The PSOE has launched a signature collection campaign with which it seeks to exert "pressure" on the Supreme Court to lift the suspension of the voting rights of those naturalized under the so-called 'grandchildren's law'.
According to the socialists, emails have been sent to the membership alerting them to a "real threat" to democracy, considering that Spaniards who obtained or recovered their nationality thanks to this regulation may be left without a voice at the polls.
In that internal message, which Europa Press has accessed, the party emphasizes that "The Supreme Court is evaluating the case at this very moment and the final resolution is imminent." They add that "If thousands of people join us and raise our voices today, we will exert the necessary pressure to achieve the immediate restoration of this fundamental right before it is too late."
Defense of the suffrage of all Spaniards
In its communication to the bases, the PSOE maintains that "the maneuvers of the far right and the right," which it qualifies as "heirs of Francoism," have caused the Supreme Court to "freeze the voting rights of Spanish citizens who acquired or recovered their nationality," who, in their view, face "an imminent risk of losing their voice at the polls."
The socialists argue that the aim of PP and Vox is to transform these citizens into "second-class citizens" and "gain political profit by stripping them of their constitutional right to vote."
Therefore, from the Ferraz headquarters, the membership is urged to support the initiative with their signature to "defend the voting rights of all Spaniards." At the same time, it is warned that the parties led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Santiago Abascal question whether those recognized as Spanish nationals "can participate on equal terms in the democratic life of their country."
Precautionary decision of the Supreme Court and "real danger"
The PSOE's offensive comes after the Supreme Court agreed on September 8 to temporarily suspend the vote of individuals already registered in the Electoral Census of Absent Residents (CERA) who obtained nationality through this route included in the Democratic Memory Law, approved in 2022.
In its resolution, the High Court appreciated a "founded and real danger" for the outcome of future elections and based the measure on an instruction from the Ministry of Justice that eliminated the requirement to provide documentation proving persecution for political or ideological reasons to be recognized as exiled for those who left Spain between 1936 and 1955.