Santiago Abascal's defense of Benjamin Netanyahu's government is unquestionable, to the point that the Prime Minister of Israel has received a delegation from Vox to personally thank them for their support. The Spanish far-right makes a banner of its Islamophobia and has not hesitated to take sides in the conflict in Palestine. But there is a group of critics within Vox who, also on this issue, disagree with the leadership. These are precisely some of those who have recently been expelled from the party and others who left months ago. The dissenting nucleus in Madrid, led by Javier Ortega Smith, is targeting Israel and the "Zionist lobby." In addition to Ortega, Madrid councilwoman Carla Toscano, former leaders such as former Castilian-Leonese vice-president Juan García-Gallardo, former candidate for Pontevedra Antonio Budiño, former Catalan deputy Isabel Lázaro, and former congressman Víctor Sánchez del Real, are some of the visible faces.

Internal rebellion within Vox, with Murcia and Madrid as key focal points. Following the defiance of the party leader in the Madrid city council, Javier Ortega Smith, who He ended up being sent off from the gameNow it's the turn of the Murcian leader, José Ángel Antelo. This Friday, he decided to join forces with Ortega to confront Santiago Abascal's leadership, whom he has challenged, refusing to "submit" to his proposals and rejecting his resignation from the regional leadership. In his opinion, he has not committed "any serious error": "I wasn't born to submit; loyalty is telling the truth," he declared in an interview with Onda Cero.

Despite the expulsion decreed this Wednesday by the Vox leadership, the party's municipal spokesperson in Madrid, Javier Ortega Smith, has refused to back down and has declared war on the far-right leader, Santiago Abascal, and the rest of the leadership. The expulsion—still provisional in formal terms— The reason was that Ortega Smith refused to accept his dismissal as leader in the city council of the Spanish capital.This Friday, he himself guaranteed that he will defend himself to the end, if necessary resorting to "the ordinary courts." Also for defending his position as spokesperson.

The clash between the Vox spokesperson in the Madrid City Council and also founder of the party, Javier Ortega Smith, and the leadership of the far right headed by Santiago Abascal It comes from far awayBut Ortega's "disrespect" towards the state leadership following the recent decision to remove him as municipal spokesperson has led to his definitive expulsion, according to reports. Vozpópuli And ARA has confirmed this with sources within the leadership. "He refuses to comply with an internal resolution adopted unanimously, and Vox is expelling him from the party as a precautionary measure," they maintain, following the executive committee's decision on February 12.

Vox is completely shaping politics in the Valencian Community, but they have also destabilized the legislature in Extremadura—refusing to yield to the PP's demands—and created widespread uncertainty throughout Spain. The PP is stumbling along with Vox lurking nearby, which, unlike the multiples males Despite having diverse regional branches, the party maintains a unified approach and a very defined hierarchy. How does Santiago Abascal's party operate? Why hasn't he yet expelled Javier Ortega Smith, the only dissenting founder who has continued to challenge the party's established order, yet remains within the organization?