PSOE vows to contest election outcome using Supreme Court dissent on grandchildren voting law

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is preparing to pursue legal action should it be ousted in the upcoming general election. Its strategy relies on a solitary dissenting vote by magistrate María Alicia Millán Herrandis in a Supreme Court ruling that supported the continuation of precautionary measures limiting the franchise of alleged grandchildren of Francoist repression victims. The PSOE contends that the ruling neglects the rights of citizens who have correctly proven their eligibility.

It plans to file a petition with the Constitutional Court, arguing that the electoral census must accommodate these voters and that the result should be annulled or a new election called. The party frames this move as a defense of fundamental suffrage rights under the constitution.