La Sexta and Televisión Española have announced the cancellation of their debates for April 26 and 29 respectively. “After evaluating the events that occurred this Friday in the Madrid electoral campaign and after learning of the refusal of several candidates to hold new debates “, the private channel has announced, no debate will be organized. Also the public entity, in a statement, has announced that “in view of the announced absence of several candidates and in order not to harm RTVE’s mandatory proportionality and neutrality, the aforementioned debate has been canceled.
Both channels have made it known after what happened in the SER debate this Friday morning. The Atresmedia chain has explained that the candidate of United We Can, Pablo Iglesias, and the leader of Más País, Íñigo Errejón, have stated that it makes no sense to participate in more debates for the regional elections on May 4 in Madrid.
Iglesias has left the Grupo Prisa radio studio because Vox insisted on questioning the veracity of the death threats to the former vice president of the Government. “This is very serious. The tolerance and impunity that there has been with these types of threats have made them go further,” said the candidate of United We Can.
For its part, RTVE indicates in its brief statement that “in its obligation to facilitate democratic debate and the free expression of opinions, offered the political formations with representation in the Madrid Assembly. “The resignation of the left to return to debate in this environment has shelved the debate.
Because as for the socialist candidate, Ángel Gabilondo, sources from the PSOE have indicated to La Sexta, that the requirement for any debate is to condemn the violence and that there is no room for those who cover death threats. “This is about democracy,” they insist. Thus, they give La Sexta to understand that the PSOE will not attend any more debate with Vox because the far-right formation does not condemn these threats, the television network has reported.
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