MADRID — Spain’s far-right Vox party doubled its representation to 14 seats in Aragon’s regional election on Sunday, turning a snap poll called by the conservative People’s Party (PP) into a strategic misfire that bolsters Vox’s influence.
The PP, hoping to strengthen its position after budget talks collapsed in December, retained the largest bloc with 26 seats in the 67-seat assembly, down two from 2023, but now depends more heavily on Vox’s anti-immigration platform to govern. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialists slumped to 18 seats, their worst regional result ever, amid national corruption scandals eroding their support.
Vox’s 18% vote share mirrors its national polling gains to 18%, trailing PP at 31% and ahead of Socialists at 27%, with general elections due by August 2027. Eurointelligence analysts noted the rightward shift: “What happened in Aragon shows the shape of things to come… Vox was the main, and sole, beneficiary.”
This echoes Vox’s seat gains in Extremadura last December, signaling conservative momentum as Sánchez’s minority government faces headwinds.