- Fear of a domino effect in 2026
- Internal polls fail in Extremadura
- Castile and León, Aragon and Andalusia: unfavorable scenarios
- The PSOE seeks to avoid contagion and considers possible progress
- Ferraz points out Gallardo after the hit
Fear of a domino effect in 2026
The party leadership thought the result would be bad, but they did not expect that a collapse of this caliber.
So much so that there are leaders who already fear a domino effect in the rest of regional elections planned for 2026: Aragon, Castile and León And Andalusiaas explained to Digital Confidentiality socialist sources.
THE hecatomb has exceeded the worst forecasts. The most estimated pessimists around one or two seats Below are the results of 2023who were already the worst in the history of the PSOE.
Internal polls fail in Extremadura
The socialists have fallen ten deputies in the elections of this Sundaybut internal polls predicted they would remain above the 23. A calculation error which they now postpone to the next electoral dates. If follow-ups failed during Extremadurathis can also happen in the rest of regional elections who arrive 2026.
Ferraz announced since Sunday evening that the elections in Extremadura They had a series of ingredients that cannot be exported to the rest of the territories; as a candidate with less weight, accused and with virtually no room to prepare an alternative. But they still considered that, in a way socialist stronghold -where the PSOE won the vast majority of elections in a democracy – there would be an electoral base iron this would keep the party’s ground above the 25 places. But it was not so.
Castile and León, Aragon and Andalusia: unfavorable scenarios
THE PSOE calculations they failed. Socialists fear being overestimate your possibilities and was installed nervousness among their ranks because Castile and León And Aragon This is much more complicated territory for socialists. In the first, he ruled the People’s Partyand in the second, Jorge Azcon is at the top of all the polls, as is Maria Guardiola In Extremadura. AND Andalusia This is the territory where the strongest are popular of all those who will open the ballot boxes in the months to come.
The PSOE seeks to avoid contagion and considers possible progress
This is why he PSOE wants to wear hands to work so that the result of Extremadura This does not infect the rest of the communities and does not further sink the expectations —already complicated— 2026. The elections in these three regions will take place hint for the future of legislative power at the national level. As explained DPE, Sanchez will value an electoral advance based on the results and conclusions drawn after the elections in Andalusia.
In two of the three, one the president’s personal bet: Pilar AlegriaIn Aragonspokesperson for the Minister of Education and Sports until last Tuesday; And Maria Jesus MonteroIn Andalusiathe woman with the most weight in the Sánchez’s organizational chart and again first vice president And Minister of Finance. A hecatomb in the two territories would defeat the mandate which Moncloa He insists on continuing.
Ferraz points out Gallardo after the hit
A figure which, according to Ferrazdo untenable the continuity of Gallant. In the socialist direction they wash their hands and they blame, almost exclusively, the candidate.
They admit that the wave of case of sexual harassment a few weeks before the elections torpedo a path already strewn with pitfalls, but they add that the candidate profile That didn’t help. Gallant was not the favorite PSOEnor did they see in him a name with the possibility of recovering one of the command sticks of socialism.
He president of government and general secretary, Pedro Sanchezdid not support him in the primary who ended up winning, and only the case against David Sanchezbrother of the socialist leader, caused a marriage of convenience this is already finished. In Ferraz claim his head and demonstrate a key move to explain the Extremadura crash: his maneuvers to judicial acquittal.
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