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 agreement this afternoon in a joint appearance by Azcón and the Vox spokesperson in the Aragonese Courts, Alejandro Nolasco. A scenography identical to the one followed in Extremadura to present a strategy in line with the Extremaduran one, where national priority in public policies has been the keystone.

As Nolasco explained, "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." Vox has also secured three ministries —one of which, yet to be determined, will have the rank of vice-presidency. Santiago Abascal's party will be in charge of the portfolios of deregulation, social welfare and family, environment and tourism, and livestock, agriculture, and food. This is one more ministry than in Extremadura, as the far-right obtained a higher percentage of votes in Aragon. "It is a coherent agreement," defended the popular candidate.

Once the objective of investing Guardiola has been achieved —in a vote that took place just four hours ago—, the PP will achieve the same with the popular candidate in Aragon. Both PP and Vox described the pact as "imminent" this morning, as in fact they had been admitting for days. Unlike the one in Castilla y León, which is still pending agreement. In an interview with Antena 3 this Wednesday morning, the leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, had expressed confidence that the Aragonese agreement could be announced "in the coming hours" or, at the latest, "days." "It is very advanced," he said, although sources from Vox had pointed to a tense atmosphere in the negotiation due to Génova's discourse in recent days, which reduces the scope of national priority.