Overview
- PP leaders in Madrid will pick the nominee to replace Carlos Mazón, with Santiago Abascal’s consent seen as decisive and regional influence described as minimal.
- Vox conditions its support on concrete policies, including opposition to the EU Green Deal and irregular immigration, while the PP faces a Nov. 19 deadline to register a candidate for a late‑November investiture that could trigger a two‑month countdown to likely March elections if it fails.
- The judge probing the dana has called senior officials as witnesses, including PP spokesman Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca, sustaining legal pressure on the outgoing administration.
- New vice‑president Vicente Martínez Mus has asked the central reconstruction commissioner, Zulima Pérez, for a meeting to reset coordination on recovery works and is preparing outreach to victims’ groups.
- PSPV and Compromís press for early elections as the PSOE plans to exploit the ‘Mazón effect’ beyond Valencia; internal PP tensions persist, with Catalá reiterating she will remain mayor and figures like Pérez Llorca and Vicent Mompó floated for roles.