The PP is preparing to make the defense of the Almaraz nuclear power plant (Cáceres) the centerpiece of its campaign in Extremadura. Although it had already been invoked as one of the key political banners for the December 21 election. … the board was once again shaken by the PSOE’s refusal to include amendments to the Sustainable Mobility Act, promoted by the People’s Party in the Senate and which promised to extend the useful lives of nuclear power plants. “Looks like they want to kill me.” (Michelangelo) Definitely the Gallardo »Popular leaders in Congress summed up what happened this week as the candidate indicted in the case of Pedro Sánchez’s brother continues to defend the continuation of the factory, while socialist MPs in Extremadura press the red button to reject the proposal.
What looked like a defeat for the PP – Junz opted to abstain, but that wasn’t enough to move it forward – seems to have been an inexplicable success within the congregation. And the key was exclusively in Almaraz and Extremadura. “If I were a candidate and my party did this to me, I honestly don’t know where I would be,” they said. “In the election campaign, we will give a good explanation of what happened, what the PSOE did and what the PP stands for,” some MPs added. this Sunday Alberto Nuñez Feijoo To be precise, he will be in Lobon (Badajoz) for the first big event of the pre-campaign.
After the company that owns the Almaraz factory moved a few days ago to formally ask the government for an extension until 2030, an inexcusable step, and the Ministry of Environment and Transition quietly said that the ball was not in court, the PP began to put even more pressure on the socialists. If successful, this approval would extend the useful life of Unit 1 by three years, with shutdown scheduled for November 2027.
Feijo’s party believes that the socialist position in parliament will be the “final blow” for the PSOE, which has become very weakened in the region. That’s largely due to the candidate scheduled to go on trial in just a few months for a scandal related to David Sanchez. For Guardiola to win big, it could be absolutely essential to attract socialist voters by also making the case for Almaraz (the facility will create 4,000 jobs and represent 5% of the region’s GDP). According to all sources consulted from both parties, there is animosity felt by PP and Vox in this community; Inauguration agreement ‘nearly impossible’.
Hostile relationship with Abascal
Mr. Santiago Abascal’s party has no harmony with the president of the board, dialogue is virtually non-existent, and above all, the top of the party, which they see as It is difficult to restore trust. The initial deal for 2023 is already in great turmoil, with Guardiola publicly refusing to take on some of his right-wing rival’s policies and even threatening to get out of the way or start a new election. “Those who deny sexist violence, those who dehumanize immigrants, and those who throw the LGTBI flag in the trash cannot be allowed in our government,” the Extremaduran president said.
She denied the agreement, which would eventually be signed in the coming days. It was without a conviction and was forced by political circumstances beyond his control, but rather by the political circumstances of his party, which was in the midst of a general election campaign. Guardiola struggled for quite some time to digest that, and it took him some time to restore his relationship with the national team’s leadership. It wasn’t all that easy to understand for Vox: “We write everything down. There are things we can’t forget,” they now reiterate at the hardcore core of Abascal.
This mutual animosity gave the Extremaduran party an absolute majority, or at least We are very close to reducing our dependence on Vox.. The PP is being called upon to become the first political force in Extremadura, a scenario already foreseen in Abascal’s party, even though it was two and a half years ago when the PSOE was still winning. “If they think they are going to accept an abstention because of the situation, they don’t understand anything,” they say at the outset, going so far as to declare that they are prepared to run for new elections in case the PP does not grant their respective demands. I needed their votes.
This is a standard that Mr. Feijot has long defended at the national level. If the left is unprofitable and the PP gains a sufficient majority, it will demand that its far-right rivals recognize the government. Vox’s rise in the polls in recent months paints a different scenario. But in Extremadura, popular figures assume that most of the growth will come from socialist voters.
Vox’s national headquarters, Bamboo, expects PP to record significant growth and does not believe that PP will achieve absolute growth. “That leaves them in a very difficult position. “Either they ask the PSOE to abstain, or they sit down to negotiate with us.”
Mr. Guardiola’s decision to hold an election, as reported by this newspaper, was supported by Mr. Genoa from the beginning. Extremadura’s president has warned for weeks that if he is unable to formulate a budget for next year, he will use his privilege to avoid economic paralysis in the region. This is also the decision that the PP is demanding from Sanchez, which is why the Conservative leadership has found a way to demonstrate the central government’s incoherence. “If our president doesn’t have a budget, he will call an election,” Feijo’s team said. It remains to be seen what will happen in Aragon.
In addition to a positive story, the National Party also saw in the Extremadura incident the possibility of sending a message to the box, since it could be painted if it interfered with Guardiola’s rule. Meanwhile, Abascal’s party reiterates that it has no intention of giving in in a region where, unlike the Valencian community, there is harmony and an agreement is already very close. They will follow through with their negotiations and demands. -Also opposed to immigration issues and environmental policies to protect the countryside.
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