Abascal chooses Monte Lluis as his number two for Madrid

There are no pending parliamentary procedures to approve Vox's list for Madrid. The candidacy does not require a vote by the Congress, the Senate, or the Madrid Assembly: what remains is an internal party procedure and then its presentation and electoral proclamation. As of October 19, 2026, the information consulted places the complete composition of the list still in the closing phase.

1. Closing and approval within Vox

The first step is to finish deciding who will be on the candidacy and in what order. This requires closing territorial proposals and resolving possible resignations or incidents before its formal approval by the National Executive Committee of Vox. This decision belongs to the party and does not constitute a parliamentary procedure.

Santiago Abascal is confirmed as the head of the candidacy, while the rest of the positions are finalized. This is the situation described by Demócrata, October 17. Information about the internal closing also appears in Demócrata on Vox.

It is important to separate two decisions: that Vox announces or politically approves its candidates does not mean that the candidacy has already been admitted and proclaimed by the electoral authority. Nor does the closing of the deadline to communicate coalitions replace the presentation of the lists.

2. Presentation before the Provincial Electoral Board

Once internally approved, the candidacy must be presented before the Provincial Electoral Board of Madrid. The calendar published for the general elections on November 29 sets the deadline between October 21 and 26, 2026. Therefore, as of this response date, that period has not yet begun.

This is the next relevant external milestone: formally presenting the list of candidates and the necessary documentation. It does not yet equate to obtaining its proclamation. Both the deadline and the separation between presentation and proclamation appear in the Demócrata electoral calendar.

3. Publication and correction of defects

The presented candidacies will be published on October 28. That publication will allow knowing the registered composition but should not be confused with the publication of proclaimed candidacies: the review of requirements and, when appropriate, the correction of errors still remain.

If the Electoral Board detects formal or documentary defects, the possibility of correcting them must be opened. For example, there may be incidents in the documentation or in the acceptance of candidacies. The information consulted does not identify a specific incident in Vox's Madrid list; it is a phase of the procedure, not an obstacle already proven for this formation.

The distinction between both publications is explained in this Demócrata information.

4. Proclamation and official publication

The proclamation of candidacies is scheduled for November 2, after the electoral review and any necessary corrections. The official publication of the proclaimed candidacies is set for November 3. These are the milestones that allow distinguishing a list announced by the party from a proclaimed electoral candidacy, without prejudice to possible challenges.

In summary: what remains is the internal closing and approval by Vox, the presentation from October 21 to 26, the publication on the 28th, the possible correction, and the proclamation on November 2, published the following day. None of these steps require parliamentary approval.

The Vox Statutes do not assign specific powers to a position called deputy secretary general. Article 19 regulates the secretary general and contemplates the national deputy secretaries, but does not establish a specific list of powers for a deputy secretary general. Therefore, the existence of this position in the organization should not be confused with the automatic attribution of the statutory powers of the secretary general.

What the statutes regulate

The main reference is Article 19 of the Vox Statutes. According to the text consulted, the responsibilities for leadership and internal functioning are assigned to the secretary general, not to a deputy. Among the functions attributed to the secretary general are:

• Executing the agreements of the National Executive Committee, the party's national leadership body.
• Organizing and directing the internal functioning of the party.
• Appointing and removing the national deputy secretaries.
• Reporting weekly to the party president.
• Calling meetings with the president's approval.
• Performing functions related to the Minutes Book and issuing certifications.

This enumeration allows delimiting the answer: these are powers statutorily linked to the Secretary General. They should not be automatically transferred to whoever holds a deputy secretary general position, even if its title indicates organizational closeness or collaboration with its holder.

What the deputy secretary general can do

Since there is no specific statutory catalog for this position, its concrete functions must be sought in the appointment agreement and in the powers or delegations it receives. The information consulted places it as a figure of support and coordination, whose scope depends on the tasks assigned by the secretary general or the agreements adopted by the National Executive Committee.

Within that framework, they can collaborate in the organization and functioning of the party, coordinate work, or assume specific areas entrusted to them. However, these possibilities describe collaborative or assigned functions: they do not constitute autonomous powers expressly recognized to the deputy by the statutes.

The distinction is important to assess a specific action. It is not enough to verify that the person holds the title of deputy; the assignment or delegation that underpins that action must also be identified. The title alone does not prove that they can exercise all the powers of the secretary general.

What the position does not automatically imply

The statutes consulted do not establish that the deputy secretary general automatically substitutes the secretary general. Nor do they attribute by mere condition the power to appoint or dismiss national deputy secretaries, call bodies, issue certifications, or assume execution of the National Executive Committee's agreements.

Therefore, it would be incorrect to present the deputy as a general statutory substitute or as a position with identical powers. Any specific attribution must be differentiated from the functions expressly reserved to the secretary general by Article 19.

The appointment does not equate to statutory regulation

Vox published on May 28, 2025 the appointment of Montse Lluís as deputy secretary general. That announcement confirms the organizational existence of the position but does not by itself modify the content of Article 19 nor allow attributing all the powers of the Secretary General to it.

In conclusion, according to the statutes, the deputy secretary general does not have expressly enumerated own powers. Their concrete authority derives from the assignments and delegations received, while the statutory powers of internal leadership mentioned correspond to the secretary general.

A figure for Vox initiatives on "list renewal" cannot be established with the information located. No reference initiative has been identified that allows determining which proposals should be considered similar. This does not mean that Vox has not presented any: it means there is no accredited count that can be given as an answer.

The expression "list renewal" needs a concrete reference to be counted correctly. It could refer to electoral lists, candidate lists for certain appointments, or other administrative lists. These are examples of possible meanings, not matters that should be attributed to the question nor proposals whose presentation by Vox is verified here.

What has been located and why it does not allow counting

The documentation consulted identifies two Vox bills in the XV Legislature. However, neither by itself accredits an initiative of list renewal, so it would be incorrect to answer "two" based on them:

• Modification of the municipal register. The bill to amend Law 7/1985, of April 2, Regulating the Bases of the Local Regime, to modify the municipal register in cases of illegal occupation and immigration was presented by the Vox Parliamentary Group by a document dated December 21, 2023. It was published on January 12, 2024. Its content proposes requirements for registration and changes in the effects of certain entries; it does not constitute a proposal identified as list renewal. Its published text and parliamentary tracking can be consulted.
• Election of members of the General Council of the Judiciary. Vox presented an Organic Law bill to amend Organic Law 6/1985 and reform the procedure for electing members of the Council. The Plenary rejected starting its processing on February 27, 2024; the agreement was published on March 4. Although it deals with an election procedure, that circumstance is not enough to consider it similar to an unidentified list renewal initiative. The rejection is recorded in the official publication.

How to interpret the answer

It is important to separate the number of proposals located from the number of proposals that really answer your question. The two above belong to different matters and do not form a comparable set on list renewal. Nor do they constitute an exhaustive list of all initiatives promoted by Vox during the legislature.

Also, "initiatives" should not automatically be limited to bills: the count you request could include other parliamentary instruments, depending on the matter of reference. Counting only the two texts described would introduce a restriction you have not requested and produce a potentially misleading figure.

Therefore, the answer is that the number is not determined, not that it is zero or two. To resolve it, I need you to identify the proposal with which you want to compare the others. Its title, a link, or a brief indication of which lists it intends to renew is enough. With that reference, it will be clear what should be included and what should be excluded from the count.