Overview
- RTVE’s La Revuelta invited Santiago Abascal and the programme aired his interview on Monday after the show contracted an external agency to select the studio audience following demands from Vox.
- The programme confirmed it moved or rebooked previously confirmed attendees and said the agency hire aimed to avoid disruptions to the broadcast rather than to give Vox direct control over guests.
- RTVE told YOTELE that the interview was a programme decision and that the Junta Electoral Central did not force Broncano to host Abascal, citing past rulings that entertainment shows cannot be compelled to invite specific candidates.
- On air David Broncano both explained and later questioned the audience compromise as Abascal entered to sustained applause, presented a Ceuta flag as a gift, and made claims about his international interventions.
- The controversy drew political backlash, a social-media boycott campaign and tactical counter-programming from Pedro Sánchez, and it raises fresh questions about how public outlets balance pluralism, programme autonomy and perceived credibility.