The Government will bring the agrarian law and the coastal law to Parliament despite Vox's doubts

PalmaThe Government will approve the agrarian law and the one on coasts and coastline with or without the support of Vox. The first vice-president, Antoni Costa, has defended that the two legislative initiatives are "very agreed and negotiated with Vox", and has left the final approval in Parliament in the hands of the parliamentary groups.

As ARA Balears reported, Vox became enraged with the PP's decision to move forward with the vehicle limitation on the Consell de Mallorca with the support of the left. For this reason, it was planned to block these two laws as retaliation. However, in Friday's plenary session of the island institution, the far-right opted for abstention, contrary to what had been announced. The vice-president of the Consell, Pedro Bestard (Vox), is awaiting an investigation opened by the institution for alleged misuse of official cars. Furthermore, PP sources opined that the far-right would have difficulties explaining a vote against this regulation to voters, in the context of the daily traffic jams on the Islands.

Asked about these issues, Costa defended that the Government makes decisions "based on what is most beneficial for the citizens". "We will not stop approving the agricultural and coastal laws," he insisted. The most notable regulation is the agricultural one, on which councilor Joan Simonet has worked throughout the legislature. The agricultural and livestock sector is one of Vox's main strongholds in the State as a whole. However, the party has found it more difficult to penetrate this sector in the Balearic Islands. Vox has support in the sector. In fact, the party's insular councilor, Toni Gili, is a primary sector businessman who, in 2025, was involved in a controversy when a company he was linked to was accused of labor exploitation. Nevertheless, the PP currently has more influence in this sector, as councilor Simonet has strong ties with the main agricultural association in the territory, Asaja. "That Vox votes against it, and we will explain it to the sector," expressed popular sources in a warning to the far-right.