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Una pareja se abraza de espaldas en el escenario de un mitin, frente a una multitud que aplaude, con cámaras de televisión a ambos lados y banderas rojas al fondo.
Imagen alusiva al mitin de Fuenlabrada en el que Sánchez arropó a Begoña Gómez y llamó a la movilización del PSOE. · Erick Prometeo Media

Sánchez urges PSOE mobilisation and embraces Begoña Gómez in Fuenlabrada

Pedro Sánchez called for the mobilisation of the socialist electorate ahead of the 29 November election at a rally in Fuenlabrada where the Federal Committee…

--- The context --- Pedro Sánchez called for the mobilisation of the socialist electorate ahead of the general election on 29 November at a rally in Fuenlabrada that combined campaign messages with a personal intervention addressed to his wife, Begoña Gómez. It was his first intervention as head of the list, where the Federal Committee had ratified the candidacies for Congress and the Senate. --- The facts --- Sánchez arrived accompanied by Gómez, who will sit in the dock over alleged offences of embezzlement and influence peddling. On stage, the two embraced and kissed before those attending. Taking the podium, he thanked her for being his wife and the mother of his daughters, drawing applause from those present. Sánchez linked the gesture to the pressures which, he has said, his circle went through, saying they had tried to break them in every way, and he then declared his love for his wife before the audience. He also called on those present to mobilise, vote, win and govern, before some 3,000 militants, according to the estimate released by the party. The Federal Committee approved the candidacies for the Cortes Generales. For the first time, women will head 52 % of the Congress lists: in total there will be 444 women and 443 men. --- The positions --- Sánchez warned about the consequences of an eventual triumph by the Partido Popular and Vox and contrasted the continuity of his policies with what he defined as an agenda of cuts and setbacks. Polls, except those of the Centre for Sociological Research, anticipate a possible parliamentary majority for the Partido Popular and Vox. The federal leadership introduced modifications to the proposals from Burgos, Palencia, Guadalajara, Albacete and Badajoz; the PSOE secretary general in Castilla y León, Carlos Martínez, considered them part of the party's usual functioning. García-Page did not attend, according to his circle, because it was a formality with no interventions planned. The day was marked by the resignation of Montse Mínguez as spokesperson, following criticism related to her partner's real estate businesses. Rebeca Torró assumed that role. Socialist leaders expressed support for Mínguez and attributed her departure to the pressure which, in their judgement, political confrontation exerts. --- What remains unknown --- The source records no reactions from the Partido Popular or Vox to the rally, nor later measurements of its electoral effect. It also does not detail what steps Begoña Gómez will follow before sitting in the dock. --- Unanswered questions --- Will the call to mobilise change the trend that polls, except that of the Centre for Sociological Research, anticipate? What weight will Begoña Gómez's judicial situation carry in the campaign? Will the unity displayed hold after the modifications in several provincial candidacies? --- EPM analysis --- The day combined three messages: the formal ratification of the lists, a display of unity alongside ministers and territorial leaders, and a personal gesture that turned the pressure on his circle into part of the mobilisation speech. The programmatic data point was the candidacies' composition, with women heading 52 % of the Congress lists for the first time. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the Fuenlabrada event shows a PSOE presenting itself as united and mobilised in the face of polls which, except that of the Centre for Sociological Research, anticipate a possible majority for the Partido Popular and Vox. The ratification of the lists and the advance of women at the head of the candidacies give the party a picture of internal renewal, and the gesture towards Begoña Gómez sought to transform personal pressure into campaign energy. The question is whether that display of unity will be enough once the real campaign begins and every vote counts.
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