There are six weeks left until the general elections of November 29 and Alberto Núñez Feijóo wanted to solemnize this Monday his “Contract with Spain”, a document with fifteen commitments to “fulfill” the “national reconstruction” and open a “change of stage” in the country.
Specifically, these fifteen commitments, which he outlined throughout his speech, are based on four principles: telling the truth; respect for the Law because “there is no room for further contempt for institutions”; the effort for a country to “work” and for young people and the self-employed to believe that “it is worth lifting the blinds”; and unity.
Feijóo, who was surrounded by the leaders of the PP at an event held at Espacio Larra in Madrid, stated his first commitment to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Spain, in reference to the situation in Ceuta. The leader of the PP has already outlined his promises to immediately recover normality in the autonomous city and, among other issues, is going through a legal reform that expedites the immediate return of immigrants.
The second commitment is to recover the quality of democracy and respect for the separation of powers: here it has been proposed that judges elect judges, which would imply changing the model for electing members of the General Council of the Judiciary. He also wants to return “independence” to the Prosecutor's Office after the appointment of former minister Dolores Delgado as head of the Public Ministry with Pedro Sánchez; or, the Constitutional Court and regulatory bodies. He also recalled his proposal that the Government call elections automatically if it chains two budget extensions -Sánchez has chained three in a row, something unprecedented in democracy-.
The third commitment is to “clean up the State and make it more effective and stronger”: here “every euro will be audited and an oversized State will be reduced” with fewer ministries, fewer senior officials and fewer advisors. At this point, Feijóo has committed to monitoring “the areas affected by judicial cases, improper appointments and superfluous structures and expenses.”
The fourth and fifth commitment are linked to housing and immigration, the two main concerns of Spaniards, according to the CIS. Regarding housing, it has proposed increasing the supply and building at least one million new homes and young people "will have priority in access to renting and buying and will receive the greatest financial aid in history to be able to advance their emancipation." He has also assured that he will defend private property with the anti-occupation law that he has commissioned from Xavier García Albiol. Regarding immigration, he has assured that he will bring “order”: “Spain, like any country, has the right to choose who enters, how and for what.” In his opinion, irregular immigration must be reduced and “the integration and contribution of those who want to stay” must be improved. "Whoever comes to prosper and contribute will be welcomed and will have legal avenues. Whoever comes to commit a crime will have to leave," he summarized.
The sixth commitment is to “guarantee current and future pensions”: “This requires updating current pensions in accordance with the CPI and guaranteeing them to the youngest.” The seventh is linked to strengthening public health with more doctors and better conditions. The eighth commitment is aimed at “combating the worst educational results” after the last PISA report, an increase in “the demands and reinforcing the authority of the teacher.” “The contents will be prepared by the royal academies, following the examples provided by the evidence of the countries with the best results, and any indoctrination in the classrooms will be eradicated,” he added, before ensuring that the teaching of Spanish will be guaranteed throughout Spain and the co-official languages in their respective Autonomous Communities.
The ninth commitment is to achieve “more security in the streets”, giving the State Security Forces and Corps more economic and material resources, recognition and authority.
Finally, the last two commitments are aimed at the economy and the citizen's pocket: lower taxes, with a review “one by one of the more than one hundred tax increases in recent years”; and increase in the average salary, with the challenge of increasing productivity “for this”.
