Overview

• Extremadura’s María Guardiola says she will call a snap election if the 2026 budget fails and has moved to change assembly rules to preserve a full four‑year term after any early vote, as PSOE rival Miguel Ángel Gallardo faces an impending trial.
• PP leaders in Madrid are preparing for scenarios in which multiple regions vote early and are considering a coordinated March 2026 “super Sunday,” a plan still contingent on failed budget talks.
• Aragonese president Jorge Azcón insists he intends to pass his 2026 budget and stresses that any decision on election timing will be taken independently in Aragón.
• Vox is not pressing the PP to call early elections but maintains hard budget conditions, including refusing to back accounts in regions that accept certain minors, and says it is ready if polls are called.
• New surveys show shifting dynamics: Murcia’s Cemop places Vox second ahead of the PSOE despite the PP remaining first, while an Opina360 national poll has the PSOE leading as Vox jumps to roughly 74 seats and the PP weakens.