Overview
- Podemos confirmed its four deputies will abstain on Thursday, and Compromís said it will not back the plan as it weighs abstention versus a vote against.
- The initial count stands at 171 votes against from PP, Vox and UPN versus 165 in favor, with five abstentions and a potential extra yes from Coalición Canaria.
- Junts’s seven deputies are decisive, as either a rejection or an abstention from the party could sink the government’s proposal.
- Podemos cites frustration with spending priorities such as increased military outlays and demands stronger social measures, while Compromís presses for asymmetric deficit targets favoring underfunded regions.
- If Congress rejects the path, the government must resubmit it within a month; the proposal sets deficit goals of 2.1% of GDP in 2026, 1.8% in 2027 and 1.6% in 2028.