This Tuesday, the Popular Party presented its electoral program for the general elections on November 29. A document that includes the 249 measures with which the popular ones participate in the elections and proposes a next legislature with a marked character of social reform: almost half of its proposals are related to this area.
Those from Genoa defend the "priority" of roots to access aid, that the selectivity exam be the same throughout the country, a law for the unborn conceived or review norms that they consider have generated "legal uncertainty", such as the trans law.
The leader of the popular parties, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has claimed these measures during the presentation ceremony for what, he maintains, is "the most transcendental moment" of the last fifty years. For the popular ones, Spain faces problems that "cannot be solved with a few tweaks", but with this battery of policies and reforms that will revolve around four "great pillars": repairing the State, regenerating democracy, reuniting the nation and recovering Spain's ambition and self-esteem.
"Priority" for roots and incentives for voluntary returns
One of the most popular measures has to do with specific "recognition" to access certain financial aid. The PP proposes "priority criteria" in access to certain aid, benefits and public resources, which will be assigned according to the "real, lasting and reliable roots with Spain", taking into account issues such as registration, "contribution trajectory", permanence and "contribution" to the system.
In immigration matters there are several measures, in fact. Prohibit "massive regularizations", withdraw the residence permit of anyone with links to organized crime or "violent radicalization." The popular ones also propose "incentives" for voluntary returns to the country of origin, retaliation for countries that do not cooperate in readmissions and more flexibility in the family reunification procedures of unaccompanied migrant minors, who may also be expelled immediately if it is proven that they have posed as minors under 18 years of age without being so. They also advocate that the identification process for immigrants who enter irregularly be reduced to seven days, so that returns can be made without delay and guarantee that asylum is granted only to those who "really" need protection.
Minimum grade in Teaching and the same Selectivity for all of Spain
In educational matters, the Popular Party also defends recovering the "authority" of the teaching staff and proposes a specific test, with a minimum grade required, to be able to access the Teaching degree. It also includes the same university entrance test (PAU) common throughout the national territory and stricter requirements to pass the course with failures, so that repeating will no longer be "exceptional", as stated by the LOMLOE.
The PP defends that the demand of families counts again to schedule the places and "not close" the Special Education centers. Also, the right to study Spanish will be guaranteed throughout Spain and, along these lines, the co-official languages of work and the Congress of Deputies will be eliminated.
Aid for 'nasciturus' and birth permits
In the family sphere, the popular party's electoral program suggests updating "family minimums" and tax aid and that the unborn child count for the aid that corresponds to the family. To curb birth rates among young people, they propose facilitating egg freezing and improving opportunities for access to assisted reproduction within the health services portfolio. In addition, they promise to expand birth permits and prohibit social networks for those under 14 years of age.
They also suggest measures related to gender violence, such as guaranteeing the "reliability" of the telematic devices that control the restraining orders of sexist aggressors, who want it to become dependent on the Ministry of the Interior and not Equality, and integrating all regional and municipal services into VioGén. They also defend a comprehensive law against trafficking, permanent prison that can be reviewed for murderers who hide the corpse and for "sexual predators", pedophiles and repeat rapists.
The document includes other objectives, such as the elimination of those "obstacles" that slow down the professional career of women, although without specifying them. There is also the aim of "reviewing" those norms that they believe have generated "legal insecurity" and point specifically to the trans law, promising the elimination of free self-determination of sex to "protect minors" and that biological sex is the criterion to be required for women's sports categories.
Health and palliative care
Finally, in the health field, the PP is committed to a national law on palliative care "so that no one is pushed to accelerate death due to lack of alternatives", although it does not mention whether it will reform the euthanasia law of 2022. "Talking about a dignified death requires first guaranteeing the care and support necessary to live with dignity until the end," defends the Popular Party.
