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RTVE cancels La Revuelta audience for Santiago Abascal interview amid Vox condition reports
Ticket holders for La Revuelta's Monday taping with Santiago Abascal were told by email that their seats were cancelled, and reports link the move to a Vox condition that remains unconfirmed.
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In brief
Ticket holders for the 9 November recording at the Albéniz theatre in Madrid were notified by email, citing "special circumstances" with no concrete explanation.
La Séptima's La Última Hora, presented by Javier Ruiz, reported on 6 November that Vox asked for the regular audience to be replaced to avoid boos.
Ada Colau said on Saturday, 7 November, that Abascal had asked for an audience casting, and she will appear on the programme on Tuesday, 10 November.
The Abascal interview is scheduled to be recorded and broadcast on Monday, 9 November, ahead of the election called for 29 November.
- 7 NovAda Colau criticises the request for an audience casting
- 9 NovScheduled recording and broadcast of the Abascal interview
- 10 NovAda Colau scheduled to appear on La Revuelta
Tickets cancelled before the taping
Viewers who held invitations to see La Revuelta record on Monday, 9 November, at the Albéniz theatre in Madrid received an email cancelling their tickets, according to posts shared on social media by several of those affected. The notice cited "special circumstances" and apologised, but it did not say what had changed or who would fill the seats. El Terrat, the production company behind the programme, sent the message and offered no further detail. Some affected viewers were offered a place at another recording this season. RTVE had not made a specific statement on the cancellation when the reports were published.
The reported Vox condition
La Séptima's programme La Última Hora, presented by Javier Ruiz, reported on Friday, 6 November, that the cancellation was linked to conditions set by Vox for Santiago Abascal's appearance. According to that account, the party asked for the regular audience to be removed to avoid boos and interruptions during the interview, and proposed filling the seats with people sympathetic to the party. RTVE reportedly rejected that proposal and the option of a mixed audience, and the seats would then be filled through a casting process. Viewers had booed on Thursday, 5 November, when David Broncano announced the visit, and the reports tie the request to that reaction. None of these details has been officially confirmed.
Political reactions
Ada Colau, the Frente Amplio candidate and number one on the Barcelona list, said on Saturday, 7 November, that Abascal had asked for an audience casting. She also questioned his understanding of democracy.
“What a metaphor for how Mr Abascal understands democracy, don't you think?”
Colau said that citizens do not like Abascal, that he wants a casting, and that she will appear on the programme on Tuesday, 10 November, without having requested any casting. Javier Ruiz said Vox wanted to bring its own supporters while TVE and Broncano had refused, and he described the request as a veto. Analyst Euprepio Padula argued that the programme should keep its usual audience and its format.
What is next
The interview is scheduled to be recorded and broadcast on Monday, 9 November. The dispute arises during the precampaign for the election called for 29 November. RTVE has not confirmed the terms of the interview, so the audience arrangements remained unresolved as of Saturday, 7 November.
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Sources and context
- El ConfidencialInterview with Abascal on La Revuelta: the audience loses their tickets, RTVE gives no explanations and one version points to VoxEntrevista a Abascal en La Revuelta: el público pierde sus entradas, RTVE no da explicaciones y una versión apunta a Vox · original in Spanish
- eldiario.esColau, on the cancellation of the La Revuelta audience for the interview with Abascal: “What a metaphor, right?”Colau, sobre la cancelación de la asistencia del público de La Revuelta para la entrevista con Abascal: "¿Qué metáfora no?" · original in Spanish
- LaVanguardiaLa Revuelta leaves out its regular audience to host Santiago Abascal and sparks a wave of criticism'La Revuelta' deja fuera a su público habitual para recibir a Santiago Abascal y provoca una oleada de críticas · original in Spanish
- El PeriódicoJavier Ruiz is amazed on La Séptima by Abascal's veto of the La Revuelta audience: “Vox wants to bring its people but TVE and Broncano said no”Javier Ruiz alucina en La Séptima con el veto de Abascal al público de 'La Revuelta': 'Vox quiere llevar a su gente pero TVE y Broncano han dicho no' · original in Spanish
- Santiago Abascal
- Leader of the Vox party, scheduled to be interviewed on La Revuelta
- David Broncano
- Presenter of La Revuelta on RTVE
- Javier Ruiz
- Presenter of La Última Hora on La Séptima who reported the alleged Vox condition
- Ada Colau
- Frente Amplio candidate and number one on the Barcelona list, and former mayor of Barcelona
- Places
- Madrid
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