Does the PP cancellation affect visitors to Tenerife?

No. The cancellation covers only PP campaign events in Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country. Our research found no link to Tenerife or the Canary Islands.

When is the Spanish general election in 2026?

Spain elects the Congreso on 29 November 2026. The vote covers the whole country, not just the Basque Country.

Who is Jon Echeverría?

He is the PP’s lead candidate for the Congreso in Gipuzkoa. He wants to win one of EH Bildu’s two seats there; the PP has had no deputy from the province since 2015.

Was anyone hurt in the Hernani incident?

The reports we reviewed name no injuries, arrests or damage. There is no independent account of what happened.

Has the PP stopped campaigning in the Basque Country?

No, the cancellation is only partial. The PP plans to continue where it sees minimum security; it named no new dates.

Hernani: 200 people halt PP event, Canaries unaffected

What changes for visitors and residents in Tenerife?

The PP cancelled only its own campaign tour in Gipuzkoa, a Basque province in northern Spain. Our research found no link to Tenerife or the other Canary Islands.

No authority has issued any advice for the Canaries. Visitors in the south of the island and residents therefore need to do nothing and change no plans.

The only point of contact is the election on 29 November 2026, which covers all of Spain. We did not check deadlines or postal voting for residents; anyone affected should ask the responsible authorities.

What happened in Hernani?

On Saturday 14 November 2026, at about 11:00, an event with PP candidate Jon Echeverría collapsed on the Plaza de los Tilos in Hernani. According to agency reports, around 200 young people, some of them masked, threw firecrackers, stones and eggs.

They shouted “Alde hemendik”, which means “Get out of here”. The event did not take place.

The reports we reviewed name no injuries, no arrests and no damage. The account rests mainly on the PP and its statements; there is no independent confirmation and no comment from the protesters.

What do the PP and others say?

The Basque PP said there were no “sufficient democratic conditions” for a campaign. It accuses those present of coercing and intimidating candidates, and doubts that the Ertzaintza (the Basque regional police) can guarantee security.

Jon Echeverría called the attackers “proetarras” on X. The reports do not establish who the attackers were; the term is a PP quote.

The police union SiPE described a very serious case of political violence and intimidation. According to the union, the PP representatives had to leave the scene in an unmarked police vehicle.

We found no reaction from the Ertzaintza, from the Basque security department under Bingen Zupiria, from EH Bildu or from the mayor. Whether the PP will file a complaint is unconfirmed.

How will the PP campaign continue?

The cancellation is only partial, because the PP wants to carry on “in those places” where it sees minimum security. We found no new schedule.

Spain votes on 29 November 2026. Gipuzkoa has six of the Basque Country’s 18 deputies in the Congreso.

In 2023, EH Bildu won two seats there and the PP none. The PP has had no deputy from Gipuzkoa since 2015; José Eugenio Azpiroz held the seat from 1993 to 2015.

Echeverría wants to take one of the two Bildu seats, and his direct rival is Ohiana Etxebarrieta, EH Bildu’s lead candidate. PP general secretary Miguel Tellado has set a target of four Basque deputies, and the party won two in 2023: Bea Fanjul in Bizkaia and Javier de Andrés in Araba.

Has there been trouble in Hernani before?

On the night of Saint John in June 2025, Hernani saw brawls and missiles thrown at the Ertzaintza, and one man was arrested. A later summary speaks of at least 12 injured, which has not been cross-checked.

According to the town council, the festival days brought eight racist incidents and one sexist assault. Six of them fell on the night of 23 June, and a rally against them followed.

Threatening graffiti against the Ertzaintza and Zupiria appeared in July 2025 and March 2026. In June 2026, Zupiria condemned the expulsion of an Ertzaina (Basque police officer) from the Txosnas (festival stalls); these are separate cases.

EH Bildu governs the town, and the mayor is Xabier Lertxundi. In the 2024 campaign, Vox reported around 300 radical youths stopping an event in Azpeitia, and a judge opened proceedings; the sources for this are close to the party.