Overview
- The Autonomic Committee met in Valladolid to launch the calendar, with pre-candidacy registration running 20–22 September and endorsements due 23–30 September.
- Under party rules, a contender must collect between 6% and 10% of member endorsements to be validated before being proclaimed on 1 October if uncontested.
- Martínez confirmed he will head the PSOE list in Soria and said he does not envision running in Valladolid.
- He stated he will remain mayor of Soria and would only leave the post if a legal requirement forces a change.
- Party sources indicate no rival is expected, and provincial slates are taking shape with Nuria Rubio in León, Patricia Gómez Urbán in Valladolid and Daniel de la Rosa in Burgos.