Overview

• The PP is treating the March Castilla y León and June Andalusia elections as the opening salvo of a national campaign to build momentum toward the next general vote
• María Jesús Montero confirmed the government will submit the 2026 State Budget draft in Congress after two years of extensions
• ERC leader Oriol Junqueras said the government is “light years” from securing budget approval without fresh commitments on Catalan financing
• Moncloa hosted Canary Islands president Fernando Clavijo in Lanzarote to seek Coalition Canaria support on migration response and fiscal talks ahead of the budget vote
• Andalusian president Juanma Moreno is weighing flexible timing for regional polls to capitalize on national trends while avoiding a formal pact with Vox