Posters Targeting Pedro Sánchez Appear on Public Buses in Ibiza

September 04, 2026

Posters targeting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have appeared on buses belonging to Ibiza's public transport network, prompting the Ibiza PSOE to call for their immediate removal.

The posters were reported on September 3, with one carrying the message “SE BUSCA POR TRAICIÓN”, meaning “Wanted for Treason,” reportedly seen on a bus operating on the Santa Eulària route.

The PSOE has asked Consell de Ibiza president Vicent Marí to order the posters to be removed and to review the public transport facilities and vehicles to determine whether more have been placed elsewhere.

Poster Seen on a Santa Eulària Bus

According to the PSOE, one of the posters was spotted on a public bus serving the Santa Eulària route.

The party says the message was inappropriate for a vehicle forming part of a publicly managed transport service and has asked the Consell to investigate how it came to be displayed.

Neither Noudiari's report nor the PSOE statement identifies who placed the poster on the bus.

That distinction is important, as there is currently no confirmed information establishing who was responsible for putting it there.

PSOE Calls for Removal

The Ibiza Socialist Party has called on the Consell to act immediately and remove the posters.

The party argues that public transport should remain a shared public service and should not be used to display political messages of this nature.

It has also questioned how the posters could have remained on the vehicles, noting that buses should be checked before entering service.

The PSOE has asked the Consell to inspect the Cetis bus station, as well as other public transport facilities and vehicles, for additional posters.

Political Tensions Continue in Ibiza

The incident comes just one day after political gatherings were held across Ibiza in support of Ceuta, following the recent migration crisis there.

The gatherings had been promoted through the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, with several Ibiza municipalities participating.

The Partido Popular in Ibiza had publicly supported those demonstrations, describing them as expressions of solidarity with the people of Ceuta and calls for additional resources and the restoration of normality.

The PSOE, however, subsequently criticised the demonstrations, arguing that they had become political events directed against the Spanish government.

The appearance of the posters has added another political dispute to an already heated week on the island.

What the Poster Says

The poster reportedly carries the phrase:

“SE BUSCA POR TRAICIÓN”

The message is directed at Pedro Sánchez and is clearly critical of the Spanish prime minister.

The PSOE has described the posters as messages of hate, while the party has also linked their appearance to the wider political tensions surrounding the recent demonstrations.

For this report, however, it is more precise to describe the material as posters targeting or criticising Sánchez, rather than independently characterising them as hate speech.

Who Put Them There?

At the time of reporting, there is no confirmed identification of the person or group responsible for placing the posters.

The PSOE has asked the Consell to establish how the material ended up on the public buses and whether additional examples exist.

The fact that the poster was found on a public transport vehicle does not, by itself, establish that it was authorised by the transport operator or any public authority.

No such authorisation has been reported.

The Consell's Role

Ibiza's public transport system is managed through the island's public administration, making the presence of political material on buses a matter for the relevant authorities to investigate.

The PSOE is specifically asking Consell president Vicent Marí to order inspections and the removal of the posters.

The party has also asked for an explanation of how the material could have appeared on vehicles that should be checked before beginning their routes.

A Broader Political Debate

The episode comes during a period of heightened political discussion in Ibiza.

The previous day's demonstrations over Ceuta involved disagreements between the PP and PSOE over the purpose of the gatherings and the Spanish government's response to the migration situation.

The PSOE has also criticised what it describes as insults, threats and political hostility surrounding some of the wider demonstrations.

The poster incident has therefore become part of a broader political debate, although the circumstances surrounding who placed the material on the bus remain unclear.

What Happens Next?

The immediate issue is whether the Consell identifies additional posters and determines how they came to be placed on public transport vehicles.

The PSOE has requested inspections of both Cetis and the wider public transport network and is calling for any such material to be removed.

For now, the confirmed facts are that a poster targeting Pedro Sánchez was reported on an Ibiza public bus and that the PSOE has publicly demanded its removal and an explanation from the Consell.

There is currently no confirmed information identifying who placed the poster on the bus or whether any additional action has been taken against those responsible.

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