The Partido Popular de Granada has reiterated this Tuesday its commitment to strengthening security and the protection of women through an increase in police resources, specialized justice, and more effective surveillance systems for victims of gender-based violence, in line with the electoral program presented at the national level by Alberto Núñez Feijóo.
This message was conveyed by the provincial president of the PP, Francis Rodríguez, and the lead candidate for the Congress of Deputies, Jorge Saavedra, at an event with women held in Churriana de la Vega, which also included the presence of the candidate and campaign spokesperson, María Merinda Sádaba; the candidate for the Senate, Eva Martín; and the mayor of the municipality, Antonio Narváez.
Rodríguez emphasized that Feijóo’s project includes specific measures to ensure the proper functioning of the control devices for restraining orders, strengthen the specialized units of the Policía Nacional and the Guardia Civil, and improve the assessment of risk and the personalized security plans for victims and their children.
Likewise, he placed the focus on the proposal to integrate the regional and municipal care services into the VioGén system, increase the resources allocated to specialized judicial bodies, and carry out an annual evaluation of the degree of compliance with the State Pact against Gender-Based Violence.
"The security of women cannot depend on whether a bracelet works or fails, nor on whether administrations are capable of coordinating with one another. We are talking about protecting lives and ensuring that no woman feels alone when she needs the help of institutions the most," Francis Rodríguez said.
The provincial leader defended that the next four years must represent a new stage in equality policies, with actions that respond to the real problems faced by women and help to restore trust in public protection mechanisms.
"We have four years ahead to change things. Today Feijóo has presented a program that puts the emphasis on what matters: protecting women, guaranteeing their rights, and eliminating the obstacles that still limit their opportunities. Equality is defended with decisions, with resources, and with results," he said.
In this line, it has highlighted that equality must be realized in more opportunities for women in all areas of their lives, with policies that promote their professional development, family and workplace reconciliation, and freedom to start a business or form a family. Among the measures included in the PP program, it has cited the flexibility of working hours, the free nature of early childhood education from zero to three years at the end of the legislature, and new incentives to encourage reconciliation and continuity in employment.
Saavedra calls for consistency and responsibility in equality policies
For his part, the head of the PP list for Granada to the Congress of Deputies, Jorge Saavedra, has emphasized that the PSOE legislature has been marked by contradictions and very serious errors in matters of equality. "You cannot claim to be the most feminist Government while one of its main laws, the only yes is yes, ended up causing reductions in sentences for sexual abusers that had to be assumed by the courts".
"We also cannot forget the problems recorded in the telematic bracelet protection system for victims, which revealed failures in an essential instrument for their safety. Equality is not demonstrated with campaigns or slogans, but with responsibility, effectiveness, and real protection for women", he said.
The 'popular' candidate also questioned the reaction of the Socialists to cases of sexist behavior and complaints of harassment that emerged within their own environment. "It is especially serious that those who have turned equality into one of their main banners have had to acknowledge errors in the management of women’s complaints within their own organization", he said.
For Saavedra, women need respect, protection, and effective responses, and not speeches that later do not correspond to the facts. The fight against violence and discrimination, he added, must not be used as a partisan weapon, but instead requires consistency, exemplary conduct, and "zero tolerance, no matter where any such conduct comes from".