Overview
- The PP has moved into formal electoral mode and will convene to proclaim its candidates for the mayoralties of provincial capitals in Santiago de Compostela on July 18.
- The party has decided to delay naming regional presidential candidates until after the summer, keeping those slates for a later, centralised decision by Génova and the National Electoral Committee.
- Senior figures inside the PP say they now consider an early-2027 general election possible and some party voices expect a single‑day ballot that could combine general, regional and municipal votes.
- Feijóo’s team plans a months‑long messaging push to highlight government corruption and the absence of approved national budgets as a way to weaken Sánchez’s coalition partners.
- The move responds to the shock of the 2023 early election and reflects a tactical emphasis on mayors as local mobilisers and on centralised candidate control under party statutes.