Castilla-La Mancha believes it is underfunded. The confrontation between the ever-controversial Emiliano García-Page and the new funding model proposed by his own party is one of the week's top headlines. baron On Wednesday, the Socialist Party leader took the liberty of citing a study by economist Ángel de la Fuente (Fedea) to try to lend a scientific veneer to his arguments against Catalonia's "privileges." What does this study actually say? Page merely presented a partial screenshot, showing how, under the new model, Catalonia would be the most benefited in relative terms, while Castile-La Mancha would lose ground. Let's examine the data to see if there's a hidden agenda.

Most of the New Year's Eve speeches by regional presidents have had two main common denominators: housing and financing. In the first case, they have boasted about the measures they have implemented to address the primary concern of Spaniards. And in the second, they have criticized the proposed future model of regional financing. ERC and the PSOE are finalizingOne of the most significant voices has been that of Emiliano García-Page, the baron The socialist most critical of Pedro Sánchez. He has not uttered the words financing neither CataloniaBut everything was understood when he warned that he would stand up to it: "We will fight any kind of attempt at privileges that harm us."

The Electoral defeat of the PSOE in Extremadura The first victim has been claimed. Less than 24 hours after posting the worst results in the region's history—a region the Socialists have governed for 36 of the last 42 years—Miguel Ángel Gallardo has resigned as the party's regional leader. He maintains that it is a "logical and well-considered decision"—he communicated it to Pedro Sánchez on Sunday—to "assume political responsibility" for the debacle and hopes it will give the PSOE a "new impetus." He leaves with his "head held high," and maintains that he has worked with "honesty and sincerity," but with minimal self-criticism: "I apologize to the citizens if at any time I have fallen short," he simply stated. Before his resignation was announced, even voices within the Socialist ranks, such as the president of the Cáceres Provincial Council, had called for their leader to step down. Gallardo's leadership has been ephemeral after two historic leaders: the almost two years he will have been general secretary of the PSOE of Extremadura -since March 2024- contrast with the mandate of Guillermo Fernández Vara -sixteen years- and Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra -twenty years-.

The Leire case has been shaking up Spanish politics for days and has intensified the confrontation between the PSOE and the PP. The Popular Party has once again called for elections after The appearance of Leire Díez, the former socialist activist who has tried to dig up dirt on the Civil Guard"It's shameful theater," lamented Alberto Núñez Feijóo. Socialist party members have reacted by attacking the Popular Party (PP). "There's a dirty war against the Spanish government. What they're doing is worthy of imprisonment," asserted Minister Óscar López. Now, what role are Pedro Sánchez's partners playing? Since the Leire case broke, much of the focus has also been on the state government's coalition partner, Sumar, which had maintained a rather low profile until now. However, this Wednesday, Yolanda Díaz came forward to demand explanations from the PSOE after the "absurd" appearance by Díez. However, the investiture partners have gone a step further, and ERC and Podemos have asked Pedro Sánchez to appear in Congress.