{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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Vox will withdraw from six provinces, while the PP will do the same in three, aiming to prevent the left from gaining control of the upper house.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-26T14:05:13.684Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-26T13:18:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T14:05:13.684Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":60,"hype":40,"notes":{"trust":"Agreement on candidate withdrawals is corroborated across 11 outlets, with specific provinces named by multiple sources.","critic":"Reporting is consistent across outlets, with clear attribution of the agreement to PP and Vox.","hype":"Headlines emphasize an 'agreement' and 'understanding' to counter 'Sanchism' and 'the left'."}},"tags":["#Politics","#Senate","#Elections","#Spain","#PP","#Vox"],"entities":["PP","Vox","Sánchez","Abascal","Feijóo","Miguel Tellado","Ignacio Garriga"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["PP and Vox have reached an agreement on Senate candidacies.","Vox will not present candidates in six provinces, and the PP will withdraw from three.","The deal aims to consolidate right-wing representation and prevent the left from controlling the Senate.","In 14 other provinces, Vox will present only one candidate."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Popular Party (PP) and Vox have reached an agreement regarding their candidacies for the Senate. The deal involves Vox withdrawing its candidates from six provinces and the PP doing the same in three others. This arrangement is intended to prevent the political left from securing a majority in the upper house of parliament."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Under the terms of the agreement, Vox will not contest seats in Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Cádiz, Valencia, Castellón, and Baleares. In return, the PP will withdraw its candidates from Guipúzcoa, Girona, and Tarragona. Additionally, Vox has stated it will present only a single candidate in 14 other provinces."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on candidate inclusion"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"El Confidencial reported that the PP will include an 'independent' candidate proposed by Vox in the provinces where Vox withdraws. COPE also reported that the PP campaign director, Miguel Tellado, stated his party would include an 'independent' candidate, though it did not specify if this was at Vox's proposal."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the specific number of provinces where Vox will present only one candidate, a detail that was present in the unrated reports from Galiciapress, The Objective, and periodistadigital.com."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Galiciapress","url":"https://galiciapress.es/articulo/politica/2026-10-26/6066222-vox-pacta-pp-no-concurrir-senado-seis-provincias-presentar-solo-nombre-pontevedra-otras-13","headline":"Vox Agrees with the PP Not to Attend the Senate in Six Provinces and to Present only One Name in Pontevedra and 13 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