Partido Popular leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo presented the party’s 249-commitment programme in Madrid on 10 November for the 29 November general election. It is framed as a plan for national reconstruction and rests on four pillars: repairing the state and regenerating democracy, alongside rebuilding national cohesion and restoring Spain’s ambition. A second consecutive extension of Spain’s state budget would prompt Feijóo to dissolve parliament and call an election, according to a pledge in the programme. Spain’s current framework permits budgets to be automatically extended. The PP’s proposals remain campaign commitments, not measures in force.
Feijóo says a government led by him would present a budget every year. He plans to submit two in his first period in office: the 2027 budget in spring and the 2028 budget in autumn, restoring annual budget planning after repeated extensions. Separately, EU budget talks have focused on the 2028-2034 plan, with Spain and 16 partners defending farm and cohesion funding in an earlier budget report.
The programme would give priority in access to public aid and resources to people with a stated “link with Spain”. Feijóo also says his government would prohibit mass and indiscriminate regularisations by law. These are proposed policies. The programme does not specify how the link would be assessed or set out a statutory mechanism for the prohibition.
On immigration, the PP leader pledges to identify people who cross the border irregularly within a maximum of seven days and arrange their return without delay through a new European mechanism. The programme also proposes annual immigration quotas by economic sector, adjusted to unemployment and vacancies employers cannot fill. It would also take Spain’s capacity in housing, public services and employment into account. Feijóo says immigration should reflect the country’s capacity. EFE reported proposals to seek a stronger Frontex role and increase investment in Ceuta and Melilla. The programme presents the measures as commitments; it does not set out the proposed European mechanism or its operational arrangements.
Feijóo has promised a full audit of state spending during the first 100 days of a government. It would cover public bodies and state-owned companies, along with expenditure. The findings would help prepare the government’s first General State Budgets and identify alleged fraud or spending considered unnecessary. He has also pledged to report any fraud found and remove spending he considers unnecessary. Feijóo says he would not pardon any politician convicted of corruption and would reduce parliamentary immunities. He also says people convicted of terrorism would have no place in institutions.
Other pledges include annual pension increases in line with the consumer price index and a plan to tackle fraudulent workplace absenteeism. The PP also proposes spending €300 billion over 15 years on infrastructure, including roads and high-speed rail, as well as commuter services, water and energy projects. Renewal and maintenance would take priority over new projects.
On criminal justice, Feijóo proposes reviewable permanent prison sentences for sexual predators and for people who refuse to disclose where a victim’s body is. He has also pledged more resources and authority for the State Security Forces and Corps, and for the occupation to be recognised as high-risk.
