Overview
- Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Santiago Abascal held a cordial phone call to restart negotiations, with both sides saying no names were formally discussed.
- The PP cannot secure a new president without Vox’s votes, and Génova is privately weighing Juanfran Pérez Llorca as a temporary investiture option as María José Catalá distances herself and Vicent Mompó denies self‑promotion.
- Vox conditions its support on keeping the budget pact, rejecting the EU Green Deal, and opposing both what it calls “mass” immigration and the redistribution of unaccompanied migrant minors.
- The PP must present a candidate by November 19 for a vote expected by November 27, and any failure would trigger a 60‑day countdown that could lead to early elections as soon as April 2026.
- Popular leaders argue that approved budgets and post‑dana reconstruction require continuity, while Vox signals it is prepared to go to the polls and recent ruptures in Extremadura and Aragón underscore the stakes.