Overview
- The PSOE has formally accepted invitations to a four‑way debate on public broadcaster RTVE on 26 November and a private head‑to‑head on 16 November.
- Party leaders say it is indispensable that both events take place and have warned they may refuse the private head‑to‑head if the PP leader keeps rejecting RTVE’s four‑way.
- The PSOE declared it will not veto any private channel and has asked media groups to agree to open‑signal retransmission so the RTVE debate can be rebroadcast free to all viewers.
- TVE (RTVE's TV arm) has already pledged to make the debate signal available in the clear, but PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has reportedly said he will not participate in RTVE‑organized debates, leaving participation unresolved.
- The party invoked the 2023 precedent when Feijóo skipped RTVE’s four‑way to justify its stance, a move that could shape voter access to candidate scrutiny and pressure broadcasters to lock in final formats and participants.