PP and Vox announced a coalition government agreement in Extremadura on Thursday, ending four months of deadlock after the December 21 elections. María Guardiola will be invested as president with Vox support, which gains a vicepresidency and two ministries. The pact includes 74 measures, emphasizing immigration restrictions.
María Guardiola, acting PP president, and Óscar Fernández Calle, Vox candidate, appeared together on April 16 in the Patio de los Naranjos of the Extremadura Assembly in Mérida to announce the pact. "Democracy wins over polarization," Guardiola stated. The 23-page agreement, with 61 points and 74 measures, schedules investiture for April 21-22 and possession on the 24.
Vox will take a vicepresidency covering Deregulation, Family and Social Services, led by Fernández Calle, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Environment. It also gains the regionally designated senator, Ángel Pelayo. In return, they commit to supporting four annual budgets.
On immigration, the pact states "no more unaccompanied foreign minors (MENAS)," rejection of migrant distributions, no new reception centers, age tests, suppression of subsidies to NGOs favoring illegal immigration, and a ban on burkas and niqabs in public spaces by end-2026. Spaniards will be prioritized in social housing, benefits and healthcare, per the document.
Other measures include progressive IRPF cuts in the first two brackets (0.25% annually up to 1%), 50% reduction in subsidies to unions and businesses, end to the Moroccan Arabic language program, and opposition to large renewable parks on productive land. It makes no mention of the LGTBI collective. Santiago Abascal hailed the pact from Granada, highlighting priority for Spaniards in aid.
