Spain election: campaigners seek shelter from July heat


FILE PHOTO: Spain's Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez pumps a fist during the opening campaign rally ahead of the July 23 snap election in Madrid, Spain July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish political parties in the final days of campaigning ahead of a July 23 snap general election have adapted to the blistering heat through measures such as changing the venues and timing of their rallies and building an online presence.

As parts of the country have faced temperatures of over 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday campaigned in the city of Huesca near the Pyrenees mountains, which recorded an average temperature of 27.8C.

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