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Abascal Demands Moreno Resign and Call Early Andalusian Elections Over Breast-Screening Scandal

Vox will ask prosecutors to probe the failures after the health minister's resignation failed to contain the fallout.

Overview

  • Santiago Abascal returned to Seville and addressed supporters outside the Andalusian Parliament, pressing for Juanma Moreno to step down and for immediate regional elections.
  • Vox said it will take the breast cancer screening delays and errors to the Fiscalía to determine what failed, identify those responsible, and pursue any judicial consequences.
  • The controversy centers on delayed follow-up for inconclusive mammograms, which triggered the resignation of Health Minister Rocío Hernández about ten days after the failures came to light.
  • Abascal blamed both PSOE and PP for the system’s shortcomings, labeled the PP a continuation of socialist policies, and declined to formally name a candidate while praising Manuel Gavira.
  • No early election has been called, the next vote is scheduled for June 2026, and the Junta has launched a plan to recheck roughly 2,000 affected patients within two months while PSOE intensifies attacks on Moreno.