Spain braces for contentious election amid corruption accusations and planned strike

The column contends that Spain is heading into what could be its dirtiest electoral campaign, with the Sánchez administration under intense scrutiny for alleged illegal financing and judicial investigations that also touch figures like José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. It cites claims of covert contacts with drug-related groups to hinder investigations led by judge Beatriz Biedma. The left’s media push to label the eviction-related death of Maricarmen, an 87-year-old retired civil servant with a modest pension, as a murder is contrasted with the muted coverage of Olga's situation in Hospitalet de Llobregat, suggesting a double standard.

According to the author, this strategy seeks to channel public anger into protests aimed at the centre and right, specifically the Partido Popular and Vox. In response, labour unions have announced a general strike intended to redirect demonstrators away from opposition parties. The piece frames these dynamics as a calculated effort by the ruling coalition to preserve power amid uniformly negative polling.