The PP and Vox have formally requested that the Central Electoral Board (JEC) be allowed to consult the information that the state-owned company Correos sends each day to the Ministry of the Interior about the evolution of requests for mail-in voting.
In a public statement, the PP does not question that Interior has that daily report, but it demands that this data be transferred "at the same time, with the same level of detail and under the same conditions" to the JEC and to all the candidate lists taking part in the general elections on November 29.
For the Popular Party, it is "especially relevant information" during the electoral period, as it includes the daily evolution of mail-in voting requests, the figures for delivery of the documentation to voters and the votes sent to the Polling Stations, as well as the comparison with previous elections.
The party recalls that a ministerial order from 2025 established that these data would be communicated only to the Ministry of the Interior, something, in its view, grants "advantage" and "inside information" to the Socialists over the rest of the political groups. It also underlines that the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande Marlaska, is also listed as a PSOE candidate to the Congress for the constituency of Madrid.
"In an election, there cannot be candidate lists with more information than others -- argue from the PP --. Electoral information cannot be the exclusive property of the Government: same rules, same data and the same guarantees for everyone".
Vox asks that the data be made public on the web
At the same time, Vox MEP Jorge Buxadé has circulated a message on the social network X calling on the JEC to ensure that the information that Correos sends to the Government "is made available to all the parties that are running and to all Spaniards".
In addition, he argues that the Electoral Board should order the postal operator to publish those statistics on its website so they can be consulted freely. "Transparency and objectivity," he added.