The Secretary-General of the PSOE in the Canary Islands, Minister Ángel Víctor Torres, has stated that he is convinced his party will once again win the 29 November elections on the islands, in the face of the threat that «remnants of the dictatorship and single-minded thinking» might come to power.
Speaking at the symbolic poster-putting event at the PSOE headquarters in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, alongside Senate candidates Isabel Saavedra and Juan de Dios Facundo, as well as the lead candidates for the Congress of Deputies in Las Palmas, Dolores Corujo and Luc André Diouf, Torres said that 29 November would be «a celebration of democracy and a historic milestone, perhaps more historic than ever».
He emphasised that what is at stake is who will govern Spain for the next four years and that, «for the first time, there is a real threat that power will fall into the hands of those who are reminiscent of the dictatorship and espouse a single way of thinking; those who centralised politics and marginalised those who think, feel or love differently, or who are of a different colour, or who live in remote areas».
Canary Islands: Torres defends social rights during the election campaign
He therefore stated that he is convinced the PSOE will win again in the Canary Islands «without a doubt» and that they have «the best team» to do so, although he emphasised that there are 15 days left, starting tonight, which are «crucial for Pedro Sánchez to remain the Prime Minister of our country».
He emphasised that they will defend «the rights we have won, preserve them and build on them (…) and also ensure that cuts go ahead, but not the ones the right wing wants in public healthcare, public education, the welfare state and care services, but rather cuts in their opinion polls, which suggest they have a secure absolute majority».
«We are going to press ahead with the cuts to win these elections,» Torres added.
PSOE election campaign highlights the importance of universal suffrage
He recalled that for 40 years «we were unable to exercise universal suffrage; we were unable to elect our public representatives», and warned that, for this reason, it is essential to «vote strongly», as stated in the PSOE’s campaign slogan, so that Sánchez can remain in government, a slogan featured on the election poster he displayed at the event.
The candidates have emphasised in their messages that on 29 November the choice is between «regression or hope» and that Spain and the Canary Islands deserve to continue making progress on rights, which «are not guaranteed forever», as can be seen in the electoral manifestos of the right, which «no longer hides this», as Corujo pointed out.
At the event, Luc André Diouf outlined the social achievements of the government led by Pedro Sánchez, including the reform of the regulations under the Immigration Act and the regularisation of more than 1.2 million foreign nationals in Spain who have contributed to the country’s economic development; he called on them to play an active part in these elections.
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