Sánchez asks the Supreme Court to “stop the attempted abuse” of Feijóo and Abascal and allow the descendants of exile to vote

A few hours before the Supreme Court decides on the suspension of the right to vote of the descendants of exile who have been nationalized by the Democratic Memory Law, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has taken advantage of the second rally of the pre-campaign for the 29-N general elections, held this Sunday in Ponferrada (León), to demand that the High Court allow them to exercise their right. “I ask the Supreme Court to stop this attempted attack by Feijóo and Abascal because in a democracy the right to vote is not prohibited, it is guaranteed,” he claimed.

Sánchez has asked himself if "it is constitutional" to prevent 400,000 citizens who voted in the 2023 general elections, in the 2024 European elections and in the last regional elections from not doing so now "because Feijóo doesn't want it and Abascal doesn't like it." “What does it mean that the grandchildren of the exiles of Franco's regime will not be able to vote and the grandchildren of the Franco regime will?” the president asked about one of the hot topics in recent weeks. The precautionary suspension of this right occurred due to the appeals presented by Iusticia Europa and Vox, but the electoral call has forced the final decision to be accelerated.

Accompanied, among others, by ministers Óscar Puente and Ana Redondo (the latter also president of the PSOE in the community), the leader of the socialists has once again made the right to housing the axis of his speech, taking advantage of the mobilization in the streets unleashed after the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, who died at the age of 87 this week, and the approval of the decrees that prohibit these releases to vulnerable people until 2030, among others. measures, such as extending rentals automatically until the end of 2028 and limiting purchases to investment funds. A general strike has also been called for October 11, just two days before the start of the campaign.

“Each generation has its cause and ours will be that of housing,” he promised. “In front of us we have those of the no,” he pointed out, referring to the presidents of PP and Vox, “it's so much, it's so much,” he added. "The key is to unite small owners and tenants and put a stop to the vulture funds. I remind the PP that it is an opposition in Parliament, but it is a government in many municipalities and autonomous communities. And they presume to do nothing. Well, I am going to do everything to guarantee decent housing for the young and not so young of our country," concluded Sánchez, who also took the opportunity to mock Feijóo after he assured this Saturday during a rally in Madrid that his government will ask for "sacrifice." but not “that they applaud him.” “No, we are going to give him the wave,” the head of the Executive responded ironically.

Although Castilla y León is a community where conservatives govern and Ponferrada has the popular Marco Antonio Morala as mayor, the party with the most votes in the last municipal elections was the PSOE. The same thing happened in the general elections of last June 23, when the socialists obtained 42.5% of the vote compared to 36% for the PP. In the last regional elections, the PSOE rose from 28 to 30 seats with the former mayor of Soria and now general secretary of the party in the community, Carlos Martínez, as the head of the list. The leader has also focused on housing in his speech, an issue that the entire left wants to exploit in these elections. “When one governs, one assumes responsibilities, one does not put oneself in profile,” he celebrated regarding the decrees that must be ratified by the Permanent Deputation of Congress, where the Junts vote is not decisive.