[2][3] Following several weeks of public fighting—which led to PSOE and Podemos–IU–AV retaining control of the Assembly's bureau and saw Guardiola herself proclaim that she could not allow into her government "those who deny gender-based violence, who use bold strokes, dehumanize immigrants and display a banner on which they throw the LGTBI flag into a trash can"—Guardiola U-turned and accepted to include Vox in her cabinet in exchange for the latter to elect her as new regional president, thus forming the second PP-led government in the history of the region.

[4][5] This political episode was said as having had an impact in the outcome of the 2023 Spanish general election held on 23 July, as it evidenced the PP's willingness to allow the far-right into government despite initial pledges to the contrary.

[7] Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Extremadura and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

[8] The expat vote system was attributed responsibility for a major decrease in the turnout of Spaniards abroad during the years it had been in force.

[9] The 65 members of the Assembly of Extremadura were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency.

[7][10][12] The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Assembly of Extremadura and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one.

The PSOE candidate, and current president, Guillermo Fernández Vara, would have refused to participate in a debate that had not include all parties.

The chosen date was also criticized for coinciding with the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League, in which Real Madrid participated, which could reduce the audience for the debate.