Elections · Madrid and Barcelona
Spain's main parties lock in candidate lists ahead of the 29 November general election
Candidate registration closes on Monday, 26 October, with about 39 million Spaniards eligible to vote on 29 November for 350 seats in Congress and 209 in the Senate.
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Registration closes Monday, 26 October. The full lists appear in the Boletín Oficial del Estado on Wednesday and are proclaimed on 2 November.
Pedro Sánchez heads the PSOE list in Madrid and aims to repeat the 2023 feat of assembling enough support for his investiture after reversing the polls.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo is running again for prime minister and again heads the Madrid list, aiming this time to win enough support for his investiture.
Parties and electoral coalitions have until Monday, 26 October, to file their candidacies with the provincial electoral boards. The complete lists will be published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado on Wednesday and proclaimed on 2 November.
Most parties that held seats in the current legislature are keeping their leading figures. Pedro Sánchez is seeking a fourth term as prime minister and is heading the PSOE list in Madrid. Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the PP leader and opposition leader, is making a second attempt and again leads the Madrid list. Vox is relying on the pull of Santiago Abascal, and Ada Colau returns as Frente Amplio's candidate on the Barcelona list.
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- Pedro Sánchez
- Prime minister and PSOE leader, heading the party's list in Madrid
- Alberto Núñez Feijóo
- PP leader and leader of the opposition, heading the party's list in Madrid
- Santiago Abascal
- Vox leader, whose pull the party is counting on in the election
- Ada Colau
- Candidate of Frente Amplio, heading the Barcelona list
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