Initial contacts between Vox and the party to reach an agreement that would allow the far-right party to elect a popular replacement on the ballot have so far made little progress after the Democratic Party announced the resignation of Carlos Masson over management responsibilities.
This was revealed this Sunday by Vox General Secretary Ignacio Garriga, who was one of the people appointed by party leader Santiago Abascal to negotiate the agreement, along with Montserrat Ruiz, deputy national secretary for government activities.
After Mr. Abascal’s first telephone contact with PP President Alberto Nuñez Feijó on Tuesday, November 4, only one meeting between the two parties has taken place, in Valencia on Friday, elDiario.es reports.
While various sources and media outlets have reported that a close agreement has been reached, although Vox has not specified what measures will be taken regarding unaccompanied minors whom Vox wants deported, the truth is that Garriga is adamant that his party has not yet notified the party of its candidate to replace Mazon, which he believes will be key to moving negotiations forward. But in politics, what is said publicly often has little to do with what actually happens behind the scenes, and in this sense both sides seek discretion.
Garriga vowed to negotiate “carefully” with the PP of the Valencian Community, as his party does not want to participate in a “media circus” following the resignation of Carlos Mazon as president of the Autonomous Community.
In a statement to journalists ahead of the “First Neighbors” event organized by the camp in Mataro (Barcelona), Mr. Garriga called on the party to choose a candidate to replace Mr. Mazon so that Vox could discuss with him “a political strategy to advance the recovery of Valencia.”
He said he understood the “concerns” and “media interest” in the issue, but added that Box would act on the principle of “prudence” rather than “media pressure.”
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