1. Clampdown on migration
The PP plans to harden Spain’s stance on immigration — a move that goes hand in hand with Vox.
The conservatives “will promote agreements to establish return centers in third countries,” following in the footsteps of other EU countries such as Denmark and Germany, which are already exploring this option. They will propose deportation as “the standard procedure” for migrants convicted of sexual, violent and repeated offenses.
The party will ban future mass regularizations such as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s move to grant legal status to 500,000 people — which Feijóo has fiercely criticized. The PP will also make it mandatory for foreign nationals who want to renew their temporary residence to sign an “integration agreement,” learn Spanish and become “familiar with the Constitution and the values of the EU.”
2. Not so green
As first reported in POLITICO’s Madrid Playbook, five nuclear plants would see their licenses extended. The PP will also relax climate rules, putting “an end to the imposition of unrealistic timelines,” based on three factors: “What is happening in the rest of the world, the technology that is available at the moment and changes in demand.”
On data centers, the manifesto calls for additional capacity on the electricity grid to meet Spain’s demand. On the fiscal side of energy, the document proposes to “immediately eliminate the 7% tax on electricity production and reduce fixed-rate energy contracts.”
3. All quiet on the foreign front
While Sánchez has been particularly vocal on foreign policy, criticizing Israel for its war in Gaza and the U.S. administration, at times diverging from most of his European partners, the PP will keep a lower profile.