A deepening internal crisis within Vox in the Murcia region (an autonomous community in southeastern Spain) has shifted the local balance of power, after regional assembly member Virginia Martínez announced she is leaving the Vox parliamentary group to join the Mixed Group. Martínez, an ally of recently expelled Vox provincial leader José Ángel Antelo — who also sits in the Mixed Group — cited deep disillusionment with the party's national and regional leadership, accusing it of purging talented figures and accumulating posts for personal gain. The move is politically significant because it means the ruling People's Party (PP) of regional president Fernando López Miras, which falls two seats short of an absolute majority, can now negotiate individually with the two dissident former Vox members rather than relying on the official Vox party bloc, potentially unlocking stalled legislation including the 2026 regional budget and a housing access law previously blocked by Vox.