The PSOE candidates Sumar and Podemos put aside their differences on Defense and focused their attacks on the right
The three candidates from the left, Teresa Ribera (PSOE), Estrella Galán (Sumar) and Irene Montero (Sumar), have put aside their differences over the EU's position in the war in Ukraine and Gaza and concentrated their criticism in the Vox. candidate Jorge Buxadé in front of the photo of ultra party leader Santiago Abascal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Socialist candidate Teresa Ribera has defended the Spanish government's position on its support for Ukraine and the recognition of the Palestinian state, calling for Europe to remain “a beacon for democracy.” Both Ribera and the head of Sumar's lists, Estrella Galán, have described “fascism” and “hate speech” as the main threat to security in Europe, while the Podemos candidate, Irene Montero, has highlighted her own profile by pointing out point out 'war' and 'submission to the United States' are the main European problem.
The former Equality Minister has declared that “war is a business” and criticized the European strategy in the war in Ukraine. “First they told us that no weapons would be sent, then defensive weapons would be sent, and now NATO is forcing us to use European weapons to attack Russian territory.” In addition, Montero has warned of the possibility that Spain “is a transit country” for “the weapons used by the genocidal state of Israel to slaughter Palestinians.”
The three candidates have criticized Vox for the meeting of the party's leader, Santiago Abascal, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; although only Sumar and Podemos candidates have used the term “genocide” to refer to the Israeli government's military actions.