Battle lines redrawn in Spain’s snap election after latest train disaster
<p>Next month’s poll no longer the contest it was, as Pedro Sánchez finds himself forced to defend government’s safety record</p><p>One of the most dependable cliches of contemporary Spanish politics is that it <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/pedro-sanchez-gamble-snap-general-election-spain-explainer">never pays to bet against Pedro Sá