The far-right Vox stands up Jordi Wild and cancels Santiago Abascal's interview for the 29N special after his showdown with 'La Revuelta'

The far-right Vox has canceled the interview that Santiago Abascal was going to record this Wednesday, November 11 with Jordi Wild on ‘The Wild Project’. Two days before the start of the election campaign, the party leaves the podcast without one of its four major interviews for 29N due to a dispute with another program. Vox admits that Jordi Wild has not breached any agreement and justifies the suspension by the need to "protect the reputation" of the party and its candidates.

The reason given by the party is Abascal's visit to 'La Revuelta' on Monday. Vox estimates that 40 minutes of material were left out of the broadcast and accuses RTVE and the production company El Terrat of breaching a supposed agreement to deliver the full recording to the party or make it public. The program's team maintains that Vox knew and accepted the editing conditions and reminds that there were also cuts in interviews with other guests. David Broncano did admit on Tuesday that he made a mistake by changing the tone of the program and allowing the party to bring its own audience.

Vox's response goes beyond demanding the recording of 'La Revuelta'. The party announces that Abascal will be absent from programs that reserve the editing and publication of interviews if the party does not have an equivalent right over the images and responses. The first consequence of this demand thus falls on Jordi Wild, who is unrelated to the editing that Vox questions.

Sánchez and Colau have already recorded for the 29N special

Jordi Wild's plan was to premiere the interviews on Friday, November 13, the first day of the campaign, on 'The Wild Project' YouTube channel, which has over 7.4 million subscribers. The format envisioned individual conversations of up to 90 minutes, with unagreed questions and two journalists in charge of verifying the candidates' statements. The President of the Government and PSOE candidate, Pedro Sánchez, and the Frente Amplio candidate, Ada Colau, have already recorded their interviews. Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the PP, had accepted the invitation, although it is still unconfirmed whether he has recorded his.

The cancellation costs Abascal the opportunity to answer Jordi Wild's questions in the same format as his rivals and before an audience of millions of subscribers. The podcast had secured the yes from all four candidates in October, after unsuccessfully trying to bring them together in the 2023 campaign. For now, Vox has not announced a new date for the recording and Jordi Wild has not publicly responded to the cancellation nor detailed how Friday's premiere stands.