Overview
- Formal negotiations will open Monday with EH Bildu, the PP and Sumar after the government issued invitations to the three groups.
- Vox is excluded from the institutional rounds, limiting the talks to parties that participated last year.
- Finance Minister Noël d'Anjou publicly signaled difficulty in reaching a deal and noted less willingness to negotiate than a year ago.
- Roughly six weeks remain before the Basque Parliament votes on the 2026 budget, raising the likelihood the PNV–PSE-EE majority will pass the plan alone if talks fail.
- Separately in Álava, the PNV–PSE provincial government criticized EH Bildu’s posture and indicated openness to agreements with the PP and Elkarrekin.