The manifest disagreement between the Popular Party and Vox to reach an agreement that allows the investiture as president of the PP candidate, Maria Guardiolaopens an unprecedented scenario in Extremadura that also overlaps with the general elections.
The president of the Assembly of Extremadura, the socialist Blanca Martin, has a period of 15 days from this Tuesday, June 20, to propose a candidate for the Presidency of the Junta de Extremadura, after consulting the parliamentary groups. Therefore, it counts until July 5 to propose a candidate to preside over the regional Executive. Despite not having the numbers for it (28 deputies from the PSOE plus 4 from Unidas Podemos do not reach an absolute majority by one), Guillermo Fernández Vara He announced a few days ago that his intention was to appear for said proclamation. And it gives the impression that the person in charge of the Assembly will allow it and thus take advantage of the media focus already in the electoral campaign of the general elections on July 23.
As established in the Statute of Autonomy of Extremadura, Blanca Martín will propose a candidate for the Presidency of the Board that has “at least a quarter of the members of the Chamber.” María Guardiola could also try it with her 28 deputies and wait for Vox to give her her support in one last attempt, something quite unlikely. In any case, it has to be decided by the president of the Assembly.
From those moments, the proposed candidate will present his program to the Plenary Assembly of Extremadura within 15 days following his appointment, and after the corresponding debate, the first investiture vote will take place, something that according to the established calendar , must take place, at the latest, before July 20, three days before the general elections.
In this investiture vote, the candidate must obtain an absolute majority to be proclaimed president of the Junta de Extremadura, and in case this majority is not obtained, a new vote will be taken 48 hours after the first one, in which a majority will be required. simple. So it would be July 21, one day before the general elections.