Overview
- Two days after Carlos Mazón resigned, the PP has not named a successor, breaking with the party’s swift 2011 replacement process.
- Génova is holding off to learn Vox’s preferences because the PP needs Vox votes to invest a new president in the Valencian Community.
- Santiago Abascal conditions support on the PP adopting Vox policies, notably rejecting the EU Green Deal and tougher measures on irregular immigration, and promises to be “much more firm and demanding.”
- Internal jockeying grows: Juanfran Pérez Llorca is seen as the likely interim choice, while María José Catalá is Génova’s preferred lead candidate, with Vicente Mompó and Francisco Camps also positioning.
- PSOE plans to exploit the “Mazón effect” in the December 21 Extremadura election, arguing a PP–Vox pact in Valencia would shape the broader electoral cycle as GAD3 polling shows Vox gaining toward 20 seats in the region.