Fuerteventura’s PSOE marks Rose Day in Antigua and urges voters to turn out on 29 November

Members of the Socialist Party (PSOE) in Fuerteventura gathered in Antigua on Saturday to mark Rose Day. In a relaxed atmosphere, with a strong sense of solidarity and commitment to the social rights achieved in a democracy, party members, progressive supporters and party leaders came together for time to socialise and reflect during the campaign for the general election on 29 November.

Socialist members and supporters handed out roses to residents and businesses throughout the village of Antigua. They received support from the Canary Islands Foundation for Supporting People with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Funteac) and Alternativa por Antigua, a political group not standing in the general election but which has expressed its “unconditional” support for the Socialist Party.

Blas Acosta warns of a possible alliance between the right and far right

Blas Acosta, secretary general of the PSOE in Fuerteventura, said: “The camaraderie that defines us as a society and as a party, that solidarity and commitment to equal rights and duties for all citizens, is what is at stake today if the right and far right take their alliance to Moncloa.”

Matías Peña, president of Alternativa Local por Antigua, said his group supported “the Socialist Party unconditionally in this general election, in which much of Fuerteventura’s wellbeing and quality of life are at stake”.

Paloma Hernández underlines the importance of parliamentary representation

Paloma Hernández, the PSOE candidate for the Senate in Fuerteventura, highlighted the impact parliamentary decisions have on people’s everyday lives.

“The work carried out in both the Congress and the Senate has a direct bearing on local policies and on the issues that affect us every day as citizens. Securing a sufficient majority in both chambers would therefore guarantee that the social improvements achieved so far continue, and help advance them over the medium term from a progressive perspective,” she said.

Socialists urge voters to defend social rights at the ballot box

Rose Day ended with Fuerteventura’s socialists calling for people to turn out to vote and stressing the importance of every vote in the 29 November election.

The PSOE in Fuerteventura warned of what it describes as a “regressive wave” in Europe and Spain, arguing that a potential alliance between the right and far right could put rights and public services at risk.

The party said its priorities include defending public healthcare and education, protecting workers’ rights, maintaining the pension system and safeguarding the right to a dignified old age.

With the event, Fuerteventura’s socialists aimed to strengthen unity among party members and promote their message in support of social policies and public participation ahead of the election.