Our colleague Jaume V. Aroca, currently dispatched to cover the Andalusian elections, explains in his reports that campaign vibes are barely noticeable on the streets. People continue with their own business, more focused on their daily tasks than on rallies, debates, or the appearances of candidates who are tirelessly active these days. They are concerned, yes, about healthcare and housing, but above all about the cost of living. Still, not everyone will go to vote on Sunday. A turnout similar to that recorded in 2022 is expected, when it did not even reach 60%.
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So far, the event with the highest attendance had nothing to do with the elections, but with Rosalía’s appearance at a free concert on the banks of the Guadalquivir last Saturday. Parties would love to have the Catalan star to fill pavilions and squares these days.
In Spain, few things mobilize electorally as much as invoking Catalonia
This atmosphere of detachment contrasts with the anxiety with which parties face these regional elections. There are nerves because these are not just any elections. To begin with, Juanma Moreno is playing for his independence, which is no small matter. The freedom to continue governing without depending on Vox and, at the same time, to help Alberto Núñez Feijóo on his way to the Moncloa.
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The situation is more tricky on the left. María Jesús Montero needs to improve the results obtained by her predecessor, Juan Espadas, in the previous elections, which were not good, and Adelante Andalucía aims to overtake the coalition trial of Por Andalucía.
While all this is happening, the Government remains practically paralyzed waiting for these elections to pass to reactivate some initiatives that have been halted so as not to further harm Montero’s interests in Andalusia. We are talking about the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council to address regional financing, which should have been held in the first quarter of the year; the commercial company that the Council of Ministers must approve; or the infrastructure commission intended to grease Salvador Illa’s budgets. Because in Spain, few things mobilize electorally as much as invoking Catalonia, even though the ballot boxes are almost a thousand kilometers away.
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