Overview
- Vox and the PP in Extremadura report near-closure of a programmatic pact — described as a 76-point document — with Vox’s Óscar Fernández Calle citing full predisposition to seal a “very good” agreement.
- Preparations for Vox’s entry into regional executives are advancing, with interviews for senior posts in Agriculture, Environment and Forestry and internal work on a new Agriculture department structure in Extremadura.
- Vox’s leadership publicly rebuked a manifesto from critics led by Iván Espinosa de los Monteros, with José María Figaredo and spokesperson Pepa Millán rejecting calls for an extraordinary congress and alleging a media push tied to the PP.
- Pedro Sánchez is prioritising an emergency decree to cushion energy and social impacts from the Iran conflict, as ministers spar over housing measures that Sumar wants included and PNV and Junts warn could sink the text.
- In Catalonia, PSC and ERC agreed to withdraw the budget bill and adopted a hybrid formula committing to negotiate approval of new accounts before the end of the current parliamentary session.