The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, confirmed on Tuesday that complaints about alleged fraud in postal voting are being investigated. In recent days, there have been allegations that hooded people in unregistered vehicles were stealing postal ballots from postmen before they could deliver them.

Coalition for Melilla, the main party of the Muslim community in the city, led by Mustafa Aberchan, has called for the suspension of the 28-M elections in the face of an alleged "massive fraud" of "vote buying"