The president of the Junta de Extremadura, María Guardiola, and the councilor for Forestry Management and Rural World, Ignacio Higuero, on his arrival to appear before the media after the announcement of VOX's break with the PP, at the Presidency of the Junta de Extremadura, on July 12, 2024, in Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura (Spain). Guardiola announced at the press conference that the only VOX councilor in Extremadura, Ignacio Higuero, is not resigning. Yesterday, July 11, the leader of VOX, Santiago Abascal, announced the decision that the vice presidents and members of the government of the autonomous communities in which there is a governability pact between the two parties will resign from their posts. 12 JULY 2024 Jorge Armestar / Europa Press 07/12/2024 (Europa Press via AP)