Overview
- The regional committee approved the candidacies with 98% support and reported roughly 75% renewal for the December 21 election.
- Miguel Ángel Gallardo will head the Badajoz ticket despite a February 9 trial date in the Audiencia Provincial tied to the ‘David Sánchez’ case.
- The Badajoz slate elevates Hernán Cortés mayor Judith Olivares to number two and places Mérida mayor Antonio Rodríguez Osuna at number 15.
- In Cáceres, Álvaro Sánchez Cotrina tops the list with Lara Garlito at number two as Assembly president Blanca Martín moves down to number eight.
- None of the five deputies who previously resigned their seats to ease Gallardo’s entry are on the new lists, and Pedro Sánchez is scheduled to present the tickets on November 19 in Mérida.