The PP and Vox reached agreements to jointly govern Extremadura in December 2024, followed by a pact to govern Aragón. In Extremadura, Vox agreed to facilitate the return of María Guardiola as PP president in exchange for control of three regional ministries and measures favouring Spaniards over foreign-born people for benefits and subsidies. The agreement includes 'priority assignment of public resources to those who maintain a real, lasting and verifiable link to the territory'. According to The Guardian - World, Guardiola had originally refused to govern with Vox, describing the party's positions on gender-based violence and immigration as unacceptable. The Aragón deal is similar, with Vox running three ministries and pushing 'national priority' policies favouring Spaniards. Vox stated: 'We will guarantee that the Spaniard always comes first. We will put in place national priority for accessing subsidised housing, social rentals, grants and benefits.'
PP previously entered into regional coalitions with Vox in Valencia, Aragón, Murcia, Extremadura, and Castilla y León after repudiating the party. Vox abandoned all five coalitions in July 2024 after PP supported the central government's plan to redistribute about 400 unaccompanied foreign children from the Canary Islands. The socialist government seeks to regularise the status of at least 500,000 undocumented migrants. Coalition negotiations between PP and Vox are ongoing after last month's election in Castilla y León. It remains unclear what specific policies will be implemented under the 'national priority' measures and how the regularisation of migrants will be carried out.
We will guarantee that the Spaniard always comes first. We will put in place national priority for accessing subsidised housing, social rentals, grants and benefits.