He dismissal of Rocío Monasterio as president of Vox Madrid is the chronicle of a death foretold. The party decided this Wednesday remove it from territorial managementalthough, in principle, he will retain his seat in the Madrid Assembly.
This decision was made more than a year and a half ago.when there were strong differences betweenSantiago Abascal and the block formed by Ivan Espinosa de los Monteros and the monastery itself. Espinosa of Monteros left the match in August 2023renouncing the act of deputy after the general elections in July. Party sources assure LaSexta that they expected something similar with Monasterio, but she did not resign.
Vox did not want to address the issue during the electoral cycle of the regional and municipal elections in May and the general elections in July and allowed him to continue leading the regional leadership because, they claim, they have abandoned “the battle” for the electoral strength of Isabel Diaz Ayuso.
Ignacio Garriga, responsible for announcing the news
Monasterio’s term as president of Vox Madrid ended on October 23the decision regarding its future therefore had to be taken by committee. From the start of the break with the national leadership, she was aware that the party’s intention was to separate her, even if she only formally informed it this Monday, when Ignacio Garriga informed him of the decision
According to party sources, the leadership of Vox would have offered him to keep his position as spokesperson in the Madrid Assembly until the end of the legislature, in 2027, although Monasterio has not given his agreement. He will also not go to the Foro Madrid foundation, linked to Vox, which was the other alternative offered to him by the party.
Vox awaits his departure from the party
With this movement, The monastery is left without any organic power in Vox, which means the total disappearance in the party of the faction represented by Espinosa de los Monteros and herself. The management hopes that the next step of the until now leader in Madrid will be his last walk.
The party’s intention was to communicate the dismissal of Rocío Monasterio this weekend. This was to avoid all the spotlight being focused on him during the plenary session of the Madrid Assembly this Thursday. However, the leak of the decision precipitated events and forced Vox to hastily announce it.
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