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Spain's PP pledges to condemn the Cuban, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan dictatorships and tighten citizenship
The election manifesto of the party leading the polls ahead of the 29 November election includes points-based visas, a ban on mass regularisations and preferential treatment for Spanish-speaking countries, according to Diario de Cuba and Periódico Cubano.
Spain's Partido Popular, leading the polls ahead of the general election of 29 November, released its manifesto on Tuesday, committing to condemn the dictatorships of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela and to support their transition to democracy. "We will demand the release of all political prisoners and we will support dissidents", the text says, in remarks translated by Yamacoa, and it also proposes making Latin America "a priority partner for Spain and the European Union".
On immigration, the PP proposes creating "a single authority" to manage entry, residence, return and integration, clearing the backlog of applications and cutting processing times, and introducing "points-based visas" assessing education, experience, language and integration for sectors short of workers. Applicants would have to arrive with a contract signed in their home country or with a temporary visa to look for work, subject to checks and set deadlines.
The party would reform the Immigration Act to "ban mass and indiscriminate regularisations" and to make long-term residence "an exceptional individual recognition, not a general route to regularisation". It would also pass a new Nationality Act to "strengthen the conditions of access", while keeping "preferential treatment for the countries of the Hispanic world".
The manifesto provides for regulating the loss of nationality of people who are not Spanish by origin where there is a final conviction for certain serious crimes against life, sexual freedom, national security, the integrity of the state or the international community, "while avoiding statelessness in every case".
Polls give the PP a projection of 133 seats, according to the DatosRTVE average cited by Periódico Cubano, five fewer than in the 2023 election and short of an absolute majority; a deal with Vox would take it past that threshold by 23 seats. The PSOE would keep second place with 108 deputies, 13 fewer than in the last general election.
Sources: Diario de Cuba · Periódico Cubano
Data updated: 2026-11-11T16:15:00.000Z