General Election campaign begins across Spain ahead of November 29 vote

15 days of campaigning for Spain’s General Election on November the 29^th begins today.

Party activists began putting up posters last night, launching a two-week campaign that will end on Friday 27^th.

On Lanzarote, one of the main battles will be between the PP and the PSOE for a seat in the Senate, Spain’s upper house. The current Socialist incumbent, Manuel Fajardo Palarea, will hope to win his fourth consecutive term, although the PP’s candidate, ex-Tías Mayor Pancho Hernández, could benefit from the Vox party’s decision not to fight for a Senate seat.

A major opinion poll recently carried out by the CIS (Centre for Sociological Studies) indicates that the Socialists are likely to win the majority of Congress seats in the Canaries. The poll estimates their representation at eight seats, with the PP and Vox winning four each. Meanwhile, the Coalición Canaria may struggle to retain its single seat.

At a national level, things appear far more uncertain. While most recent polls have indicated that a pact between the PP and Vox could achieve a majority, the large CIS survey suggests that the two right-wing parties may not win enough seats to rule in tandem, and that Pedro Sánchez may be able to put together another ruling coalition.