The kiss story: Sánchez and Gómez at a Spain's PSOE rally

Spain's PSOE showcased the kiss between Pedro Sánchez and Begoña Gómez at a rally in Fuenlabrada as part of a slogan, "the strength of love", which Cristina Kirchner had already used in 2011. The scene came a week after Sánchez attended Spain's National Day events alone.

The scene took place at a PSOE rally in **Fuenlabrada**. Pedro Sánchez and Begoña Gómez kissed in front of the audience, and the Prime Minister presented the gesture as a banner. "They have tried to break us in every way and they have achieved just the opposite; today we are more united and stronger than ever. Let them hear it loud and clear: I love you," Sánchez said, according to the account of the event.

The episode has a date: Saturday **17 October 2026**. And it has an immediate precedent: a week earlier, at the National Day, Sánchez had attended alone, first the parade and then the reception at the Royal Palace. The marital display therefore came after that absence.

## The slogan and the 2011 tweet

The motto accompanying the staging was "the strength that can overcome everything. The strength of love." PP lawmaker **Ester Muñoz** pointed out that this slogan had already appeared in a **2011** tweet by **Cristina Kirchner**, accompanied by a photograph. The coincidence, according to her remarks, was no accident.

The discussion about the poster crossed paths with the photo and the video of the kiss. Government spokesperson **Elma Sáiz** expressed satisfaction at the moment, while the Interior Minister appeared with a serious expression, without any explanation being given.

## The opposition's response and Sánchez's "thank you"

**Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo** summed up the operation in one sentence: "He uses Gómez to cover for Mínguez. Pedro is in love." The reference points to **Montse Mínguez**, whom Sánchez had described **24 hours earlier** as "a great colleague, a great asset, an extraordinary spokesperson and an immense politician." In Fuenlabrada there was no mention of her at all.

Sánchez's thanks to his vvife rested on three reasons: "for being my vvife, for being the mother of my daughters and for being my woman." The detail of the possessive, "my daughters" instead of "our daughters", was highlighted by **Javier Irquizu** as a sign of underlying narcissism.

## The Socialist lawmaker with a rental company

In parallel to the event, **Luis Antonio Gómez Piña**, a Socialist lawmaker for Pontevedra and deputy spokesperson of the Congress Housing and Urban Agenda Committee, is the CEO of **Vilamide**, a company whose corporate purpose is rental housing. The overlap between his seat on housing matters and his business role in the rental sector was merely noted, without further development.

## The PNV, Vox and the overseas vote

**Aitor Esteban**, of the PNV, claimed that his party is responsible for Vox not having been able to govern. The claim was answered with a list of consequences: widespread corruption, tax hikes, degradation of public services, impoverishment of the population and loss of freedoms.

The issue of the overseas vote appeared linked to minister **Albares** and the manipulation of the Official Gazette, with the figure of **one hundred thousand descendants of zainín** who would vote at the consulates. This is a satirical composition, not a verified fact.