Overview
- Extremadura’s snap election is set for December 21, marking the first vote in a new cycle of regional contests.
- PP leader María Guardiola presented a list renewed by more than 50%, retaining all regional ministers and adding high‑profile names such as athlete Kini Carrasco in Cáceres and influencer Zulema Romero in Badajoz.
- PSOE’s executive sharpened its message accusing PP governments of cuts and mismanagement, as spokesperson Montse Mínguez pressed the question “Where is the money?” regarding central funds to regions.
- Pedro Sánchez plans to open the precampaign in Mérida with PSOE candidate Miguel Ángel Gallardo, who faces pending legal proceedings.
- PP strategists say Sánchez’s prominence benefits them and helps them court disaffected Social Democrats, while Vox’s Santiago Abascal attacked Guardiola as a vehicle for socialist policies.