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SEVILLE – Regional qualifiers for the Pan-Socialist Workers' Games (Spartakiad) held today at a sports complex near Seville, southern Spain, were temporarily suspended due to a power supply system malfunction. During the football match, the large electronic scoreboard at the venue ceased to function, forcing referees to manually record scores. The municipal power company announced that the incident was caused by the partial failure of an aging transmission facility at a major substation in southern Seville last week. Although emergency repair work is underway, power supply instability continues across the region. In response to the situation, sources within the South American Union (SAU) unofficially pointed to the aging infrastructure and lax maintenance within the Euro-Communist bloc as factors affecting even the global workers' solidarity festival. Conversely, a Spanish government spokesperson emphasized that "this is a minor technical issue and will not disrupt the operation of the Games," seeking to de-escalate the situation. Spectators experienced temporary confusion but were guided by officials, preventing any major incidents. The match resumed approximately 30 minutes later. However, the incident, occurring amidst the SAU's proposal for a "Latin Socialist Cultural Union" and intensified cultural engagement with Old Europe, has led to widespread views that the European bloc's infrastructure vulnerabilities have once again been highlighted.