MADRID, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Spain's People's Party (PP) on Tuesday unveiled its manifesto for the Nov. 29 general election, pledging tighter immigration controls, changes to housing policy and increased infrastructure investment.
PP leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo presented the proposals as a plan for "national reconstruction", promising to overhaul state administration and strengthen accountability.
On immigration, Feijoo pledged to ban mass, indiscriminate regularizations of irregular migrants. He promised to establish the identity of anyone crossing the border illegally within seven days and carry out returns "without delay" under the new European mechanism.
The manifesto also proposes repealing the housing law. Feijoo also outlined a 300-billion-euro (335-billion-U.S. dollar) infrastructure plan over 15 years, prioritizing maintenance and modernization of existing infrastructure over new construction.
Feijoo pledged to raise pensions annually in line with the consumer price index (CPI) and safeguard the public pension system. He also proposed merging minimum-income support and other benefits into a single scheme aimed at helping recipients enter employment, while allowing them to continue receiving support when they start work.
Feijoo said a PP government would audit public spending within its first 100 days and submit a national budget every year. He also proposed changes that a general election will be held if the budget were rolled over twice consecutively.
Spain will hold an early general election on Nov. 29, with the official campaign period set to be running from Nov. 13 to 27. ■
