Abascal asks PP for votes to try Sánchez for treason
Vox leader Santiago Abascal has called on the Popular Party to support a constitutional procedure against the Prime Minister.
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What this story says
- Vox leader Santiago Abascal has asked the Popular Party (PP) to support activating Article 102 of the Spanish Constitution to try Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for treason.
- Abascal stated that Sánchez knew about the Ceuta crisis, did nothing to prevent it, and showed an alliance with the Moroccan regime.
- Activating Article 102 requires at least a quarter of the Congress of Deputies, meaning Vox (33 deputies) needs the PP's (137 deputies) support.
- Vox also called for the suspension of the EU's preferential agreement with Morocco and a review of diplomatic relations.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 10 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
10 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
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Vox leader Santiago Abascal has called on the Popular Party (PP) to provide votes to activate Article 102 of the Spanish Constitution, which would allow Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to be tried for treason. Abascal stated that Sánchez knew what would happen regarding the Ceuta crisis, did nothing to prevent it, and showed an alliance with the Moroccan regime. The leader of Vox made these remarks from San Lorenzo de El Escorial following a meeting of the National Executive Committee.
Article 102 of the Spanish Constitution requires at least a quarter of the Congress of Deputies to initiate proceedings against the Prime Minister for treason or crimes against state security. Vox, with 33 deputies, requires the support of the PP, which has 137 deputies, to reach this minimum threshold. Further support would be needed for an absolute majority.
In addition to seeking support for the constitutional procedure, Vox has called for the suspension of the EU's preferential agreement with Morocco and a review of diplomatic relations. The party also demands a public and unequivocal declaration from Morocco regarding its respect for Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta, Melilla, and Spanish territories in North Africa.
Disagreement on the path forward
While El Confidencial reports that Vox has explicitly made an offer to Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the digest from OKDIARIO states that the initiative depends on the support of the Popular Party, whose position is not detailed. El Mundo's digest notes that the party avoids a clash with the PP despite discrepancies in how autonomous governments deal with meetings with the Ministry of Children Read, a detail not mentioned by other outlets.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated reports mentioned the specific number of deputies required for Article 102, nor did they detail Vox's broader demands regarding diplomatic relations with Morocco or the suspension of EU agreements. The digests from the centre and right-rated outlets did not mention any specific figures for the number of immigrants involved in the Ceuta crisis, nor did they detail the exact nature of the 'hybrid war' Abascal alluded to.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 31 Aug 2026, 17:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- Both centre-rated reports led with Santiago Abascal's call to the PP for votes to activate Article 102 of the Constitution to try Pedro Sánchez for treason. El Confidencial, which provided a full report, detailed the constitutional requirements for such a procedure and Vox's demands regarding relations with Morocco, including suspending the EU's preferential agreement. El Nacional.cat's digest also mentioned the need for 88 deputies to bring the initiative to Congress.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on Santiago Abascal's call to the PP for votes to activate Article 102 of the Constitution to try Pedro Sánchez for treason. Several digests, including those from OKDIARIO, El Debate, Libertad Digital, and Vozpópuli, highlighted that Vox requires the PP's support. Libertad Digital also noted Abascal's claim that Sánchez is a "Moroccan lackey" and his call to suspend the EU's preferential agreement with Morocco. El Debate's digest focused on explaining what Article 102 of the Constitution says. El Mundo's digest mentioned Abascal accusing Sánchez of "acting in the service of Morocco" and calling on the PP to confront the central government.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Abascal asks PP for votes to try Sánchez for treason?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 10. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Abascal asks PP for votes to try Sánchez for treason left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Abascal asks PP for votes to try Sánchez for treason biased?
- Abascal asks PP for votes to try Sánchez for treason is one event reported by 10 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Abascal asks PP for votes to try Sánchez for treason?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Abascal asks PP for votes to try Sánchez for treason?
- 10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is Article 102 of the Spanish Constitution?
- Article 102 of the Spanish Constitution outlines the process for holding the Prime Minister and government members criminally responsible. For treason or crimes against state security, at least a quarter of the Congress of Deputies must initiate the accusation, with subsequent approval by an absolute majority.
- Why does Vox need the PP's support?
- Vox has 33 deputies in the Congress of Deputies. To initiate proceedings under Article 102, at least a quarter of the Congress is required, which amounts to 88 deputies. Therefore, Vox needs the support of the Popular Party, which has 137 deputies, to reach this threshold.
- What are Vox's other demands regarding Morocco?
- Besides seeking to try the Prime Minister, Vox has called for the suspension of the EU's preferential agreement with Morocco. They also demand a clear declaration from Morocco respecting Spanish sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla, and a review of diplomatic relations.
Read it at the source
10 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2- L'article De La Constitució that Abascal Vol Activate per Jutjar Sánchez per Traïció (opens ElNacional.cat in a new tab)
ElNacional.cat — is ElNacional.cat biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Abascal Asks the PP for Its Votes to Activate Article 102 of the Constitution and Try Sánchez for Treason (opens El Confidencial in a new tab)
El Confidencial — is El Confidencial biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
5- Abascal Calls on the PP to Activate Article 102 of the Constitution and Try Sánchez for Treason (opens Vozpópuli in a new tab)
- What Does Article 102 of the Constitution Say Vox Wants to Try Sánchez for Treason? (opens El Debate in a new tab)
- Vox Appeals to Article 102 of the Constitution to Try Sánchez for Treason but Needs the PP Votes (opens OKDIARIO in a new tab)
- Abascal Accuses Sánchez of "Acting in the Service of Morocco" and Calls on the PP to Confront the Central Government (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
- Abascal Demands to Activate Article 102 in Order to Judge Sánchez for "Traition" and Asks the PP for the Missing Votes (opens Libertad Digital in a new tab)
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Not rated
3- Abascal Asks the PP to Activate Article 102 so that Sánchez Will Be Tried for "Tradition" (opens The Objective in a new tab)
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- Santiago Abascal Denounces Pedro Sánchez's "Lacaya Attitude" with Morocco and Insists on Demanding the Activation of Article 102 to Be Tried for Treason (opens gaceta.es in a new tab)
- Abascal Offers the PP to Join Forces so that Sánchez Will Be Tried for Treason After the Migratory Crisis in Ceuta (opens El Plural in a new tab)
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