08.07.2026, Madrid.
Amid ongoing corruption investigations involving associates of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the conservative People’s Party (PP) has concluded a new agreement with the right-wing Vox party to retain power in Andalusia. According to Rossa Primavera News Agency‘s Europe Desk, this significantly increases the likelihood of a similar alliance being formed at the national level.
The new agreement between PP and Vox, titled Government Agreement and Stability for Andalusia, was signed on July 2, just 30 minutes before the second round of voting. The document contained 150 provisions. Earlier, on May 17, the PP won the election but failed to secure an absolute majority, winning 53 of the 109 seats in the regional parliament. To remain in power, the People’s Party required the support of Vox, which held 15 seats. Negotiations with Vox subsequently intensified and concluded with the signing of the agreement.
Under the terms of the deal, Vox joined the Andalusian government for the first time. The agreement includes a number of policy provisions, including the principle of “national priority” in access to public benefits and services, one of Vox’s core political demands.
Cooperation between PP and Vox has been complex and incostant. It has gone through periods of active coalition-building followed by an almost complete breakdown of cooperation at the governmental level, but it has continued in the form of parliamentary agreements and a shared ideological platform. This has kept the prospect of a national-level alliance at the center of political debate.
The likelihood of further agreements between PP and Vox is considered very high, and such coalitions have already been formed in four autonomous communities. According to the article, this process represents an existential threat to Sánchez’s government, which has already lost public confidence because of continuing corruption scandals.
So far in 2026, PP and Vox have signed governing agreements in four autonomous communities: Extremadura, Aragon, Castile and León, and Andalusia. These agreements can already be described as a systematic strategy: unable to obtain an absolute majority on its own, the People’s Party prefers to share power with Vox rather than allow left-wing parties to govern.
PP and Vox share the goal of removing Sánchez from office. By joining forces, they are creating a powerful political bloc to achieve that objective. Consequently, the People’s Party has chosen to cooperate openly with Vox, guided by pragmatic considerations in its struggle for power. Earlier, PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo had already softened his rhetoric toward Vox, abandoning what had previously been described as its “demonization” and even referring to the party as “moderate.” Their alliances in Andalusia, as well as in Aragon and Extremadura, are presented as effective trial runs for a nationwide political model.
In the future, there is a strong possibility that this model will spread to other regions where PP requires Vox’s support, particularly the Balearic Islands, Valencian Community, where cooperation has occurred before despite a break in 2024, and Region of Murcia.
A key factor making such agreements likely is the convergence of their ideological foundations. All four signed agreements include the principle of “national priority,” which gives local residents preferential access to government assistance and housing. This demonstrates that Vox has successfully persuaded PP to adopt its policy agenda in exchange for political stability.
Sánchez views these agreements as creating a system of “first- and second-class citizens.” His government has attempted to use this argument to mobilize its supporters by portraying itself as a “dam” against the far right. However, previous experience suggests that this strategy has not always been successful, as PP and Vox’s campaigns criticizing the government have often overshadowed these efforts.
The only effective instrument remaining available to Sánchez is legal opposition through the “force of law” against those provisions of regional agreements that violate the constitutional principle of equality. The government has already challenged several regional laws adopted under Vox’s influence before the Constitutional Court. Nevertheless, this is characterized as a defensive strategy that may slow the advance of the right-wing bloc but not stop it.
Spanish society is tired of corruption scandals and crises, and, like a pendulum, it has swung to the right. The PP-Vox coalition in Andalusia is a trial run for national politics. If the right comes to power in Madrid, it will mark the end of the “Sanchism” era and the beginning of a new conservative cycle that will rethink not only the country’s economic agenda but also its values, including attitudes toward immigrants, climate change, and its own history.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
