Vox confrontations with Spanish regional authorities

In late June 2026 the far‑right Vox party publicly challenged regional administrations over two separate issues: a ban on bullfighting in Asturias and a proposed tax cut in Ceuta. The following month, Vox introduced a motion in the Elche City Council condemning ETA terrorism and honoring its victims. The motion passed with the support of the People’s Party (PP) and Vox, while the regionalist Compromís voted against it and the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) abstained. Simultaneously, in the Basque city of Getxo, a separate motion to condemn aggression against Spanish football fans during the World Cup was rejected by the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and EH Bildu, with the PP the sole supporter. These events illustrate ongoing friction between Vox’s national‑level initiatives and regional or local governments, particularly those led by nationalist parties in the Basque Country and Valencia, which resist endorsing formal condemnations linked to ETA‑related violence or other contentious policies.