Vox abandons the autonomous governments
The leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, formally announced this Thursday the departure of his formation from the autonomous governments that it shares with the PP. This decision affects the executives of Extremadura, Murcia, Castilla y León, País Valencià and Aragón, where the PP now aspires to govern alone. In addition, Abascal has also announced that his formation withdraws parliamentary support from the popular parties in these points and in the Balearic Islands.
The newspaper El País points out that Vox representatives have already explained that they are resigning from their four vice-presidencies in the regional governments. In addition, the president of the Valencian Country, Carlos Mazón, has dismissed senior Vox officials in anticipation of the resignations.
Question about municipal pacts
One question that arises is what will happen with the municipal pacts. According to the newspaper El País, Vox has not clarified the future of the pacts in more than a hundred municipalities. We will have to wait to find out the party’s decision in this regard.
Reasons and reactions
The newspaper El Mundo headlines ‘Abascal forces Vox to leave governments to agitate’ and highlights that the Vox leader uses immigration as a reason to leave institutional politics. However, the newspaper points out that the PP has offered to keep the Vox officials who do not agree with the breakup.
For its part, La Razón describes Abascal’s strategy as a ‘Le Pen model’ and highlights that Vox could focus on long-term national politics. The PP has announced that the president of Galicia, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, will evaluate Vox’s decision.
Controversy over immigration
The controversy arises as a result of the PP’s agreement to welcome nearly 400 unaccompanied immigrant minors into its territories. Santiago Abascal had warned that he would consider the shared executives broken if the popular ones accepted the distribution. Despite this, the PP imposed an affirmative vote on the distribution, arguing ‘solidarity’ with the autonomous communities and with the Canary Islands, also governed by the PP and the Canary Coalition.
Conclusion
In summary, Vox has announced its departure from the regional governments shared with the PP, which affects several regional executives and parliamentary support in these regions. Although the unknown persists over the municipal pacts, Vox’s decision is based on differences over immigration. The PP has offered to keep the Vox officials who do not agree with the breakup. The current situation poses a changing political scenario in these autonomous communities.
