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Urna electoral de madera con una papeleta blanca junto a papeletas apiladas y una bandera de España desenfocada al fondo
Imagen alusiva a la publicación de candidaturas para las elecciones generales en España. · Imagen generada por EPM

Spain publishes candidate lists 32 days before general election

The BOE publishes the Congress and Senate candidate lists this Wednesday for the November 29 general election, with the definitive proclamation on November 3.

--- The context --- Spain heads toward a general election on November 29 with the pre-campaign under way and a social climate marked by tension. There are 32 days to go. It is a formal step, but also a political one, because it fixes who competes for each chamber. --- The facts --- The BOE publishes the candidate lists for Congress and the Senate this Wednesday, although the definitive proclamation will not arrive until November 3. Polls point to an absolute majority for the PP-Vox bloc, which closed a Senate pact to face the PSOE-Frente Amplio pact. The pre-campaign agenda for this Wednesday was suspended by every party except Vox after the collision between two trains in Toledo. --- The positions --- Podemos describes the concentration of alliances into two large blocs as a renewed two-party system. PP and Vox attribute the unrest to the Government and the far left, while antifascist organizations and unions reject any involvement and point to the far right as possibly responsible. --- What remains unknown --- The definitive proclamation on November 3 remains pending, as does how the pre-campaign will evolve after the suspended day and the tension recorded in Barcelona and Bilbao. --- Unanswered questions --- Will the November 3 proclamation confirm every candidacy published this Wednesday? How will parties restart the pre-campaign after the Toledo collision? Will the Senate pact or the social tension weigh more heavily? --- EPM analysis --- Publication in the BOE orders the board: each bloc arrives with its alliance closed and voters can compare concrete lists before deciding. With the lists on the table, discussion should focus on programs and not on cross suspicions. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, publishing the candidacies in good time allows real citizen scrutiny before November 29, and that transparency matters more than any early poll. Polls point to an absolute majority for the PP-Vox bloc, but 32 days remain and a tense pre-campaign where each bloc must speak about the country, and not only about its rival, to persuade those who have not yet decided their vote in this final stretch.
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