Balearic Prime Minister Marja Bruhinz He currently rules out calling for elections Autonomy though Lock the spending cap In Parliament. This Tuesday, Vox and PSOE voted together against itThis will prevent the approval of new budgets and will lead to the extension of current accounts until 2026.
Sources from Al Jazeera Executive confirm this The priority for Bruhens remains political stability. It is a principle that has also been established as a national guideline by the leadership of the People’s Party. The president insists on this “Elections are not announced, they are called.” And that the decision will only be taken if the social or institutional situation requires it, something they do not consider necessary in the Balearic Islands at the present time.
Prohens defends that the government maintains its government program. Highlight that, Beyond budgets, laws continue to be approved. He cites as an example the recent admission of a new private university, which was supported by Vox and an abstention from the Socialist Workers Party.
“Election conditions are not met.”,They replicate this in the ProHence environment. They argue that stability is “real”, because the Balearic Islands have current budgets and legislative projects underway, which distinguishes them from other territories where the PP is considering electoral progress in the face of a double budget blockade, such as in Extremadura or Aragon.
Criticisms of the Vox-PSOE “clamp”.
Vox and PSOE’s joint rejection of spending caps pushed the spending level higher Political tension In Parliament. Prohens He accuses both parties And putting their electoral calculations before the public interest He regrets this decision It would prevent an additional 360 million euros from being allocated to basic public services Such as education, health or housing.
The President confirms that The “pinch” affects not only the government, but “against the citizens of the Balearic Islands” He expresses his disappointment with the result of the vote. But it adheres to its commitment to continue developing the government program and ensuring public services.
In a message via X, Prohens highlights that his C.E.O He has done his job by introducing the spending cap, and it will be the SWP and Vox who have to explain their vote Before the citizens. The head of the Balearic Party PP claims to be calm and confident in ruling by extended calculations. It also confirms that the government gives priority to independent negotiations, without submitting to strategies dictated by the state leadership of the parties.
Manage your relationship with Vox
he The divergence between the PP and VOX in the Balearic Islands follows the pattern of what has happened in other self-governing PP governments, Such as Aragon and Extremadura. On the island, budget negotiations quickly entered into a crisis: sources close to Bruhns explained that Vox had not set specific conditions and that the dialogue collapsed despite the willingness shown by the government to reach agreements.
The Balearic Party team confirms that despite the extension of accounts, the parliamentary dialogue remains open. They highlight that Fox has supported some important legislative initiatives and not all negotiations have been broken. For example, the new university law was advanced by voting for Vox.
On the part of the national leadership of the People’s Party, the situation of the Balearic Islands is closely monitored, given the commitment to maintaining institutional stability despite budgetary difficulties, a scenario echoed in other highly popular regional executives.
National context: internal pressures and disputes
the Fox strategy This is repeated in areas governed by the People’s Party. Bloc budgets in search of greater parliamentary influence This is the trend in Aragon, Extremadura, Castilla and Leon and now the Balearic Islands. Genoa states that moving forward the election date will only be considered if the accounts are extended for two consecutive years, something that has not yet happened on the islands.
The Balearic government describes Fox’s actions as “rude” and stresses that there were not even specific conditions for negotiation. The People’s Party insists that the budget compliance table submitted to Fox showed 90% implementation, but Fox abandoned talks before the final vote.
while, Other Popular Party governments, such as in Murcia and the Valencian Community, have also expanded the accounts They have not yet presented their spending cap for 2026, weakening the arguments of those demanding immediate electoral progress.
In this scenario, Bruhinz asserts that the intention is to exhaust legislative power and negotiate each law individually. Despite ruling as a minority, the president believes that legislative power can be maintained if stability is maintained and important reforms and projects continue to be implemented.
Government sources confirm that calling for elections would be an exercise in opportunism and that conditions are not prepared for that. The President reiterates that she will work to complete the electoral program and maintain the functioning of basic public services while continuing to search for the necessary parliamentary alliances to approve the pending laws.