Fuerteventura PSOE calls for votes at Día de la Rosa gathering in Antigua
Socialist members and supporters gathered in Antigua ahead of the 29 November general election, distributing roses and calling for electoral participation.
PSOE members and supporters gathered in Antigua on Saturday 14 November for the Día de la Rosa, using the event to call for participation in the general election on 29 November.
The party’s supporters distributed roses to residents and businesses across the town. They were joined by representatives of the Fundación Canaria de Apoyo a las Personas con Trastornos del Neurodesarrollo, known as Funteac, and Alternativa por Antigua.
Alternativa por Antigua is not standing in the general election, but its president, Matías Peña, said the group was giving the PSOE its unconditional support. He argued that much of Fuerteventura’s wellbeing and quality of life was at stake.
Election priorities
Fuerteventura PSOE general secretary Blas Acosta warned that an alliance between the right and far right in national government could put equality of rights and duties at risk. The party also expressed concern about what it sees as a regressive trend in Europe and Spain, arguing that such an alliance could threaten rights and public services.
Paloma Hernández, the PSOE’s Senate candidate for Fuerteventura, said decisions in Congress and the Senate had a direct effect on local policies and daily life. She argued that a sufficient majority in both chambers would help preserve and develop social gains.
The party identified public healthcare and education, labour protections, pensions and the right to a dignified old age among its priorities.