Overview
- Minister Diana Morant defended comments that drew a historical parallel between how Nazi governments began and the 'prioridad nacional' measures agreed with Vox, while saying she did not literally compare Alberto Núñez Feijóo to Hitler.
- The People's Party, led by secretary-general Miguel Tellado, has demanded Morant's immediate resignation and argued her remarks make her unfit to sit at the Council of Ministers.
- Senior figures in the ruling coalition, including PSOE spokesperson Patxi López and Sumar representatives, publicly criticized Morant's tone or distanced themselves from her language.
- The dispute grew out of this year's Valencian budgets, which include Vox-backed 'prioridad nacional' provisions that critics say single out groups by origin or status and risk discriminatory outcomes.
- The PP is using the episode alongside other allegations against the government to step up pressure on Pedro Sánchez, and the controversy could test coalition unity and the government's ability to manage partners and public messaging.