PP and Vox representatives in Extremadura defended the discretion of their talks on Monday to reach a deal before May 4, avoiding new elections. Vox deputy Juan José García stressed negotiations are 'point by point'. The PSOE meanwhile criticized six months of paralysis under interim government leader María Guardiola.
PP and Vox representatives in Extremadura stressed on Monday the meticulous nature of their programmatic agreement talks, with less than a month until the May 4 deadline. This date sets the limit to invest María Guardiola as president, or new elections will be called.
Vox deputy Juan José García highlighted the will to agree: “Vox sigue trabajando codo con codo con el PP; hay reuniones, hay flujo de información y hay voluntad de acuerdo”. He blamed Guardiola for the current impasse, for failing to pass the 2025 and 2026 budgets and calling snap elections on October 27, forcing 'point by point, measure by measure and budget by budget' negotiations.
PP spokesman José Ángel Sánchez Juliá confirmed: “the negotiation is being carried out very much in detail, very meticulously and we hope to reach an agreement as soon as possible”. Both sides emphasized discretion in the contacts.
PSOE's Piedad Álvarez rebuked the interim government for 'almost six months on vacation', featuring only barbs between Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Santiago Abascal. She demanded Guardiola call the investiture plenary, hold elections, or step aside, accusing her of prioritizing partisan interests.
