PP and Vox move Valencian land law debate to the day of the general strike

Second Junta de síndics changes the agenda

The People's Party (PP) and Vox, which hold the majority in the Corts Valencianes, approved on Thursday, 5 November 2026, a change to the agenda of the plenary session set for Wednesday, 11 November. On Tuesday, 3 November, the two groups had already tried to add the debate on the totality amendments to the land bill, but the amendments from PSPV and Compromís had not yet been published in the official bulletin, which blocked the move. The amendments appeared in the bulletin on 4 November, and the PP then proposed a second Junta de síndics, which approved the change with Vox's backing. The group led by Joan Baldoví, which is Compromís, will not attend the session.

What PP and Vox argue

PP and Vox say the land law is urgent and cannot be delayed. The PP's síndic Nando Pastor said that if there is a law that cannot wait, it is this one. He accused the opposition of 'total lack of coherence' for filing totality amendments and then not wanting them debated, which he called 'political filibustering'.

“They want to go on strike and do not know how to dismantle the story.”

Pastor also compared the opposition to the 'dog in the manger', arguing that the bill favours the construction of protected housing.

“They did not build public housing and they do not want others to build it.”

Vox's síndic José María Llanos said the agenda cannot depend on whether a group decides to do its work, and that the change was agreed under the rules. He said he was not addressing the law's urgency, but considers it appropriate to liberalise land, reduce bureaucracy and taxes so citizens can access decent housing. The bill has 400 articles and has been on the table for two years, according to María José Salvador, deputy spokesperson of the socialist group.

Opposition response and the strike

Salvador called holding two Juntas de síndics in one week an 'atropello' (outrage), accusing PP and Vox of twisting and abusing legislative power to pass a law she described as the backbone of any government. She said the parties were in a big hurry to approve it. Isaura Navarro, deputy spokesperson of Compromís, accused PP and Vox of violating the rules and committing an 'attack on democracy', saying they want the law approved before Christmas. She described it as a law of 'destruction of the territory'.

Compromís will not attend the 11 November plenary because it backs the general strike that day. The socialists say they support the motives for the strike but will attend the session.