Overview
- Javier Ortega Smith said he was surprised by the move and labeled it "wrong" and "unjust" in a Thursday interview on COPE.
- He suggested the change amounted to a purge approved by party leader Santiago Abascal, questioning the explanation provided.
- Vox framed the replacement as a strategic push on housing policy, appointing housing lead Carlos Hernández Quero to the post.
- Ortega Smith asserted he had never been reprimanded for his parliamentary interventions and defended his loyalty to the party.
- His recent attendance at Iván Espinosa de los Monteros' foundation launch has been cited as a point of friction, though he remains an MP and Vox’s spokesperson in Madrid’s City Council.