloa, with controversies surrounding a visit by the King to Ceuta and statements by ministers. These texts rely heavily on anonymous sources and media close to the right. They do not demonstrate a strategy by Sánchez against the Crown. A verifiable fact: Zarzuela confirms that the King was informed of the decision by the Prime Minister before the announcement and that the dissolution decree was sanctioned remotely. THE TWO OPPOSITIONS AND THEIR OWN NARRATIVES The PP led by Feijóo bets on choosing between "decadence or change." Abascal, for his part, calls for voting in person instead of by mail and says he does not trust anything that Sánchez does. Each side contributes its part to the tension: all construct a narrative in which the opponent threatens the country. WHAT TO REMEMBER Polarization is real and shared. Saying that Sánchez uses it is defensible. Claiming that he wants to divide the people is an opinion. Citizens will judge on November 29, after comparing balances, promises, and accusations. SOURCES El Español, "Sánchez calls elections to 'bend the elites'" (10/5/2026) The Conversation, "How Spain's socialist-led government fumbled the Ceuta crisis" (9/18/2026) The Objective, chronicle "Felipe VI-Sánchez: an almost impossible relationship" (9/7/2026) Telecinco, reactions from Feijóo and Abascal to the electoral advance (10/5/2026) Moncloa.com, "Sánchez informs the King by phone of the electoral advance to 29-N" (10/5/2026) #Spain #PedroSánchez #Elections29N #Polarization #Ceuta #Housing #PP #Vox #EUWatchdog #EuropeanPolitics #España #PedroSánchez #Elecciones29N #Polarización #Ceuta #Vivienda #PP #Vox #EUWatchdog #PolíticaEuropea (translated)

Gustavo Petro defended the pension reform and denied that his government had bought support to approve it. He said that the House of Representatives backed it widely and that the then President of the Senate, Iván Name, delayed the debate for eight months so that it would fail due to lack of time. He also accused Magistrate Ibáñez of keeping it frozen for two years in the Constitutional Court, although he pointed out that the reform had already passed that stage. According to Petro, millions of elderly people, many of them from the right, could receive a pension thanks to the law. Regarding the allegations related to the UNGRD, Petro asked the Pacto Histórico bench to commission a forensic audit of the entire existence of the entity, since 2010, and to publish the names of those whom he claimed had embezzled it. He stated that only one person from the Pacto Histórico appeared on the extensive list, whom he said he had removed from the administration and whom, according to him, the party expelled. He also argued that justice should investigate whether Name had received public money through his romantic or political environment. Petro claimed that, during the first month of his government, resources were recovered that he attributed to Olmedo's group and that then the UNGRD was sidelined in the assistance to people trapped after an earthquake in the west of the country. Citing a journalistic investigation by Nueva Prensa, he stated that a private coordination center had been set up in the house of Gregory Schaller, whom he identified as Abelardo's compadre. He linked Andrés Depew, Negre — whom he described as a partner of Fernando Cerimedo — and people who, according to him, had ties to Donald Trump and businessman Dan Newlin to that place. Petro stated that Newlin had illegally lent his plane and resources during Abelardo's campaign. In the same publication, Petro mentioned businessman Yadid Jalaff, whom he said was accused of stealing Colombian-Venezuelan Monómeros, and Jorge Alberto Campillo Vélez, whom he described as one of Pablo Escobar's first pilots. He also pointed out pilot Luis Almeira Quiroz and linked him to a flight of paramilitaries from Urabá to San José del Guaviare, which, according to Petro, allowed the Mapiripán massacre, in which 50 farmers were murdered. He asked how much money had been raised to address the earthquake and if that explained why, according to him, the full operation of the UNGRD had been prevented and international aid and volunteers had been rejected. https://t.co/eiJJnl3Lxu #ReformaPensional #Justicia #Corrupción (translated)

Pedro Sánchez plans to lead the opposition after the elections, seeking a worthy result that will allow him to take advantage of the wear and tear on the PP and Vox government and concentrate the useful left vote in a plebiscitary campaign. #PedroSánchez #PSOE #Elecciones2026 (translated)

Vito Quiles stated that on November 30, Spain would have another Prime Minister, something he described as the dream of millions of Spaniards. He urged a massive vote for the opposition and called on young people to mobilize in the streets, with the slogan "MAFIA OR FATHERLAND." https://t.co/jCEXJN5VaM #España #Elecciones2023 #Movilización (translated)

Spainball stated that a general strike had been called for the first time in history against the opposition and that it was the first in eight years of government. He also argued that those eight years had been marked by inflation, an invasion that, he wrote, had destroyed the housing market and wages, and the emigration of young people to Europe. #HuelgaGeneral #Oposición #CrisisEconómica (translated)

Alvise Pérez stated that Cristina Seguí in Valencia, Vito Quiles in Congress, and Wall Street Wolverine on Instagram had made more opposition in Spain than Núñez Feijóo, despite the fact that he, as he wrote, had hundreds of millions of euros in public funds and thousands of public officials throughout the country. He added that it would not be different in the Government. #Política #Oposición #Gobierno (translated)