The president of the PP and candidate for the Presidency of the Government, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has assured that, if after the general elections on November 29 he manages to form a Government and arrives at La Moncloa, he will push for the repeal of the housing decrees approved by the Executive of Pedro Sánchez that are put to a vote this Thursday in the Congress. At the same time, he has reiterated his commitment to revalue pensions in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and to stop “using” retirees during the election period.
"I want to tell all the pensioners in my country that I am not going to play with them, that I am not going to scare them, and that I am guaranteeing that their pensions will be updated every year in accordance with the CPI," Feijóo has said in an interview on the program 'El Hormiguero'.
The Popular Party leader added that one of his goals will be to ensure the sustainability of the public pensions system for the next generations, thinking “for their children and for their grandchildren”. “And it’s already time to stop using pensioners every time there’s a campaign,” he emphasized during the conversation.
Asked about the words of the spokesperson for the Popular Group, who warned that pensions could “blow up,” Feijóo has stressed that, if he reaches the Government, pensions in Spain will be “guaranteed” and will be the “number one priority” of his future cabinet.
Repeal of housing decrees and new laws
The leader of the opposition has insisted that, if he manages to govern, he will proceed to overturn the housing decree-laws promoted by Sánchez, considering that “they are bad for tenants and for owners”.
These housing decrees will face a definitive vote in the Permanent Deputation of the Congress this Thursday, November 12, in the midst of the aftermath of the general strike and right on the eve of the official start of the election campaign, which will kick off at 00,00 hours on Friday 13.
Feijóo has accused Sánchez’s Executive of having caused in the last eight years “the price of housing has gone up and the number of homes on offer has gone down,” and he has again highlighted his proposal to build one million homes during the next legislative term in the event of victory at the polls.
In addition, it has advanced that, if he reaches La Moncloa, he will set in motion a new Land Law and an Anti-squatting Law which, as he has reminded, the PP already has drafted because they were approved in the Senate. In his view, squatters must be evicted within a maximum period of 48 hours.