Overview
- Javier Ortega Smith, a Vox founder and deputy spokesperson since 2021, was removed from the parliamentary role after a decision taken earlier this week.
- Carlos Hernández Quero, the party’s housing lead, has been appointed to the post as Vox emphasizes its messaging on Spain’s housing crisis.
- Ortega Smith publicly criticized the ouster on COPE, calling it wrong and unfair and suggesting it could be part of a purge inside the party.
- He retains his seat in Congress and continues as Vox’s spokesperson at Madrid City Hall, saying he has never been reprimanded and has stayed loyal to the party’s founding project.
- Santiago Abascal downplayed the dispute, urging leaders to learn to step aside and describing the reshuffle as a routine change.