Overview

• Feijóo says he is open to negotiating a partial renewal this quarter but is not optimistic about reaching a deal with the Socialists.
• He conditions any agreement on independence safeguards, including a five-year cooling-off from political roles for candidates and reinforced 13-vote thresholds for appointments.
• Four mandates expire in December—Cándido Conde-Pumpido, María Luisa Balaguer, Ricardo Enríquez and José María Macías—with successors to be chosen by the Senate.
• The PP holds an absolute majority in the chamber yet falls short of the three-fifths required to make the appointments on its own, necessitating cross-party support.
• The PP rejects any move to prolong Conde-Pumpido’s tenure, and Feijóo criticizes the court’s current composition as politically influenced, citing Juan Carlos Campo and Laura Díez.