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Feijóo pledges tougher borders and one million homes

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At a Palma rally, Alberto Núñez Feijóo pledged a plan for the Balearic maritime frontier and promised one million homes if the PP enters government. He urged supporters to turn out on 29 November.

At the Palacio de Congresos del Pueblo Español in Palma on 9 November 2026, Feijóo told supporters that Spain should decide who enters the country and why. The PP leader set out proposals on migration and housing, both contingent on his party reaching government. He presented them as a promise to bring “order, security and housing”.

For the Balearic Islands, he promised a dedicated plan to protect the maritime frontier, strengthen checks and tackle people-smuggling networks. He said he would ask the European Union to keep Frontex permanently active on the route between Algeria and the islands. Feijóo also backed applying the EU Return Regulation. The PP said a future government would implement the EU migration and asylum pact alongside the Return Regulation. It would prioritise return procedures for people who entered Spain irregularly and work with countries of origin and transit to prevent departures. The proposed approach also includes using diplomacy and development assistance as leverage, including ending aid to governments that fail to control their borders.

He accused Pedro Sánchez’s government of losing control of immigration and leaving neighbourhoods exposed while straining public services. Feijóo called the situation unsustainable for residents and public services, as well as for the Fuerzas y Cuerpos de Seguridad del Estado. He criticised the government’s reliance on reception centres and tents, arguing that it should focus on controlling arrivals. The PP’s wider immigration platform also calls for greater border control across Spain, including the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.

His proposals also tie migration enforcement to crime policy. Feijóo pledged tougher penalties for repeat offending and called for the expulsion of foreign nationals who commit crimes. Spanish offenders, he said, would face punishment; foreign offenders would be expelled. He presented these measures as part of a future-government programme.

The housing pledge was for one million homes if he became prime minister. The PP had also proposed a 90-day deadline for licences and a 60% reduction in taxes on first-home purchases by people under 40. Feijóo proposed cutting bureaucracy and taxes to make construction easier, while strengthening protections for tenants and property owners. The package includes changes to Spain’s Land Law and Horizontal Property Law. It also includes an anti-squatting measure intended to allow eviction within 48 hours. The PP says that proposal passed the Senate two years earlier but is being blocked in the Congress of Deputies. Feijóo also promised to propose VAT reductions for home purchases by people under 40.

Feijóo also accused Sánchez of harming public services and tied corruption cases involving people around the Socialist Party to problems in public infrastructure. He claimed money “stolen” by what he called “sanchismo” could instead have gone towards railway safety, housing or staffing for police, the Guardia Civil and medical services. A previous report on his 2023 Madrid appearance covered footage of him at a party event.

He urged voters to mobilise on 29 November, saying he wanted the Balearic Islands to lead a political change. At the rally, he said he had come to “lift the country” rather than insult people.

Richard Reid RUSSPAIN.com
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