Feijóo presents the PP's electoral program for 29N and asks for four years to "turn Spain around": "I'm not going to do a right-wing Sanchismo"

The president of the Popular Party and candidate for La Moncloa, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has asked this Tuesday for an opportunity to govern Spain for four years and apply the program with which he will run in the general elections on November 29. The popular leader has presented his proposal as "the cure with which to heal a wounded Spain" and has encouraged citizens to then examine the fulfillment of his commitments.

"I formally request an opportunity to govern this country differently," Feijóo stated during an event in Madrid where he was accompanied by the PP's Deputy Secretary for Sectoral Coordination, Alma Ezcurra, responsible for drafting the document. The presentation began with a minute of silence for the victims of the Urda train accident and for the police officer who died in the line of duty in Oviedo.

The candidate has assured that he is not asking for "a blank check", but rather four years to "completely turn the country around". At the end of that period, he has suggested that Spaniards can check "point by point" if he has kept his word.

Feijóo promises to govern for everyone and rejects doing "a right-wing Sanchismo"

The PP leader built much of his speech around criticism of Pedro Sánchez's years in La Moncloa. He has assured that he wants to govern "exactly the other way around" and has promised that he will explain in detail the situation he finds if he comes to power, although he has guaranteed that the "received inheritance" will not be an "alibi" for failing to keep his promises.

Feijóo has presented his project as a "national reconstruction" and has defended that he will govern for all Spaniards. "My aspiration is not for anyone to consider me the fucking boss. I want to be the first servant of this country," he proclaimed. He has also assured that he does not intend to replace "one set of impositions with another" and has concluded that he will not do "a right-wing Sanchismo."

The candidate has appealed for a majority that allows him to apply his program. In the run-up to 29N, the popular leader advocates for a solo PP government, although he has left the door open to negotiate with the far-right Vox depending on the election results. Both formations already share regional governments.

The PP proposes a state audit and a plan against fraudulent absenteeism

Among the general lines presented this Tuesday, Feijóo announced an audit of spending, the Administration, agencies, and public companies during the first hundred days of a potential government. He also proposes reducing the number of ministries, high-ranking officials, and advisors, along with changes in the functioning of institutions.

In social and economic matters, the program includes the promise to revalue pensions according to the consumer price index (CPI), promote the construction of one million homes, and mobilize public and private investment for infrastructure. The PP also proposes tax cuts for young people and measures to strengthen primary care.

Another proposal is a plan against "fraudulent labor absenteeism". During the presentation, the PP disseminated the message that "working must be more rewarding than not working." Its program proposes combating fraud in sick leave within the framework of social dialogue and strengthening the role of mutual insurance companies in the management of temporary disability.

Sick leaves had already caused controversy in July, when Feijóo suggested that workers on leave should be paid less. The Government and the unions then rejected his words and defended that medical leaves respond to a situation of illness. The PP later clarified that its leader was referring to fraudulent absenteeism.