Crisis in the Balearic Parliament
Five deputies of the extreme ideology party have announced the expulsion of the parliamentary group of the President of the Parliament, Gabriel Le Senne, and of the deputy and leader of the formation in the territory, Patricia de las Heras.
In an appearance held this Monday, they explained that this decision was taken for internal reasons in order to improve the unity of the party.
Reasons for expulsion
The expulsion was based on the fact that the two parliamentarians did not attend a meeting to which they had been summoned, as detailed by Vox in the expulsion letter.
The five deputies who have taken this decision show disagreement with the leadership of Santiago Abascal, while Le Senne and de las Heras show unconditional support.
Reaction of the national management
The party’s national leadership has already warned that if the five deputies do not rectify, they will also be expelled. This could leave the extreme right without representation in the Balearic Parliament.
It should be noted that in the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Country there have been tensions between the PP and Vox over the issue of linguistic immersion, an issue that has had the support of the right, with a few exceptions.
Political consequences
With these two expulsions, the extreme right now has five deputies in Parliament, after another parliamentarian left the formation last October. All three will become part of the group of non-affiliated deputies.
Due to these expulsions, Gabriel Le Senne will lose the presidency of the Balearic Parliament, since an expelled and non-affiliated deputy cannot exercise this position. The Popular Party and Vox will have to negotiate the relief.
