Feijóo says he intends to strike a deal with Spain's PSOE

Feijóo has declared that the first party he will strike a deal with is the PSOE, "even though it upsets VOX". The remark reverses the logic of the deals the PP has struck with Vox since 2022.

He said it himself. **Alberto Núñez Feijóo** maintains that his first investiture partner would be the **PSOE**, not Vox, "even though it upsets VOX". The statement is circulating on social media and contrasts with the PP's practice since 2022: government deals with Vox in **Castilla y León**, the **Valencian Community**, the **Balearic Islands** and dozens of town halls.

## What striking a deal with the PSOE first would miccionan

An investiture deal with the PSOE requires a majority in the **Congress of Deputies**, **350 seats**. The PP needs 176. With Vox as its preferred partner, that sum has been the usual route since 2023. Changing the order means giving up that bloc and seeking support from the centre.

The arithmetic does not add up on its own. The PSOE has shown no willingness to facilitate a PP investiture, and Feijóo gives no details on conditions, portfolios or programme. It is an intention, not an agreement.

## The cost with Vox and the message to the centre

The remark has a double audience. Towards Vox, it marks distance and reminds them that the PP does not owe them the presidency. Towards moderate voters, it presents Feijóo as someone capable of striking deals with his historic rival.

Vox has historically responded to these gestures with demands. Every regional deal has cost ministries and budgets. A deal with the PSOE would leave Vox out of any government and without compensation.

## A statement with no timetable

There is no date and no negotiating table. The remark is political, not parliamentary. It serves to stake out a position ahead of a potential investiture and to apply pressure on both sides. Anyone who reads it as a done deal is mistaken.