The Vox leader urged supporters not to vote by post and warned of a violent campaign, with party sources putting the Estepona crowd at 1,500.
Miriam Gonzalez, an international trade lawyer who married the ex-Liberal Democrats leader in 2000, unveiled Democracia 21 at a rally in Madrid.
Barry Tabrizi examines how Maricarmen Abascal’s death has made the housing crisis a central issue in Spain politics ahead of the November 29 election.
Abascal is expected to be joined by Manuel Gavira, Vox’s leader in Andalucia and second vice-president of the Junta de Andalucia.
An alliance between the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and hard-right Vox would sweep up 50.8% of the vote if the election were held today, polls show.
Hundreds marched to Spain’s parliament in Madrid on Wednesday, blaming the pensioner’s death on her years-long battle against her landlords.
It marks the first time since 2012 that Spain’s major class unions, including the CCOO and UGT, have thrown their full weight behind a general strike.
Medical unions have postponed the start of an indefinite strike by doctors due to the calling of a general election for November 29.
An array of measures going through Spain’s parliament- Congress- have lapsed due to a general election being called for November 29.
The two decrees were approved by the cabinet on Tuesday, bearing only minor changes compared with the versions voted down last week.