Sánchez and Illa Attend Catalan Socialist Event
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Catalan President Salvador Illa spoke at the Festa de la Rosa in Gavà.
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Sánchez and Illa Attend Catalan Socialist Event
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What this story says
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Catalan President Salvador Illa spoke at the Festa de la Rosa in Gavà.
- Sánchez accused the PP and Vox of a 'destructive opposition' and an 'agenda of involution and cuts'.
- Illa urged opposition leaders Feijóo and Abascal to 'get out of the way' of Catalonia.
- Sánchez referenced the Ceuta migratory crisis and the PP/Vox legal challenge regarding voting rights for descendants of Franco exiles.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 9 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 8 of the 17 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
59/100
Hype
41/100
17 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 9 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Catalan President Salvador Illa spoke at the traditional Festa de la Rosa event in Gavà, Barcelona. The event, organised by the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), drew socialists from across Catalonia. Sánchez used his speech to criticise the opposition parties, the PP and Vox, accusing them of pursuing a 'destructive opposition' and an 'agenda of involution and cuts'.
Sánchez also referenced the migratory crisis in Ceuta, stating that the PP and Vox sought only to 'photograph the crisis' rather than resolve it. He further criticised their legal challenge to allow descendants of Franco exiles to vote, stating that 'citizens of first and second class will not be accepted'. Sánchez also mentioned the controversy surrounding the Madrid regional president's attic, criticising the lack of explanation and the silence of PP leader Feijóo.
Illa, who also addressed the crowd, criticised PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Vox leader Santiago Abascal for visiting Catalonia to seek votes. He urged them to 'get out of the way', stating that Catalonia had made its position clear: 'no to Abascal, no to Feijóo, no to Aznar and yes to Sánchez'.
Coverage Disagreements
La Vanguardia reported that Sánchez put Catalonia forward as an example of 'coexistence' and 'cohesion' in contrast to the 'disloyalty' of the PP and Vox. Other reports did not include this specific framing of Catalonia as an example of coexistence.
Omissions
None of the right-rated digests mention Pedro Sánchez's criticism of the PP and Vox's legal challenge to voting rights for descendants of Franco exiles. None of the centre-rated digests mention this specific criticism either.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 20 Sept 2026, 14:30, 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
1 rated outlet
- The left-rated report from La Vanguardia led with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticising the PP and Vox for their 'disloyalty' and 'destructive opposition'. It highlighted Sánchez's praise for Catalan President Salvador Illa's governance style, contrasting it with the opposition's approach. The report detailed Sánchez's references to the Ceuta migratory crisis and the PP/Vox legal challenge concerning voting rights for descendants of Franco exiles. It also included Sánchez's criticism of the Madrid regional president's attic controversy and Feijóo's silence on the matter. Illa's call for the opposition to 'get out of the way' was also featured.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports from El Nacional.cat, El Periódico, and El Confidencial focused on the participation of Sánchez and Illa at the Festa de la Rosa. El Nacional.cat noted Sánchez's accusations against the PP and Vox for 'destructive opposition' and their 'worse, the better' agenda. El Periódico and El Confidencial reported on Sánchez's participation with Illa at the event. El Confidencial also mentioned Sánchez's upcoming travel to New York to address the UN on the Ceuta migratory crisis.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from OKDIARIO, El Debate, La Razón, abc, and EL ESPAÑOL primarily focused on the attendance of Pedro Sánchez and Salvador Illa at the Festa de la Rosa event in Gavà. OKDIARIO specifically highlighted Sánchez mobilising a motorcade of 11 vehicles to attend the event. The other reports from this side noted the participation of the two leaders and the live coverage of the event.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Sánchez and Illa Attend Catalan Socialist Event?
- Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 11% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 56% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 17. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Sánchez and Illa Attend Catalan Socialist Event left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 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 Sánchez and Illa Attend Catalan Socialist Event biased?
- Sánchez and Illa Attend Catalan Socialist Event is one event reported by 17 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 Sánchez and Illa Attend Catalan Socialist Event?
- 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 Sánchez and Illa Attend Catalan Socialist Event?
- 17 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.
- Who spoke at the Festa de la Rosa in Gavà?
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Catalan President Salvador Illa spoke at the Festa de la Rosa event in Gavà. The event is organised annually by the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC) and brings together socialists from across Catalonia.
- What did Pedro Sánchez say about the opposition?
- Pedro Sánchez accused the PP and Vox of having a 'destructive opposition' and an 'agenda of involution and cuts'. He also criticised their approach to the Ceuta migratory crisis and their legal challenge regarding voting rights for descendants of Franco exiles.
- What did Salvador Illa say to the opposition leaders?
- Salvador Illa urged PP leader Feijóo and Vox leader Abascal to 'get out of the way' of Catalonia. He stated that they visited the region to seek votes and that Catalonia had made its position clear in favour of Sánchez.
Read it at the source
17 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
1Centre
3- Sánchez Tiptoes to Gavà over Catalonia Issues and Puts Everything on a Big Comeback at the Polls (opens ElNacional.cat in a new tab)
ElNacional.cat — is ElNacional.cat biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DIRECTO Pedro Sánchez Y Salvador Illa at the Feast of the Rose in Gavá (opens El Periódico in a new tab)
El Periódico — is El Periódico biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Pedro Sánchez Participates in the PSC's Feast of the Rose (opens El Confidencial in a new tab)
El Confidencial — is El Confidencial biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
5- Sánchez Mobilizes a Motorcade of 11 Vehicles to Attend a PSOE Event in Gavá (Barcelona) (opens OKDIARIO in a new tab)
- Pedro Sánchez and Salvador Illa Participate in the Feast of the Rose in Gavá, Live (opens El Debate in a new tab)
- Pedro Sánchez and Salvador Illa at the Feast of the Rose in Gavá (opens La Razón in a new tab)
- Sánchez Participates in the PSC's Fiesta De La Rosa Along with Illa to Mobilize Its Ranks (opens ABC in a new tab)
- Last Political Hour, Live Follow the Intervention of Pedro Sánchez and Salvador Illa in the Feast of the Rose of the Socialist Party of Catalonia (opens EL ESPAÑOL in a new tab)
EL ESPAÑOL — is EL ESPAÑOL biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
8- The Rose Festival Serves Illa to Showcase His Roadmap for Catalonia (opens Catalunyapress in a new tab)
Catalunyapress — is Catalunyapress biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Sánchez Responds to Feijóo's "Destructive" Opposition in Ceuta and Points Out Ayuso's Attic as an Example of the PP Model (opens El Plural in a new tab)
- VIDEO The Festa De La Rosa Serves Illa to Showcase Her Road Map for Catalonia (opens Catalunyapress in a new tab)
Catalunyapress
- DIRECTO Pedro Sánchez Y Salvador Illa at the Feast of the Rose in Gavá (opens lacronicabadajoz.com in a new tab)
lacronicabadajoz.com — is lacronicabadajoz.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DIRECTO Pedro Sánchez Y Salvador Illa at the Feast of the Rose in Gavá (opens elcorreogallego.es in a new tab)
elcorreogallego.es — is elcorreogallego.es biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DIRECTO Pedro Sánchez Y Salvador Illa at the Feast of the Rose in Gavá (opens elcorreoweb.es in a new tab)
elcorreoweb.es — is elcorreoweb.es biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DIRECTO Pedro Sánchez Y Salvador Illa at the Feast of the Rose in Gavá (opens laprovincia.es in a new tab)
laprovincia.es — is laprovincia.es biased? Our profile of this outlet
- DIRECTO Pedro Sánchez Y Salvador Illa at the Feast of the Rose in Gavá (opens informacion.es in a new tab)
informacion.es — is informacion.es biased? Our profile of this outlet
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