5 ways Spain’s conservatives plan to put the country on a new course

Spain’s conservative People’s Party launched its electoral manifesto in Madrid on Tuesday in the run-up to the Nov. 29 snap election, as almost all pollsters point to a looming coalition of the PP and far-right Vox. The PP already set out some of these measures in the ‘Contract with Spain’ — a list of commitments modeled on the 1994 Republicans’ ‘Contract with America’ — which PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo signed on Oct. 19.

They also mirror those of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament. Here are five ways in which the PP plans to take Spain in a dramatically different direction after eight years of Socialist rule. 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.