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Sánchez opens campaign, says Spain is governed neither from Moscow nor Washington
Spain’s Prime Minister opened the Socialists’ election campaign in Seville ahead of the November 29 election and said the country would not become the “backyard” of the far right. He also said people do not have to be Ukrainian to stand for peace.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez opened the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) election campaign on Thursday evening with a large rally at the FIBES conference centre in Seville. Just over two weeks remain before the November 29 general election, and most opinion polls give the opposition an advantage.
Sovereignty was the central theme of his speech. Sánchez said that on election day, Spaniards must once again show that “Spain is governed from Spain — not from Washington, not from Moscow, not from Buenos Aires and not from Tel Aviv.” “We will not allow our country to become the backyard of any international far-right organisation,” he added.
In this excerpt, Sánchez referred to the experience of Brazil and the United States, as well as Spain’s 2023 election, when, he said, voters mobilised against the far right. “This is a sovereign country, and it will remain so after November 29,” he concluded to applause from the audience.
A phrase aimed at several capitals at once
Sánchez first used the formula referring to Washington, Moscow, Buenos Aires and Tel Aviv in early November, amid a dispute with Argentine President Javier Milei, and has repeated it at rallies ever since. The reference to Moscow fits with his government’s policy of supporting Ukraine and the EU’s sanctions policy, while the reference to Washington relates to his dispute with Donald Trump’s administration over military spending: Sánchez previously said he told Trump “no” on NATO’s target of spending 5% of GDP.
In another part of his speech, the prime minister called for “all this solidarity and all this compassion” to be directed toward the common good. He recalled protests held the previous day, saying they had been attended not only by pensioners but also by many young people.
“You do not have to be a pensioner to fight for a decent pension, you do not have to be a woman to defend women’s rights… You do not have to be Ukrainian or Palestinian to defend peace throughout the world, an end to genocide and respect for international law,” Sánchez said.
In this footage, Sánchez listed issues that, he said, concern society as a whole: pensions, women’s rights, same-sex marriage, the war in Ukraine and Gaza.
Betting on an “epic comeback”
Sánchez called on his supporters to deliver an “epic comeback” that would allow him to lead the government again. His wife, Begoña Gómez, spoke at a rally for the first time. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will arrive in Madrid on Monday to support Sánchez during the campaign.
Video: social media. Photo: PSOE
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