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Aragón Budget Standoff Deepens as PP Rejects Vox’s Valencian Pact Demands

A final meeting at week’s end will force a yes-or-no answer on the 2026 budget, potentially triggering a snap election.

Overview

  • After a tense meeting, the Aragón government said many Vox conditions are unacceptable or illegal and ruled out copying the Valencian PP–Vox agreement.
  • Vox delivered a dossier conditioning its support on replicating Valencia’s deal, including tighter immigration measures, prioritizing Spaniards for public aid, and real tax cuts.
  • Officials confirmed a last negotiation with Vox later this week framed as a definitive decision on the budget, with Azcón signaling that failure would lead to early elections that party sources place around February.
  • PSOE leader Pilar Alegría offered to approve the spending ceiling as a way to negotiate the accounts, an overture the PP greeted with skepticism; PAR voiced support for the government’s plan, while Teruel Existe said elections now seem inevitable.
  • In parallel, senior PP figures urged Extremadura’s president María Guardiola to run a strictly regional campaign to blunt Vox’s high-profile push there.