Pedro Sánchez, greeted with shouts of "liar" at his polling station when voting

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The President of the Government and leader of the socialist formation, Pedro Sánchez, was an early riser when it came to casting his vote in these general elections. The different polling stations have opened their doors to citizens at 9:00 in the morning and Pedro Sánchez went to his, the Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo, a few minutes later.

Sánchez voted between the expectation of the media that were gathered there and the cries of some citizens, both for and against. While some yelled “liar” at him when they met him, others did not hesitate to yell “president, president”. At the time of voting, he addressed the members of the polling station, asking them how they were doing and later wishing them a good day.

#23Jrtve | The President of the Government and PSOE candidate for re-election, Pedro Sánchez, exercises his right to vote at the Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo polling station.

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After putting his vote in the ballot box, Sánchez spoke before the microphones and in statements collected by the EFE Agency he asked that this 23-J be a “historic” day in which there will end up having “a strong government”. For this, the president stressed that in these general elections there should be “the largest of the participations, the largest of the mobilizations”. Finally, he acknowledged that, for the moment, he had “good vibes” regarding the results once the polling stations close..

The leader of the PSOE was the first of the great candidates in these general elections to go to vote. Alberto Núñez-Feijóo, from the Popular Party, is expected to do so around 11:00 a.m., the same time as Santiago Abascal, Vox candidate. Yolanda Díaz, from Sumar, will exercise her right to vote around 11:30 a.m..

Who will win the general election?

Spain chooses which course the country will take the next four years in these general elections. After four years of socialist government in coalition with Unidas Podemos, with Pedro Sánchez as president of the country, this July 23 millions of citizens decide if the left remains in power or, on the contrary, it is the right that returns to Moncloa.

One of the most curious things about these elections is the date on which they are held. Sánchez announced that they would be this July 23 after knowing the weak results of both the PSOE and the other leftist formations in the municipal and regional votes on May 28, perhaps seeking to give a coup and change the trend in the general elections..

In this way, citizens will go to the polls in the middle of summer for the first time in the history of democracy. A decision that was soon criticized by different political parties and that caused millions of people to have voted by mail while on vacation.