Spanish conservatives revive regional pacts with far-right Vox party
Summary
Spain’s conservative People’s Party (PP) is renewing regional government alliances with the far-right Vox party by adopting stricter immigration policies. These deals come before Spain’s 2025 general election and after previous coalitions broke down due to disagreements over immigration.Key Facts
- The PP and Vox previously governed together in five Spanish regions but split in July 2024 over immigration issues.
- The two parties recently agreed to govern together again in Extremadura and Aragón regions, with Vox gaining control of several regional ministries.
- Vox’s policies in these coalitions include prioritizing Spaniards over immigrants for social benefits and housing.
- María Guardiola returned as Extremadura’s regional president as part of the new PP-Vox agreement.
- Vox has promoted a “national priority” policy to favor Spanish-born residents in public resource allocation.
- Coalition talks between PP and Vox continue in the Castilla y León region after the 2024 regional elections.
- The PP and Vox both oppose the central government's plan to legalize at least 500,000 undocumented migrants.
- Vox has made controversial statements in the past about deporting millions of people of foreign origin but later softened that stance.
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