Overview
- During Tuesday’s Utebo rally presenting Vox’s Aragón candidates, Abascal questioned the government’s feminism and labeled the PSOE contender a “mujer objeto.”
- Alegría posted a video on X calling the remark evidence of machismo and misogyny and warning against the degradation of political life.
- The prime minister publicly supported Alegría, saying Spain needs more equality, respect and democracy in response to the far right’s rhetoric.
- Alegría said event footage shows a lack of applause and uncomfortable faces after the insult, arguing attendees were more sensible than the speaker.
- Abascal also linked his criticism to claims about crime, migration and a 2019 protest that led to convictions upheld by the Supreme Court, with two adults later receiving pardons after sustained advocacy.