PP
The Partido Popular/People’s Party (PP) is a conservative party in Spain. It originated as a re-foundation of the People’s Alliance party (AP) in 1989. To understand where the People’s Party originated we must understand the foundation and founder of the People’s Alliance party since he is credited as the “Founding Chairman” of the People’s Party. The People’s Alliance party was founded in 1976 by Manuel Fraga. Fraga was a cabinet member of Francisco Franco during his dictatorship. The People’s Alliance party under Fraga adopted many smaller right wing political parties in Spain into the Alliance Party after he had reaffirmed the party’s conservative viewpoints. In the late 70’s the Alliance Party joined the Democratic Coalition with other right leaning political parties. This however did not work in the Alliance Party’s favor. Fraga decided that that the party needed to leave the coalition and rebrand itself as more moderate a party. By 1982 the Alliance Party became the main political opponent to the Spanish Socialist Workers Party winning 25.4% of the vote and 106 seats in government. The party in large part became competitive because it had joined forces with the main christian party in Spain, People’s Democratic Party, later renamed the Christian Democracy party, until it too joined the Alliance Party and formed the People’s Party in 1989. The People’s Party won its first government majority in 1996 winning 38.8% of the vote. The PP remained in majority power after winning the 2000 Spanish elections as well. The People’s Party would go on to win in 2011, 2015 and 2016. In 2018 during the middle of his term party leader, Mariano Rajoy, was impeached. The current party leader is Pablo Casado. The People’s Party is still the main right wing party in Spain for now. The impeachment has allowed for increased competition and scrutiny of the party moving forward.
Partido Popular: Basic Platform
The PP wants to promote equality amongst men and women in housing and rent. The party does not want to use a royal-decree law because those are inaccurate and filled with flaws. The PP also stands with women who have been domestically abused and wants to create laws to save and protect them. Pablo Casado, the leader of the PP has announced on April 14, 2019 the creation of the Family Ministry. Plan is to help women who want to become mothers and provide free infant education (daycare) from ages 0-3. When it comes to the economy, Pablo Casado, the leader of the party would like total transparency. He proposes an annual tax report in which taxpayers would render their accounts to the administration. The tax agency would issue an annual report that details contributions made by taxpayers and the taxpayers’ employers. Casado’s reason for this tax plan is to counter the government’s socialism. Casado also proposed a plan called the “Austrian Backpack.” This is a fund that will last throughout the working life and if something were to happen like unfair dismissal or geographical immobility, then the worker could use this fund for training or retirement. Casado also wants to again start using the Dual Vocational Training Bonus that is used for youth. It is an aid of 430 euros with people who are compatible with the salary. The purpose is to help fight unemployment. The PP is against closing Special Education Institutions. In the eyes of the PP everyone has the right to be educated.
Sources
https://www.pp.es/conocenos/historia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_People%27s_Party_(Spain)_leadership_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Party_(Spain) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Alliance_(Spain)
Authors: Brendan Bewick & Zhanelle Richardson