Abascal unexpectedly advances the Vox assembly to prevent a fiasco in Galicia from threatening his re-election

. The president of Vox, Santiago Abascal, has decided to secure the position for the next four years without exposing himself to the possibility that a fiasco for his party in the next Galician regional elections could complicate his re-election. When he was expected to announce the Vox candidate for the Presidency of the which has asked the National Executive Committee of its formation, and it has agreed, to advance the General Assembly of Vox to next January 27.

It is a very politically charged decision, since it is not an assembly like the ones that Vox holds annually to approve its accounts, but rather it is the time to elect the new leadership of the ultra party for the next four years. Abascal has confirmed that he will run for re-election and aspires to remain president of the ultra party until 2028.

The assembly was scheduled for early March, four years after the one held in 2020, in which Abascal was proclaimed president without a vote after ensuring the internal electoral committee, close to the management, that he was the only candidate who met the requirements. requirements to apply for the position.

However, Abascal has decided to bring it forward to January 27, which means that it will take place less than a week before the campaign for the Galician elections begins on February 18, instead of being held three weeks after the result is known. of the polls, as initially planned. All polls agree that Vox would suffer an electoral setback in these elections and will not obtain representation in the Galician Parliament.

The statutes of the ultra party indicate that the holding of the general assembly may be delayed when it coincides with a national electoral campaign, but they say nothing about the regional elections. However, what no one expected is that Abascal would bring it forward to make it coincide precisely with an electoral pre-campaign, when this would not have happened if the conclave was held on the corresponding date.

The surprise advance of the assembly catches potential rivals of Abascal on the wrong foot and makes it almost impossible for there to be alternative candidates to the official one. Whoever wants to run must collect the endorsements of 10% of the members, which is practically impossible in such a short period of time and without having the party apparatus. The Web Digital Freedom He assured that the former secretary general of Vox Javier Ortega Smith planned to challenge Abascal for leadershipsomething that the latter has claimed to be unaware of and that the affected person himself has denied in a confusing manner.

Critical Vox members warn, however, that bringing forward the party's general assembly is illegal. Article 14 of the formation's statutes clearly establishes that the general assembly must be convened “at least one month in advance,” so that the candidates to lead Vox have time to present their candidacies. However, there are only 19 days left until the date agreed this Monday by the National Executive Committee. Only in the case of an extraordinary meeting can the period be reduced from one month to 15 days. Abascal did not say in his appearance that it was an extraordinary meeting, but in the communication that has been sent to the members it is described as such, despite the fact that there are only two months left until the ordinary one. The same article 14 states that “the meetings of the General Assembly [de Vox] They may be ordinary and extraordinary. Ordinary meetings will be held at least once a year for the approval of the party's annual accounts, and every four years for the election of the National Executive Committee, except in the event of early dissolution of the National Executive Committee (CEN).” That is, only in the event of early dissolution of the CEN is its election in an extraordinary assembly planned.

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