The People’s Party (PP), which governs Castilla y León, is expected to remain the largest party in the region with between 30 and 32 MPs. However, the conservatives will fail to secure a governing majority, and are expected to try to form a coalition with the far-right Vox. For the first time, the apolitical group is estimated to get more than 20 percent of the vote and is expected to jump from 13 MPs to control between 17 and 19 seats in parliament.
The regional president of Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, in 2022 became the first PP leader to form a coalition government with Vox. The partnership lasted only two years, as the far-right group broke with conservatives over immigration policies.
In the run-up to Sunday’s election, Vox refused to advertise itself as a minor ally of Mañueco’s PP, instead campaigning as a party that could represent Spain’s conservative voters. In Extremadura and Aragón, where the far-right party also won the recent regional elections but fell short of a majority in power, coalition talks with Vox have not yet yielded results. Talks in Castilla y León can also be stimulated.
Sunday’s election was also a testing ground for the Socialist Party’s message. Catch on current conflict between Sánchez and US President Donald Trump on US attacks on Iran, and excessive disapproval The Spanish feel the ongoing operation of Washington in the Middle East, the party wanted to do it anti-war stance the basis of the regional campaign.
The strategy appears to have failed to sway voters in Castilla y León to support the Socialists and has done nothing to reduce support for Vox, the only political party to back Trump and his war on Iran. Despite the great controversy surrounding it plant in gas and fertilizer prices in Spain, rural voters supported a right-wing party.
While national parties such as the PP, Socialists and Vox won the majority of votes in Sunday’s election, many regional parties also gained seats in parliament. The Leonese People’s Union, Soria Now and For Ávila are expected to form a bloc of up to seven MPs and aim to promote the voice of historically neglected rural voters who are tired of mainstream parties, but who also reject the right-wing message.
