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Politics · Pre-campaignPress ✓ 6 outlets · the full list of Senate pacts has not been published

PSOE closes its lists for Nov. 29, names Rebeca Torró spokesperson and Feijóo attacks the pact with Frente Amplio

A pre-campaign Saturday brings a change of party spokesperson for the Socialists, a Senate agreement the PP calls a “coalition of the desperate,” and a left that is running separately.

The pre-campaign for the elections of November 29 saw a busy day at the two big parties this Saturday. The PSOE Executive Committee named Rebeca Torró the party’s new spokesperson after Montse Mínguez submitted her resignation, a step that, according to Europa Press and 20minutos, comes amid controversy over the property dealings of the partner of the outgoing spokeswoman. The appointment coincided with the Federal Committee that ratified the Socialist lists for the election, and at the end of the meeting Sánchez gave an event that several outlets describe as a kick-off rally.

Almost at the same time, PP president Alberto Núñez Feijóo responded to the agreement between the PSOE and Frente Amplio to run in coordination for the Senate. He called it a “coalition of the desperate” and “one more hypocrisy,” according to Europa Press, El Mundo, 20minutos and ABC. The exact text of the pact has not been released in full, so the distribution of ballots and constituencies still cannot be checked against documents.

The agreement also has a less comfortable side for its backers. According to the day’s roundup in several outlets, Frente Amplio and Podemos made their split official with two separate events on the same day the Socialists were gathering their governing body. That image of two different stages for groups that until recently shared a message is the one the PP will try to exploit over the coming weeks.

On the Catalan board, Junts leader Míriam Nogueras claimed her party’s “centrality” and called for halting “the two Spanish blocs,” according to El Confidencial. The line underlines that, with a fragmented Congress, the pro-independence party wants to be decisive again and justifies its ability to negotiate with both sides. In ABC’s opinion column, Juan del Val argues that Sánchez has seen an opportunity in the eviction of a neighbor named Maricarmen and plans to make housing his banner; that is the author’s assessment, not a verified fact.

What has been established so far is little and specific: there is a new spokesperson, there are ratified lists, there is a Senate pact whose full text is not known, and there is a left divided into two events. It remains to be seen how the candidates will be distributed in each province and whether the change of spokesperson closes the property controversy.

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Nov. 29date of the elections
6outlets reporting on the day
2separate events by Frente Amplio and Podemos
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pre-campaignPolitics

The period before the official start of the election campaign, in which parties prepare lists and messages.

Society · WeatherPress ✓ 2 outlets · the red warning appears in a single headline

Emergency services send rain alerts to Valencia and Alicante over cut-off low Adam, and Aemet issues warnings in nine regions

The emergency service sent rain alert messages to residents of Valencia and Alicante on Saturday, according to El País and the aggregator Google News. Mass phone alerts are used when the authorities consider that there is an immediate risk to people, and in this case the cut-off low, named Adam, concentrates its impact on the Mediterranean seaboard. Forecasts point to rain and storms on Sunday. A weather headline picked up by the news-tracking system says that warnings from the State Meteorological Agency cover nine regions on Sunday and that in the Valencian Community the level rises to red. That detail appears in a single headline, so it is attributed with caution until the full official bulletin is published. Another outlet keeps a live tracker of warnings for Catalonia, Valencia and the rest of the country. The cut-off low, an isolated depression at high levels, is a common autumn phenomenon when cold air aloft meets a Mediterranean that is still warm. That favors organized storms that can drop a lot of water in a few hours. Warnings are updated frequently, so the hourly rainfall thresholds that trigger each color should be checked on the Aemet website on Sunday itself.

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Sport · LaLigaPress ✓ 2 outlets · the exact score does not appear in the summaries consulted

Barcelona thrash Betis at La Cartuja with another big performance from Lamine Yamal, three days before hosting PSG

Barcelona won comfortably at La Cartuja and thrashed Betis in this Saturday’s LaLiga round, according to El País and Google News. The Madrid newspaper describes Lamine Yamal, the Barça number 10, as the protagonist of “another outstanding performance” in an intense match, and speaks of a resounding victory for Flick’s side, who fielded Gabriel Jesús and Adeyemi up front, according to the pre-match coverage.

Betis came in with a specific goal: they were looking for their first home win over Barça since 2008. They did not get it. Another match summary notes that the Verdiblancos had a “golazo” from Lo Celso ruled out by the VAR, a moment that kept the tension alive in the stadium but did not change the outcome.

The win comes three days before Barcelona’s tie with PSG in the Champions League, according to a French-language report picked up by the news tracker. Traditionally, a convincing league match before a European tie is good news for the manager because it lets him share out minutes. The summaries consulted do not give the final score, so no figure is given here.

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Crime · BurgosPress ✓ 5 outlets · the motives and the link between those arrested are not clarified

Two minors arrested over the death of an 83-year-old woman bound and gagged during a robbery at her home in Burgos

Two minors have been arrested over the death of an 83-year-old woman at her home in Burgos, according to El Mundo, El País, ABC, El Confidencial and Google News. The elderly woman was found with her hands tied, immobilized and gagged after a robbery at her home. The events were made public on Saturday afternoon, after the security forces carried out the arrests.

The autopsy, according to El Confidencial, shows that the woman in her eighties died because she could not use her oxygen device while she was immobilized. El Mundo, El País and ABC agree on the cause: respiratory failure resulting from having been gagged and immobilized. None of the outlets consulted gives, for now, the name of the victim or of those arrested, which is usual when minors are involved.

Because they are minors, the case falls under the juvenile jurisdiction and the specialized prosecutors’ office. The outlets do not detail the exact charges, the ages of those arrested or whether they were connected to the victim, so those points are not taken as established. No possible motive beyond the robbery has been reported either.

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Sport · TennisPress ✓ 4 outlets · the result of Jódar’s semifinal does not appear with a score in what was consulted

Jódar and Davidovich will play an all-Spanish final in Shanghai that will give one of them a first Masters 1000

This Sunday’s Shanghai Masters final will be Spanish. Rafa Jódar got past Daniil Medvedev and Alejandro Davidovich beat Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4 and 6-3 in two hours and two minutes, according to La Vanguardia, El País, ABC and Google News. Neither has won a Masters 1000 before, so the champion of the Asian tournament will open his tally in this category.

ABC stresses that Spanish tennis will “at last” break its curse at the Chinese event, the only Masters 1000 without a Spanish winner. The final starts at 10:30 mainland time, according to El País. Davidovich, from Málaga, came in as an outsider against the next world number one, and Jódar, from Madrid, had played Medvedev for the first time in the stage before the final.

The outlets do not give Jódar’s score, so it is not cited. In the rankings, Zverev is listed as the next number one according to La Vanguardia; Saturday’s result does not change that in what has been published.

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In brief
  • Renfe: 24-hour strike on the 29thThe Semaf train drivers’ union calls driving stoppages over what it considers delays in commitments, according to Cinco Días and Google News.
  • Prefix 400 for commercial callsFrom this Saturday they must identify themselves with that prefix, according to 20minutos, in compliance with the customer service law.
  • Sitges honors “Sanguine”The festival singles out Marion Le Corroller’s “body horror” about pressure at work, according to El País.
  • Ceuta: the CNI and the mass entryThe CNI says the Moroccan authorities knew about the mass entry in advance, according to an El País headline.
  • Algeciras: mayor summoned on October 23The mayor is summoned as a formal suspect over an alleged sexual assault, according to the day’s news tracking.
  • Sol Metro station closed by AyusoThe Community detects “chemical contamination” and “biological risk” from organic matter, according to El Mundo and Google News.
  • Six-year-old boy falls from a third floorIt happened in Huétor Tájar; the emergency services called for a helicopter, according to El Confidencial.
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Unverified — what we could not confirm

That all those who benefited from the grandchildren law have already lost the right to vote. The Supreme Court confirmed the suspension of the register, but the Ombudsman is appealing to the Constitutional Court and asking for interim measures; the matter remains open (El Confidencial, ABC).
That Trump has lifted the sanctions on Russia. The outlets speak of a suspension of the application of a law for “national interest,” not a repeal; Zelensky criticizes it (ABC, Última Hora).
That France is experiencing widespread riots. ABC puts the arrests at 166 as of 12:00 and La Vanguardia speaks of first blockades; there is no verified nationwide tally of damage.
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INSIDEPSOE closes its lists for Nov. 29, names Rebeca Torró spokesperson and Feijóo attacks the pact with Frente AmplioPolitics · Pre-campaignEmergency services send rain alerts to Valencia and Alicante over cut-off low Adam, and Aemet issues warnings in nine regionsSociety · WeatherBarcelona thrash Betis at La Cartuja with another big performance from Lamine Yamal, three days before hosting PSGSport · LaLigaTwo minors arrested over the death of an 83-year-old woman bound and gagged during a robbery at her home in BurgosCrime · BurgosJódar and Davidovich will play an all-Spanish final in Shanghai that will give one of them a first Masters 1000Sport · Tennis