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Junts Backs Spain’s Israel Arms Embargo Decree as Final Vote Hinges on Podemos

Junts’ decision shifts the focus to whether Podemos and smaller allies will secure the decree’s survival in next week’s parliamentary test.

Junts votará a favor del decreto de embargo de armas, pero su aprobación sigue en el aire
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Overview

  • Congress is scheduled to vote on Tuesday, October 7, to either validate the emergency measure or let it lapse.
  • Junts will support convalidation and the move to process the text as a bill to enable amendments, with PNV, Bildu, Compromís and Coalición Canaria also signaling support.
  • The government still lacks a guaranteed majority as Podemos, ERC and BNG withhold their positions, while PP, Vox and UPN are set to vote against.
  • The decree includes a ‘public interest’ exception and does not block U.S. transfers via the Rota and Morón bases under existing defense agreements.
  • Spain’s Defence Ministry has already annulled 20 tenders tied to Israeli firms across 45 projects worth about €12 million, including contracts with Elbit Systems.