1. Repression migration
The PP plans to toughen Spain’s stance on immigration – a move that goes hand in hand with Vox.
The Conservatives will “promote agreements to establish return centers in third countries”, following in the footsteps of other EU countries such as Denmark and Germany, which are already exploring this option. They will propose deportation as a “standard procedure” for migrants convicted of repeated, violent, sexual offenses.
The party will ban future mass regularizations, such as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s decision to grant legal status to 500,000 people – something Feijóo has fiercely criticized. The PP will also require foreign nationals wishing to renew their temporary stay to sign an “integration agreement”, learn Spanish and become “familiar with the Constitution and values of the EU”.
2. Not so green
As first reported in POLITICO’s Madrid Playbook, five nuclear power plants would have their licenses extended. The PP will also relax climate rules, putting “an end to the imposition of unrealistic deadlines”, based on three factors: “what is happening in the rest of the world, the technology currently available and the evolution of demand”.
Regarding data centers, the manifesto calls for additional capacity on the electricity grid to meet Spanish demand. On the energy tax front, the document proposes to “immediately remove the 7% tax on electricity production and reduce fixed rate energy contracts”.
3. All is calm on the foreign front
While Sánchez has been particularly vocal on foreign policy, criticizing Israel for its war in Gaza and the US administration, sometimes distancing himself from most of his European partners, the PP will remain discreet.
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