Economy, services and rights
We compare reviewed statements, proposals and older manifestos, rather than 29N manifesto promises. Support and opposition refer to the exact statement above each table. A gap does not mean neutrality or no position. Regional sources are marked as territorial context.
Method and limitsWorking week
The working week should be capped at 37.5 hours, with no cut in pay.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRego supports the 37.5-hour bill as a first step while seeking 35 and eventually 32 hours. Preferring a larger reduction is not treated as opposition to this measure. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRadio Sintonía’s own interview records Valido’s support for the 37.5-hour bill conditional on SME compensation measures. This is conditional support, not an unconditional promise or our own claim about European working hours. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe Basque group supports processing the 37.5-hour cap and a statutory framework, with transitional measures, SME support and collective bargaining. Its support includes these adaptation conditions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMatute supports the bill reducing the maximum from 40 to 37.5 hours without lower pay. Many Basque agreements already have shorter weeks; he sees the reform as progress for other workers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSalvador explicitly supports the 37.5-hour reform and explains SME assistance and adaptation negotiated by ERC. Support is established by his speech, not the vote alone. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesCervera opposes the mandatory 37.5-hour proposal and advocates flexibility, bargaining and productivity. He also says Junts does not oppose every reduction in hours; this answer concerns the proposed legal cap. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSantana supports the 37.5-hour bill without a pay cut while proposing a 30-hour week. This is support as a first step, not a 29N manifesto. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesBravo argues for returning the statutory 37.5-hour bill and reducing hours through agreements. Opposition concerns the mandatory proposal, not every negotiated reduction. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMayoral supports processing the statutory 37.5-hour bill without lower pay on behalf of the Socialist group and opposes returning it. This records its 2025 debate position, not a claim that the measure is in force. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sourcesJune 2025 mobilisation guide, physical page 2, explicitly supports 37.5 hours without lower pay. Exact publication date is unstated; first observed on 6 October 2026. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesUPN rejects imposition in the 37.5-hour bill debate and supports social dialogue. This records opposition to the proposed legal cap while preserving its support for labour agreements. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesFigaredo argues for returning the 37.5-hour bill and opposes the mandatory cap because of its effects on small businesses. This establishes opposition to this reform, not every working-time agreement. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Pensions
Public pensions should automatically change each year in line with prices.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesBNG supports uprating with actual year-on-year CPI and larger increases for minimum and non-contributory pensions. The speech establishes its indexation position separately from its vote on the 2026 decree. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesValido supports revaluation under the Toledo Pact and asks for increases above inflation, particularly for low pensions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe Basque group supports retaining CPI uprating and warns of silent year-after-year cuts without it. It also calls for stronger pension-system revenues. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMatute supports CPI-linked pension revaluation and calls for further protection by raising minimum pensions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesERC supports the agreement to index pensions to CPI, contrasts it with the previous 0.25% rule and says it must not be broken again. This supports the rule as well as the 2026 increase. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesTen supports inflation-linked pension increases and additionally seeks adjustment for territorial living costs. The qualification concerns the index, rather than freezing pensions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesPodemos supports CPI uprating to protect purchasing power and seeks minimum pensions at the minimum wage. Coding uses its defence of the indexation rule, not just its vote on the 2026 increase. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesTellado supports automatic CPI adjustments in a separate bill. Rejection of a decree containing other measures is not coded as opposition to pension adjustments. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesEsther Peña defends statutory CPI linking in Congress during the pension adjustment debate. Supports adjustments; no pension opposition is inferred for other parties. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe Sumar group spokesperson supports restoring automatic CPI uprating instead of the 0.25% limit. This is attributed to the parliamentary group he represents, not individually to every constituent party. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesAlli supports linking pensions to CPI to preserve purchasing power. Historical evidence, supplemented by support for revaluation in 2026. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Insufficient evidence |
Public healthcare
Health services that have been privatised should return to public management.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes changing national healthcare management law to reserve ownership, funding, management and provision to public bodies. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Opposes the proposal Territorial context Explanation and sourcesCC-PNC’s own Canary Islands parliamentary intervention (2017; territorial and historical evidence). González Taño supports retaining and evaluating private healthcare contracts with the same quality standards as public providers. The CC-PNC group’s Canary Islands position retains contracted services within free universal public healthcare rather than returning all of them to public management. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Opposes the proposal Territorial context Explanation and sourcesBasque Health Pact, public/private collaboration section, approved and explicitly endorsed by EAJ-PNV on 27 June 2025 (territorial context). PNV endorses the Basque Health Pact, retaining private collaboration where it adds value, prioritising public capacity and capping contracted expenditure at its existing share. It allows inefficient or strategic services to return to public provision, rather than a general reversal of all contracted provision. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Seeks repeal of the national law permitting healthcare privatisation and outsourcing. The assessment records that direction towards public management, without claiming a timetable for individual contracts. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesERC’s national parliamentary intervention on healthcare management (2017; historical reference). Eritja calls for national healthcare to move towards public management. He explains ending contracts with for-profit private centres as they expire when a public centre can take over, rather than immediately cancelling all providers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesCalvo defends Catalonia’s mixed healthcare model and seeks withdrawal of national legislation making indirect management exceptional. Opposes replacing that model with mandatory direct public management. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesPodemos’s proposal supports direct public management and reversing privatisation, starting with inspection of contracted and concession services. Published in 2025; neither a 29N manifesto nor a claim that reversal has been enacted. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesPP parliamentary position on healthcare management in 2022 (historical reference). Pastor opposes ending private-provider contracts and supports private bodies continuing to deliver publicly funded services, in debate on national healthcare management reform. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe coalition cabinet approves promoting direct public management and facilitating reversals of concessions, preserving legal certainty for existing contracts. This is joint PSOE–Sumar government policy presented by García. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sourcesThe 2026 International Women’s Day manifesto proposes reversing healthcare and education privatisation. Thematic document, not a 29N manifesto; exact date unstated, first observed on 6 October. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposal Territorial context Explanation and sourcesUPN’s 13th congress policy and statute papers (2024). UPN’s adopted Navarre healthcare policy supports continued public–private collaboration subject to quality and efficiency, rather than returning contracted services to public management. It does not endorse every privatisation. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto, copy published by RTVE (historical reference). Proposes expanding private healthcare contracts to reduce waiting times, opposing exclusive public management. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Taxes on large fortunes
People with large fortunes should continue to pay a specific tax on their wealth.
The Basque Country and Navarre would keep their own tax systems.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes more progressive taxation and fewer exemptions, seeking Galician administration. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesAna Oramas’s own CC statement to the Finance Committee (2008; historical evidence). Oramas explicitly supports abolishing wealth tax as part of a limited fiscal reform rather than other groups’ comprehensive reforms. This 2008 national position contrasts with retaining a wealth levy; it is not presented as a current statement on the solidarity tax on large fortunes created years later. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesPNV–PSE fiscal agreement of 31 January 2023 (historical reference). PNV and PSE reaffirm implementing the large-fortunes solidarity tax through adaptation to foral territories, bilateral agreement and changes to the Economic Agreement Act in Congress. This documents support for the national tax while respecting the foral tax system in 2023. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes making the tax permanent, respecting Basque and Navarre fiscal administration. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports retaining and improving the large-fortunes tax to curb internal tax competition. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesAmendment 225 retains the large-fortunes tax until financing reform but proposes suspending the separate wealth tax meanwhile. Conditional support for its design, distinct from abolishing both taxes. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesProposes increasing wealth taxation with state coordination to fund services. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes ending the large-fortunes tax; this does not establish opposition to every progressive tax. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSánchez defends the solidarity tax on wealth above three million euros and its role in countering tax competition. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes a permanent, more progressive large-fortunes tax. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposal First observed: Territorial context Explanation and sources2023 Navarre regional manifesto (territorial and historical evidence). Its regional manifesto proposes a 100% wealth-tax rebate in Navarre. This is regional opposition to that levy, rather than a promise to repeal the national solidarity tax. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesVOX amendment 104 opposes making the large-fortunes tax permanent and seeks removal of the article changing its design, alongside amendments against extending it. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
More school places
When public money funds more school places, public schools should come first, ahead of subsidised private schools.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes gradually ending private-school subsidies and expanding public provision. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Insufficient evidence |
| EAJ-PNV | Insufficient evidence |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesIts LOMLOE amendment 114 prioritises public schools in planning and expansion; subsidised private schools would be subsidiary and gradually integrate through negotiation. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesEscandell argues that subsidised private schools should supplement public provision rather than have equal standing through demand-based planning, and supports strengthening public education. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesCastellví favours sufficient publicly funded places across both systems rather than public-school places alone, defending public and subsidised private provision together. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sourcesPodemos’s own 2024 European manifesto; policy for the EU and its member states. Proposes public schools covering 90% of demand within a decade and countering segregation in systems with extensive private-school subsidies. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesRuz proposes changing education law article 109 to guarantee subsidised private places according to demand, within a dual system without priority for public provision. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources41st Congress political resolution (2024). The 41st Congress resolution prioritises public-school classes when provision expands or contracts, with subsidised private schools playing a complementary role. It does not propose closing that entire network. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes funding subsidised private schools only where public places are insufficient and progressively increasing public schools’ share of funding. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesCatalán explicitly supports the specific motion to change article 109 and guarantee subsidised private places according to demand, citing parents’ freedom of choice. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto, copy published by RTVE (historical reference). Proposes school-voucher funding for choice between school models, rather than prioritising public-school places. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Abortion access
Abortion should be available in public healthcare, including at ages 16 and 17 without parental permission.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRego supports restoring decision-making at 16 and 17 and demands abortion provision in public healthcare. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesOrganic Law 1/2023, articles 13 and 19: legislative evidence from 2023. Votes for the 2023 abortion reform, including public provision and decisions at 16 and 17 without parental consent. Evidence from the final law vote rather than a procedural vote. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesOrganic Law 1/2023, articles 13 and 19: legislative evidence from 2023. Votes for the 2023 abortion reform, including public provision and decisions at 16 and 17 without parental consent. Evidence from the final law vote rather than a procedural vote. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesOrganic Law 1/2023, articles 13 and 19: legislative evidence from 2023. Votes for the 2023 abortion reform, including public provision and decisions at 16 and 17 without parental consent. Evidence from the final law vote rather than a procedural vote. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesOrganic Law 1/2023, articles 13 and 19: legislative evidence from 2023. Votes for the 2023 abortion reform, including public provision and decisions at 16 and 17 without parental consent. Evidence from the final law vote rather than a procedural vote. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesOrganic Law 1/2023, articles 13 and 19: legislative evidence from 2023. Votes for the 2023 abortion reform, including public provision and decisions at 16 and 17 without parental consent. Evidence from the final law vote rather than a procedural vote. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesIrene Montero advocates public healthcare provision and restoring autonomous decisions for women aged 16 and 17. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes parental authorisation for minors. The opposition concerns autonomy at 16–17, not abortion in every circumstance. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports restoring autonomy at 16–17; the proposals seek equal access across regions and rural areas. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesIts constitutional proposal supports universal abortion access and explicitly endorses the 2023 reform: decisions from age 16 without parental permission and provision in public facilities. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesUPN’s 13th congress policy and statute papers (2024). Its adopted 2024 statutes explicitly oppose abortion; that general opposition encompasses the public access asked about. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes repeal of abortion and euthanasia laws and removal of some services, a broader opposition than consent at 16–17. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Changing sex on official documents
From age 16, people should be able to change the sex on their official documents without a medical diagnosis or compulsory hormone treatment.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports the bill allowing legal gender changes from age 16 without medical reports or hormone treatment. Legislative evidence from 2022, enacted as Law 4/2023. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports the bill allowing legal gender changes from age 16 without medical reports or hormone treatment. Legislative evidence from 2022, enacted as Law 4/2023. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports the bill allowing legal gender changes from age 16 without medical reports or hormone treatment. Legislative evidence from 2022, enacted as Law 4/2023. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports the bill allowing legal gender changes from age 16 without medical reports or hormone treatment. Legislative evidence from 2022, enacted as Law 4/2023. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports implementing and expanding the 2023 law, including legal recognition below age twelve; its proposal goes beyond the quiz’s age-16 threshold. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesCalvo supports broader self-determined legal recognition, including younger children, distinguishing registration from surgery or hormones. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesIrene Montero supports self-determination without treating trans identity as an illness. This is her identified ministerial speech, not attribution to an entire coalition. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesMoro rejects self-determination at 16 without diagnosis and calls for revision; this is not rejection of all LGBT rights. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports the bill allowing legal gender changes from age 16 without medical reports or hormone treatment. Legislative evidence from 2022, enacted as Law 4/2023. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports implementing Law 4/2023 and trans self-determination. Legal recognition from age 16 without diagnosis is part of the framework it endorses, rather than a proposal for a new age threshold. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesCatalán rejects the 2023 law and demands parental and professional involvement in minors’ self-definition, distinguishing that opposition from support for LGBT equality and dignity. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto, copy published by RTVE (historical reference). Proposes repealing the 2023 law and explicitly rejects legal gender self-determination. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Assisted dying
A person should be able to request medical help to die if they meet the conditions of the euthanasia law.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports lawful assistance in dying with medical safeguards and personal choice, seeking to avoid unnecessary court delays. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesValido recalls Coalición Canaria voting for the euthanasia law, distinguishing that support from other disagreements with the government. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports lawful assistance in dying with medical safeguards and personal choice, seeking to avoid unnecessary court delays. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports lawful assistance in dying with medical safeguards and personal choice, seeking to avoid unnecessary court delays. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports lawful assistance in dying with medical safeguards and personal choice, seeking to avoid unnecessary court delays. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports lawful assistance in dying with medical safeguards and personal choice, seeking to avoid unnecessary court delays. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports lawful assistance in dying with medical safeguards and personal choice, seeking to avoid unnecessary court delays. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Insufficient evidenceExplanation and sourcesAvailable sources do not establish support or opposition to this proposal. This does not mean the party is neutral. |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports lawful assistance in dying with medical safeguards and personal choice, seeking to avoid unnecessary court delays. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSupports lawful assistance in dying with medical safeguards and personal choice, seeking to avoid unnecessary court delays. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesUPN’s 13th congress policy and statute papers (2024). Its 2024 statutes explicitly oppose euthanasia. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesRejects euthanasia and prioritises palliative care, assistance and family support. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |