Overview

• The ordinance bars all religious gatherings on municipal sports facilities, effectively blocking Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha events for Jumilla’s roughly 1,500 Muslims.
• The Spanish Bishops’ Conference condemned the ban as a violation of constitutional religious freedoms and an act of discrimination.
• Vox leader Santiago Abascal intensified the dispute by publicly attacking the Catholic hierarchy for supporting Jumilla’s Muslim community.
• Observers link the neutral wording to a broader Vox strategy after similar proposals failed in Castilla-León and Aragón earlier this summer.
• Political analysts warn that the PP’s dependence on Vox’s support in minority councils is driving local compromises that undercut its centrist appeal.