Albert Rivera says he will not vote for Pedro Sánchez
The former Ciudadanos leader argued that voters should concentrate their support on parties with a chance of governing, but did not reveal which candidate he will choose.
Albert Rivera said on 14 October that he would not vote for Pedro Sánchez and admitted that he was finding it difficult to decide how to vote. The former Ciudadanos leader made the remarks on Espejo Público during the campaign for the general election on 29 November 2026.
Rivera argued that voters should concentrate their support on parties with a chance of governing. He also criticised the proliferation of party labels within the Frente Amplio and said that, under the electoral system, some votes may not translate into representation. He expressed these views on the Antena 3 programme.
The politician did not say which ballot paper he would choose. Rivera left politics in November 2019, following Ciudadanos’ results in that year’s general election, and has since pursued activities outside frontline politics.
Royal Decree 806/2026, published in the BOE on 6 October, dissolved the Cortes elected in 2023 and called the election for 29 November. The election campaign is scheduled to run from 13 to 27 November. The province of Alicante will elect 12 members of Congress.
Article prepared by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.
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