Overview
- Founder Javier Ortega Smith denounced his ouster as a surprise and “unjust,” while keeping his seat in Congress and his role as Vox’s spokesperson on Madrid’s city council.
- Carlos Hernández Quero, the party’s housing lead described as a rising figure, was named to replace Ortega Smith in the Congress deputy spokesperson post.
- Santiago Abascal defended the shake-up as routine, saying leaders must “learn to cede step,” and downplayed the dispute as he emphasized team rotation.
- With the resignation published in the BOE, Vox appointed Ignacio Garriga and Montserrat Lluis to lead formal talks with the PP under the 12-day deadline to present an investiture candidate.
- Vox signals a harder line in Valencia, prioritizing a rejection of the EU Green Deal and tougher immigration policies, and PP sources fear failed talks could send the region to an early election.