Juan Bravo (PP) accuses Cuerpo and Bustinduy of trying to generate fear in the electoral debate

As of November 14, 2026, the main conclusion is that several legislative proposals from the PP on housing and taxation expired on October 6, with the dissolution of the Cortes: they are no longer being processed. Others had been withdrawn or rejected earlier. In infrastructure, the identified initiatives are mainly motions and planning announcements, not laws pending approval.

Housing: the land reform expired

• Urban and housing reform. The Bill on administrative and procedural measures for legal certainty in territorial and urban planning, the promotion of urban development and housing reached the Congress after its passage through the Senate. The Congress agreed to start its processing on April 21, 2026; subsequently, the Board entrusted its approval to the Housing Commission and opened a period for amendments until May 22. However, it expired on October 6, without becoming law. Therefore, the September information describing it as pending approval no longer reflects its current status. (Processing agreement; Dissolution of the Cortes).
• Horizontal property. The PP proposals to amend Law 49/1960 identified in the Congress also expired on October 6, both the one presented directly and the one coming from the Senate. None maintain open parliamentary processing. (Dissolution of the Cortes).

The practical consequence is that these proposals cannot simply continue from the phase reached: to recover their content, it will be necessary to promote new initiatives in the next legislature.

Fiscal policy: different situations depending on the proposal

• IRPF and minimum wage. The PP proposal presented in Congress on February 11, 2025, to adjust the exempt limit to the minimum wage ended without success in March 2025. The parallel initiative promoted from the Senate and sent to Congress expired on October 6, 2026. Both routes should not be confused. (Conclusion in Congress; Senate initiative).
• Other tax reforms. The amendment to the IRPF Law promoted by the PP in the Senate was withdrawn on April 9, 2026. The proposal on VAT linked to children's products expired on October 6. The amendment of the tax regime for cooperatives had been withdrawn in October 2023, while the repeal of the Inheritance and Donations Tax was not admitted after the Government's disagreement with its processing. (IRPF withdrawal; VAT proposal; Cooperatives; Inheritance and Donations).
• Thalidomide aid. The tax exemption proposal presented by the PP in Congress ended without success in December 2024. (Conclusion of the initiative).

Infrastructure: political support does not equal execution

Among the identified actions is a PP motion on infrastructure in Castilla y León, whose approval by the Senate was communicated by the party on March 4, 2026. It is a political request to the Government, not a law that automatically authorizes investments or works. (PP communication).

In short, it is necessary to distinguish expired laws, withdrawn initiatives, and already approved motions. The latter retain their political significance but do not replace the legal changes, budgets, and administrative decisions necessary to implement the measures.

Carlos Cuerpo leads economic, commercial, and business policy; Pablo Bustinduy, social rights, consumer policies, and the 2030 Agenda. Their trajectories are different: Cuerpo came to the Government from economic administration and Bustinduy from academia, Podemos, and parliamentary experience. Both assumed their ministries in 2023, although Cuerpo has accumulated additional responsibilities during 2026.

Carlos Cuerpo: Economy, Trade, and Business

Competencies. His department deals with the analysis of the Spanish economy, growth forecasts, and the design and coordination of economic policy. His main responsibilities are distributed in three areas:

• Economy and financing: Treasury, public debt, State financing, international financial relations, and financial regulation, including insurance and pension funds.
• Trade: trade policy, foreign investments, internationalization of companies, and international trade relations.
• Business: improvement of the business environment, financing, competitiveness, and market functioning.

It is important to distinguish Economy from Treasury: Cuerpo's portfolio does not equate to managing all taxes and the General State Budgets. Since March 27, 2026, he is also First Vice President, maintaining Economy; that appointment adds the functions entrusted to him by the Prime Minister. The reorganization was announced by La Moncloa.

Additionally, since November 2026 he temporarily assumes Transport and Sustainable Mobility after Óscar Puente's departure, according to information about its formalization in the BOE published by Demócrata.

Trajectory. Born in Badajoz in 1980, he holds a degree in Economics from the University of Extremadura, a master's from the London School of Economics, and a doctorate from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He joined the Senior Corps of State Commercial Technicians and Economists in 2008.

He worked at the European Commission between 2011 and 2014 and then at the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility, where he held responsibilities in public debt and economic analysis. He was Director General of Macroeconomic Analysis between 2020 and 2021 and Secretary General of the Treasury between 2021 and December 2023. That month he replaced Nadia Calviño as minister. His career is fundamentally administrative, not partisan, as reflected in his official biography.

Pablo Bustinduy: Social Rights, Consumer Affairs, and the 2030 Agenda

Competencies. His ministry brings together social protection and consumer defense, as well as coordination of sustainable development. It includes:

• Social rights: dependency, personal autonomy, disability, family diversity, social services, fight against poverty, and relations with the third sector. Imserso is attached to the department.
• Consumer affairs and gaming: protection of consumers and users, commercial practices, product safety, regulation of gaming, and sanctioning actions of state competence.
• 2030 Agenda and animals: coordination and monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals and animal rights policies.

Its structure includes specific general directorates for these matters, according to the ministerial organization approved by the Council of Ministers.

Trajectory. Born in Madrid in 1983, he holds a degree in Political Science from the Complutense University, a master's from Sciences Po, and a doctorate in Philosophy from The New School in New York. He has been a professor and researcher at American and European universities, according to his official curriculum.

He coordinated the Podemos delegation in the European Parliament and assumed international responsibilities in the party. He was a deputy for Madrid between 2015 and 2019, specializing in foreign affairs. After returning to academic activity, he joined the Sumar project in 2023 and assumed the ministry on November 21. In October 2026, his designation as campaign spokesperson for Frente Amplio for 29N was announced (Demócrata, 10/22/2026).

The Partido Popular was the most voted force in the last general elections held in Spain, on July 23, 2023, and obtained 137 seats in Congress, with approximately 33.1% of the votes. That is their reference representation after those elections. To answer precisely how many deputies they "currently" have, it is advisable to distinguish that result from the situation of Congress after the electoral call of November 29, 2026.

What result did the PP obtain

The definitive result of the 2023 general elections placed the Partido Popular in first position both in votes and seats. The electoral comparison data published by Demócrata show the following results for the three candidacies with the most representatives:

• Partido Popular: 137 deputies and 33.1% of the vote, rounded to one decimal. (Results of 23J)
• PSOE, including PSC: 121 deputies and 31.7% of the votes, also rounded to one decimal. (Results of 23J)
• Vox: 33 deputies and 12.4% of the votes. (Results of 23J)

Therefore, the PP obtained 16 more seats than the PSOE. It is important to note that the 137 deputies correspond to the PP separately: the deputy obtained by UPN in Navarra in those elections should not be added to the popular result. Demócrata expressly distinguishes both candidacies when comparing the 2023 result with estimates for the next elections. (Comparison of candidacies)

What it means to have 137 seats

Congress has 350 seats, so the 137 obtained by the PP correspond approximately to 39.1% of the Chamber. That proportion of seats is different from its national vote percentage: one figure expresses electoral support and the other, the representation achieved. (Composition of Congress)

The absolute majority is set at 176 deputies. The popular result was therefore 39 seats short of that threshold: being the candidacy with the most representatives did not mean reaching an absolute majority by itself. This is the fundamental difference between finishing first in the elections and having more than half the seats. (Seats and absolute majority)

How many it currently has

As of November 14, 2026, the figure that the consulted sources attribute to the PP as representation from the last general elections remains 137. Demócrata expressly uses that amount as a reference for the Congress arising from the 2023 elections. (Reference representation)

However, with the next elections called for November 29, 2026, that electoral representation should not be confused with stating that all 137 continue to serve as deputies in a normally functioning Chamber. The figure corresponds to the distribution arising from the polls; the continuity of functions during the electoral period is a different matter.

Nor should those 137 seats be replaced by those indicated by polls: they are estimates of a future result, not new deputies already elected. In summary: the PP obtained 137 seats in the 2023 general elections, with approximately 33.1% of the vote; that is the data you should use to describe their last electoral result. (Result and estimates)