The PP assumes the lack of agreement with Vox until the elections in Castilla y León and rules out an investiture in Extremadura and Aragón

The Popular Party expects a repeat of elections in Extremadura and a deadlock in Aragon

of february 18, 2026 at 08:56h
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The elections in Castilla y León are on March 15th. Until that date, the Popular Party accepts that no investiture agreements will be reached in Extremadura or Aragón. In the Extremaduran region, the deadline to advance in a possible coalition government expires on March 3rd. What in Génova foresee as a repeat of elections. For Jorge Azcón's party, which also needs the seats from Abascal's party, there is currently a deadlock. 

Vox hardens negotiations with the PP. In Extremadura, they are asking María Guardiola for a vice-presidency, two ministries, and control of the news on Canal Extremadura, despite the fact that the far-right party has always been against regional television. The re-elected president of the Extremaduran People's Party has changed her discourse with Vox, as happened in her first term. From not wanting to make a deal with them and calling for the PSOE's abstention to facilitate the investiture, she has softened her words, even stating that the feminism she supports is the same as that defended by the far-right. 

Words that Vox has thanked and sees as "progress" but still considers a possible agreement distant. In this same scenario but in Aragon, Azcón has opted for silence and to treat negotiations with discretion. Both communities need the support of Abascal's party to be able to govern, neither has the necessary majority to do so alone.  

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