According to sources from the Teruel-based party who spoke to Servimedia, “the Empty Spain issue makes no sense because constituencies are provincial in general elections, so each party will decide whether to run in its own area.”
In the 2023 general election, the two most prominent and established parties in Empty Spain, Teruel Existe and Soria Ya, ran under their own brands. Other parties with the same spirit ran under the Empty Spain label—in order to benefit from its prestige—in Salamanca, Palencia, Burgos, León, Valladolid, Asturias, Toledo and La Rioja.
None of them, whether under their own or a generic name, and regardless of how established they were, won representation in the Spanish Parliament. As a result, Empty Spain, which because of its lack of ideological affiliation could have reached agreements with either side of the parliamentary spectrum, lost the chance to play a decisive role in a legislature where the arithmetic has been extremely tight.
On November 29, Teruel Existe and Soria Ya will try again. They will run separately, but the former party said that “if any party from the territories of Empty Spain wins a seat, which is very, very difficult, it is assumed that it will give a voice to the other parties in their common demands.”
The Teruel-based party was invited to join a candidacy seeking to become the only left-wing force in Aragon, Chunta Aragonesista. Teruel Existe has never defined itself as left-wing, but it will announce its final decision on Friday. Sources from Chunta Aragonesista say that, apart from Teruel Existe, the other parties are willing to take part.
