PP and Vox also reach an agreement in Aragon to invest Jorge Azcón

MadridNot even a week after PP and Vox reached an agreement in Extremadura, the two formations are following the same path in Aragon and have also reached a pact to invest the popular Jorge Azcón. The popular party and the far-right party announced the understanding this afternoon in a joint appearance by Azcón and the Vox spokesperson in the Aragonese Courts, Alejandro Nolasco. A staging copied from the one they followed in Extremadura to present a recipe in line with the Extremaduran one, where national priority in public policies has been the keystone.

According to Nolasco, "national priority in access to public services" is once again a cornerstone of the agreement. Azcón, however, assured that this principle "will be compatible with legality." "Someone who has legal residency in this country has the same rights as someone who has obtained nationality by descent or birth," stated the popular candidate. Vox has also secured three councilorships — one of which, yet to be determined, will have the rank of vice-presidency. Santiago Abascal's party will be in charge of deregulation, social welfare and family, environment and tourism, and livestock, agriculture, and food portfolios. This is one more councilorship than in Extremadura, as the far-right obtained a higher percentage of votes in Aragon. "It is a coherent agreement," defended the popular candidate.

The announcement of the agreement coincided with the investiture of María Guardiola in Extremadura and the clash between PP and Vox in Congress precisely over national priority. The good rapport that the far-right is showing with the popular regional leaders contrasts with the criticism directed at Génova, whom Nolasco has accused — in front of Azcón, who was heard with a sarcastic smile without defending his party's national leadership — of "putting spokes in the wheels." "Génova approves certain things and a while later it seems wrong to them," stated the Vox spokesperson in the Aragonese Courts. Sources from the national PP have celebrated the agreement and reiterated the message that it reduces the scope of national priority and that it bothers Vox.

"National priority yes, but as it appears in the agreed and signed agreement: based on roots and in accordance with the Constitution, thus giving continuity to that of Extremadura," they say in Génova. Nolasco, on the other hand, has avoided ruling out that nationality is a factor to be taken into account in the scales for allocating public resources. "We will be able to say so in a few days. There are things that still need to be polished and there are technical reports that we must prepare," said the far-right spokesperson. In this regard, Azcón insisted that the "political debate" on national priority "ends in practice when we have the legal debate" because the limit will be state law, which prevents discrimination based on origin.

In any case, once the objective of Guardiola revalidating the regional presidency has been achieved —in a vote that took place just four hours before the pact in Aragon came to light—, the PP will achieve the same with the popular candidate in Aragon next week. All eyes will now turn to Castilla y León, where there is a pending pact between PP and Vox after the elections on March 15 and which will follow the same line as the previous two. Also in Andalusia, which has elections on May 17 and where, the popular Juanma Moreno, wants to avoid having to apply Vox's framework with an absolute majority.