Overview
- Extremadura votes on December 21 after President María Guardiola advanced the election citing a budget stalemate for 2026.
- The PSOE Regional Committee ratified Miguel Ángel Gallardo as candidate following the cancellation of primaries due to the compressed timeline.
- Sources at the committee meeting reported a push from critics, largely from Cáceres, urging Gallardo to step aside despite the formal ratification.
- Gallardo is formally processed in a case over his brother’s hiring, with the judge highlighting prior personal and professional ties in the appointment.
- Vox says its lead candidate will be set by the National Executive, which has not met, and Santiago Abascal opens the party’s pre-campaign with a Monday event in Cáceres as the PP runs Guardiola.