Three candidates will compete in March for the succession of Fernández Vara in the Extremaduran PSOE. Miguel Ángel Gallardo, Lara Garlito and José María Vergeles are the potential candidates.

If they obtain the endorsements, the general secretary of the party will be elected on March 2. The party does not opt ​​for any of the pre-candidacies presented in Extremadura. The outgoing Guillermo Fernandez Vara has not shown any predilections either.