On 12 November, Vox presented its programme for Spain’s 29 November general election under the slogan “Es sentido común.” The party says it contains 115 measures across 13 policy areas, spanning security and household finances, housing and agriculture, as well as public services and institutions. The platform links access to public services with a doctrine the party calls national priority. These are electoral proposals, not measures already in force.
The minimum vital income (IMV) would be reserved for Spaniards with the fewest resources if Santiago Abascal became prime minister. Vox also proposes encouraging the return of immigrants who receive the IMV or regional supplements. The party argues that some regular immigrants rely on state assistance to meet living costs. Its wider immigration platform calls for an end to mass regularizations and the elimination of the arraigo pathway. It also proposes repatriating people in an irregular situation, deporting those convicted of serious or repeated crimes, reviewing allegedly fraudulent nationality grants and returning unaccompanied foreign minors to their families.
A separate proposal would impose a charge on money transfers from Spain to other countries. Vox says money earned in Spain should benefit the economy and services of people living in the country; its programme also proposes ending benefits for undocumented immigrants. The government’s separately announced family-support proposal was covered in earlier reporting.
Housing is another focus. Vox attributes part of the worsening housing situation to recent immigration and proposes barring undocumented migrants from renting homes. Landlords would have to verify a tenant’s legal residence before signing a contract, while the party also wants to tackle fraudulent registration by squatters and undocumented migrants. The programme would give Spaniards preferential access to public housing and rental assistance. It also proposes priority for childcare and school-meal subsidies, alongside transport discounts and social assistance. The party wants to reform the Land Law and increase investment in protected housing.
For occupied properties, the programme promises a tougher approach, including evictions within 24 hours. It proposes free legal assistance for affected owners. While an occupation continues, owners would be exempt from taxes and utility charges. The programme would also make “inquiocupación” a criminal offence of fraud. These are campaign proposals, not confirmed changes to the law.
Vox would also restrict access to public healthcare for undocumented migrants seeking treatment for non-serious conditions. It proposes an audit of the cost of mass immigration to the health service. For Spaniards and people born in Spain, as well as foreign residents with valid papers, it calls for a single health card and shared medical records nationwide.
In education, the party wants a maximum number of pupils from other cultures or with insufficient Spanish in each classroom, without specifying a limit. It proposes separate catch-up classes for pupils who enter the education system late. The programme refers to Italy’s September decision to cap the share of foreign pupils without Italian proficiency at 30 per cent.
The programme also addresses judicial appointments. Vox proposes changing the Organic Law of the Judiciary so that the 12 members of the Consejo General del Poder Judicial chosen from among judges would be elected directly and secretly by judges and magistrates. It also seeks to make parties or organisations that threaten Spain’s sovereignty, unity or territorial integrity illegal. Abascal has previously sought a ban on Bildu, but proposals he has presented in the Congreso de los Diputados have not been approved.
On Ceuta and Melilla, Vox says it would seek to “recover” Ceuta, protect Melilla and militarise the border. It proposes sanctions against Marruecos and suspending international agreements over what it describes as the use of migration as a weapon of hybrid warfare. The programme also calls for tighter requirements for obtaining Spanish nationality.
The campaign has also promoted national priority at regional events. At a 9 November gathering in Barcelona’s Sants district, Vox candidate Carina Mejías defended the principle as “prioridad nacional, primer els de casa.” The event was attended by Barcelona municipal group president Gonzalo de Oro and regional deputy Júlia Calvet. It focused on insecurity and housing, with immigration also on the agenda ahead of the election.
