The conversation started. PP and Vox are seeking a replacement for Carlos Mazon to avoid elections in the Valencian Community. But an agreement will not be easy and probably not as quickly as Genoa would like. According to sources, the two are very far apart. … Santiago Abascal’s aides have highlighted the difficulty of moving forward with the deal while Valencia faces difficult operations in Extremadura. “Are we really going to reach an agreement in which the PP is predicated on our demands that Extremadura’s candidates will later reject throughout the campaign?” they ask. “Can it really be done all at once?” they repeat. The problem between PP and Vox is the mistrust that exists between the two parties. This is evident as the open struggle on the country’s right at the moment is in full swing with the Abascal party in all opinion polls, popular parties are trying to block this advance, and several local elections are scheduled in the coming days, in which the two parties will face off without hesitation.
Vox appointed General Secretary Ignacio Garriga as negotiator. Also to Montse Lluis, number two in the organization chart, whom Abascal has full trust. It was Alberto Nuñez Feijó. the person who picked up the phone to begin negotiations. He spoke with Abascal and made it clear that his party wants to end the crisis as soon as possible. It also showed what the entire party knows: they are playing into Vox’s hands to avoid elections in that community.
The PP leadership does not want to consider the possibility of a blockade. They understand that Vox will have a hard time explaining why it would block a new “presidential” deal with the budget approved and in effect. At Vox, the perception is different. Abascal’s party announced People who are not afraid to votebecause all the research guarantees growth. Furthermore, the party’s national headquarters, Bamboo, believes that the right will only gain further strength with a stronger Vox and a weakened PP. However, some leaders believe that this election will also be a victory for the left, which demands this election, and will deepen the divisions and mistrust that already exist between right-wing parties.
In Abascal’s party, they attended the first stages of the party with bewilderment. It is not understood that the party did not put the candidate directly on the table, even though the ABC had already announced that it was considering only Juanfran Pérez Llorca, expressing “concern” about the differences shown between the parties of Genoa and Valencia. “The feeling is that we will never know who is in charge and whether there is any guarantee that they will abide by the terms of the agreement,” they told the newspaper.
There are fears among some party leaders that Vox could inflate negotiations and ultimately force an election.
Vox also criticized the PP for its position with Carlos Masson, accusing Feijó of contributing to a political lynching to the point that Abascal was one of the leaders. A person who defended the “president” who was already acting as his representative. But Mr Abascal’s party is uncomfortable that signing a new investiture agreement means supporting the situation in which Mr Mazon remains, with his seat in Les Corts remaining secured. “This is an internal crisis within the PP, and we have been dragged into it,” they lament.
What Abascal’s party has already made clear is that what is going on is tough negotiations that will require new concessions on two major political banners: immigration and the repeal of environmental policies. “The only thing that matters to us is the program,” they explain, assuming that if a new “president” comes in, “he will have to make all these commitments in his inaugural address.” This means that Vox understands that a change in regional chair will “change everything” and that it is not enough to “give continuity” to what was agreed with Mazon, but that the cards must be clearly laid out on the table again.
The Valencia deal emerged at a time when tensions between the two parties were at their peak and Abascal’s rise to power was at its peak.
Questions about the agreement
Some national leaders and those within Valencia’s party have expressed optimism that an agreement can be reached. But there are a number of other popular officials who have expressed “grave doubts” and “grave concerns” that Vox will engage in sham negotiations that result in an election call. The argument they rely on is that it is difficult to negotiate something as sensitive as appointments while both parties are facing an election race with so much at stake, and that there is much agreement across the parties on this point. Above all, there is the Valencian leader who makes the following observations:What incentive does Vox have to reach an agreement quickly??They are outranking other parties in the polls and must go on a campaign trail in Extremadura, where there is likely to be a fierce conflict with the party.? Next up is Castilla y Leon. And is this all unanimous in the Valencian community? They are going to make things very difficult for us,” they assume.
And the fact that everything starts in Extremadura is not easy. There is absolutely zero harmony with Maria Guardiola. It remains to be seen what will happen in Aragon and what decision Jorge Ascon will ultimately make. Large-scale political clashes are also expected in Castile and León and Andalusia. Relations deteriorated significantly during the first period of autonomy. In the second seat, Juanma Moreno will need an absolute majority.
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