# Battle lines redrawn in Spain’s snap election after latest train disaster

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-30T06:00:47+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/battle-lines-redrawn-spain-snap-election-train-disaster-pedro-sanchez-psoe-pp-vox
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/battle-lines-redrawn-in-spain-s-snap-election-after-latest-train-disas-98c40d/

Next month’s poll no longer the contest it was, as Pedro Sánchez finds himself forced to defend government’s safety record One of the most dependable cliches of contemporary Spanish politics is that it never pays to bet against Pedro Sánchez . Time and time again – as leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE) and as prime minister – Sánchez has shown an almost preternatural ability to

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