Overview
- Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Santiago Abascal held a first, cordial call to reset relations and launch negotiations, with PP sources saying no names were discussed.
- Vox is pressing to uphold pledges tied to the regional budgets, including rejecting EU Green Deal measures in the region’s remit and resisting the intake of more migrant minors.
- The PP must register a candidate by Nov. 19 and the Corts should vote by Nov. 27, after which a 60‑day clock toward a snap election starts if the investiture fails.
- Génova is floating Juanfran Pérez Llorca, a sitting deputy seen as a temporary solution with a working channel to Vox, while María José Catalá plays down her options and Vicent Mompó denies having put himself forward.
- PP leaders project confidence in a fast deal and stress continuity of the approved budgets and reconstruction work after last year’s deadly dana, as Vox warns it is ready for early elections.