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Spanish court bars thousands of overseas voters from the coming election
A Spanish court has ruled that thousands of voters living overseas will be excluded from the coming election. The decision is a setback for Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who had sought to lift the suspension while facing unfavorable polling.
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A Spanish court has ruled that thousands of voters living overseas will be barred from the coming election.
The decision is a setback for Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who had wanted the restriction lifted.
Sanchez is seeking to extend his eight-year premiership, but is facing unfavorable polling.
The ruling leaves the restriction on overseas voters in place. The source does not specify the number of affected voters, the election date or the court’s reasoning.
What we know
- A Spanish court has excluded thousands of overseas voters from the coming election.
- Pedro Sanchez had sought to lift the restriction on voters living abroad.
- The ruling is a setback for the government amid unfavorable polling.
- Sanchez is trying to extend his eight-year premiership.
Trust: Single source
- The story relies on one publisher. A second independent confirmation has not been established from the cited sources.
- Sources: Le Monde International.
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