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After the legislative elections last April, and the failure of the negotiations to form the government, the Spaniards return to the polls on Sunday, November 10th. The campaign ended on Friday, November 8th. The Spanish Socialist Workers Party held its last meeting in Barcelona, while the People's Party was in Madrid.
With our special correspondent and our correspondent in Spain, Juliette Gheerbrant and François Musseau
" For a strong government in the face of instability and blockage , for a progressive government facing the ultra right, and for a moderate government against extremists, there is the Socialist Party. It is for us that we must vote Sunday, and giving us the majority ! "
► To listen also : Spain, and now?
The Socialist Party (PSOE) held its last meeting in Barcelona in front of 3,000 people. The outgoing president of the government, Pedro Sanchez , has called for the gathering of progressives under the socialist banner to break the political impasse, while in the polls the left bloc does not get the absolute majority, reports our special correspondent in Barcelona , Juliette Gheerbrant .
" New elections would be unacceptable "
Social activist, Pep, 23, can not stand the political instability, he hopes for an agreement. " No one should impose his theses on others. Everyone must take a step back, take into account the opposing opinions. We must unblock this situation because to lead the country to new elections would be unacceptable, "he said.
Pedro Sanchez once again denounced the extremism of the separatists, who advocate confrontation and division. But among activists, one word comes back, that of dialogue. This is the only possible way out of the crisis, says Maribel Hernandez, 45, unemployed: " Pedro Sanchez is going to talk to them, I think that in the end things will be settled this way, because I believe that the use of force will solve nothing, quite the opposite. And if the PP, Ciudadanos and Vox win, it will be much worse than what is happening right now. "
The socialist leader denounced the alliances of the People's Party and Ciudadanos with Vox . It stood as a bulwark against the return of Francoism, in front of militants old enough to have experienced the dictatorship.
"Spain getting up early"
In the cold, tens of thousands have flocked to the bullring of Madrid, Las Ventas, to listen to the conservative leader, the young Pablo Casado , reports our correspondent in Madrid, François Musseau . He speaks emphatically and never tires of vituperating against the ruling Socialists: " The Popular Party is a useful instrument for the Spaniards. I am with this Spain who gets up early. "
The leader of the right calls on Spain responsible, which refuses to ally Catalan separatists. In archaic arenas, the public is convinced of his word, of his speech. All think that the socialist Sanchez is not firm enough with regard to the separatists. " I think that those on the right are those who will mainly guarantee the unity of Spain. I am concerned about what is happening in my country, about the possibility of it breaking, "said Aurea, a doctor.
The concern is not only with the left, which can not govern the country well. She is in this camp also on the instability of the country. " We must unblock Spain, because it is completely blocked. We have not had a real government for a year and a half. For us citizens, this situation is frankly chaotic. It's really not good, "says Miguel Angel, a lawyer.
We will know Sunday evening if a majority of Spaniards want or not the return to power of the right. And especially if the country will leave the blockage in which he is locked since the legislative elections last April.