Overview
- Ignacio Garriga’s letter, sent Wednesday to Vox members, blamed Alberto Núñez Feijóo, adviser Mar Sánchez and PP secretary general Miguel Tellado as the single source of a “brutal” smear effort.
- Vox said it is filing lawsuits over what it calls repeated falsehoods in the press and insisted its accounts are transparent, adding that any past wrongdoing was found by its own checks and those involved were expelled and reported.
- The PP chose not to escalate, telling reporters “two don’t fight if one doesn’t want to,” and argued the letter tries to shift attention from Vox’s internal turmoil.
- Jaime de los Santos condemned anti-Islam chants heard at a Spain match and urged focusing on defeating Pedro Sánchez, as PP leaders keep coalition talks moving with Vox in three regions after the Easter pause.
- Vox’s broadside lands during a rocky stretch for the party, with high-profile departures such as Iván Espinosa de los Monteros and Javier Ortega Smith fueling calls for a party congress, even as Vox spares PP regional chiefs to preserve potential deals.