Alberto Núñez Feijóo defended this Monday the PP's pact with Vox for the Senate and maintained that Pedro Sánchez's “furious reaction” confirms that both parties are “on the right track”. The agreement affects 23 constituencies and aims to dispute the majority with the joint candidacy that PSOE, Frente Amplio and territorial left-wing parties closed on October 16.
The leader of the PP, candidate for the Presidency of the Government, stated on X that there is “a majority of Spaniards who want change” and linked that reading to the understanding sealed with Vox. “We will achieve it with a broad vision and responsibility”, he wrote, before adding that the reaction of those who seek to prevent it shows that “we are on the right track”.
Sánchez's response also came on X, where the President of the Government accused PP and Vox of being “the same political project of involution”. In that context, the PP and Vox have closed a pact in the Senate.
A distribution by provinces to maximize votes and protect the conservative bloc
Under the agreement, the far-right Vox will not run in six provinces and the PP will do so in three. The popular party will not run in Guipúzcoa, Gerona and Tarragona, where they have not won seats in the last 20 years.
For its part, Vox renounces to present its own candidacy in Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Cádiz, Valencia, Castellón and the Balearic Islands. In these territories, the PP will include an independent candidate proposed by Vox, to whom it will cede the second or third position.
In addition, Santiago Abascal's party will present a single candidate in another fourteen provinces. In the remaining twenty-three provinces, Vox will run for the Senate as normal.
Hay una mayoría de españoles que quiere cambio. Y haremos todo lo que esperan de nosotros. Vamos a lograrlo con altura de miras y responsabilidad.
— Alberto Núñez Feijóo (@NunezFeijoo) October 26, 2026
La reacción rabiosa de quienes quieren impedirlo demuestra que vamos en el camino adecuado.
Tellado presents the understanding as a defense of the center-right majority
The general secretary of the PP, Miguel Tellado, described the agreement as a "very good piece of news" and framed it within "generosity," "foresight," and "sense of state." According to him, both parties have understood how to "maximize the votes for change" in Spain.
Tellado maintained that it is "an intelligent collaboration" and stated that the millions of Spaniards who want change will feel "proud and satisfied" with this meeting point. He also assured that the objective is to protect the center-right majority in the Senate against the "walls" and movements of the radical left.
The number two of the PP added that the understanding seeks to preserve an Upper House which, in his opinion, is "essential" to advance in the process of "national reconstruction" that Spain needs. The electoral translation of the pact now awaits its impact on the affected constituencies.