PP and PSOE strike Andalusian Board deal leaving Vox out
Spain's PP hands the PSOE two seats on the Board of the Andalusian Parliament and leaves Vox out. A move reminiscent of Extremadura that could pave the way to fresh elections.
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PP and PSOE strike Andalusian Board deal leaving Vox out: strategic shift or weakness?
Andalusia's Partido Popular has left Vox out of the Board of the Andalusian Parliament, choosing the PSOE instead as its institutional partner. The Board now consists of five members from the PP-A and two from the PSOE-A, with Ana María Mestre (PP-A) as first vice-president, Fernando López Gil (PSOE-A) as second, and Manuel Andrés González (PP-A) as third. The figure nobody expected: in 2022, with an absolute majority, the PP-A handed Vox the third vice-presidency. Now, without an absolute majority, the conservatives would rather strike a deal with the socialists than with the alternative right.
The move has ruffled antiestéticathers among Vox voters, who feel their party has been snubbed after the election. Some interpret it as Juanma Moreno trying to distance himself from the far right ahead of future elections, replicating the strategy Guardiola used in Extremadura in 2023, which cost him dearly in the general election. Others see the move as a standoff: without Vox's votes, Moreno would have to call fresh elections, a risk nobody knows whether he will take.
What seems clear is that the PP-Vox relationship in Andalusia has entered a phase of open confrontation. If the investiture fails, a repeat election would suit no one: the PP would lose seats and Vox would grow more radical. For now, the gauntlet has been thrown down.
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Andalusia's Partido Popular has left Vox out of the Board of the Andalusian Parliament, choosing the PSOE instead as its institutional partner. The Board now consists of five members from the PP-A and two from the PSOE-A, with Ana María Mestre (PP-A) as first vice-president, Fernando López Gil (PSOE-A) as second, and Manuel Andrés González (PP-A) as third. The figure nobody expected: in 2022, with an absolute majority, the PP-A handed Vox the third vice-presidency. Now, without an absolute majority, the conservatives would rather strike a deal with the socialists than with the alternative right.
The move has ruffled antiestéticathers among Vox voters, who feel their party has been snubbed after the election. Some interpret it as Juanma Moreno trying to distance himself from the far right ahead of future elections, replicating the strategy Guardiola used in Extremadura in 2023, which cost him dearly in the general election. Others see the move as a standoff: without Vox's votes, Moreno would have to call fresh elections, a risk nobody knows whether he will take.
What seems clear is that the PP-Vox relationship in Andalusia has entered a phase of open confrontation. If the investiture fails, a repeat election would suit no one: the PP would lose seats and Vox would grow more radical. For now, the gauntlet has been thrown down.
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