Politics · Spain · 8 hrs ago
Sánchez pledges constitutional protection for pension increases
At a campaign rally in Gijón, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised a constitutional amendment to protect pensions.
He said the change would guarantee that pensions rise in line with inflation, as current law already provides.
Sánchez said he would pursue the amendment in the next legislature, if his party can govern.
He also called for the Socialist Party to win 176 seats, an absolute majority, to advance its policies.
He criticized a Senate election pact between the conservative PP and far-right Vox, arguing that the agreement showed the parties were aligned.
Spain’s general election is scheduled for November 29, and Sánchez urged voters to back the PSOE.
Pedro Sánchez pledged in Gijón to reform Spain’s Constitution to protect pensions and ensure they rise in line with inflation.
He said the reform would take place in the next legislative term, if the PSOE wins the election.
Sánchez called for the PSOE to win 176 seats, an absolute majority.
He criticised an agreement between the conservative People’s Party (PP) and Vox for Senate elections, saying a vote for PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo was equivalent to a vote for Vox leader Santiago Abascal.
The general election is scheduled for 29 November, according to the articles.
- Who
- Pedro Sánchez, leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and prime minister.
- What
- He pledged to reform the Constitution to protect pensions and their inflation-linked increases.
- When
- 26 October 2026. He said the reform would be made in the next legislative term.
- Where
- At a campaign rally in Gijón, Spain.
- Why
- Sánchez said constitutional protection would guard against pension cuts, which he said were included in the PP and Vox’s hidden election programmes.
PSOE
PP and Vox
Pension policy
PSOE
Sánchez pledged to enshrine pension increases in line with inflation in the Constitution.
PP and Vox
Sánchez said the PP and Vox’s hidden election programmes included pension cuts; the articles do not provide their response.
Senate election agreement
PSOE
Sánchez criticised the PP and Vox agreement and said voting for Feijóo was equivalent to voting for Abascal.
PP and Vox
The PP and Vox agreed to coordinate their Senate election lists in some provinces.
Spain’s Constitution was proclaimed.
Sánchez’s government secured constitutional amendments to Article 49 and Article 69.3, La Vanguardia reported.
Sánchez made his pension-protection pledge at a rally in Gijón and called for the PSOE to win 176 seats.
Spain’s general election is scheduled to take place.
- Pension increase
- In line with the consumer price index (IPC)
- Proposed timing
- Next legislative term
- PSOE seat target
- 176 seats
- Rally location
- Gijón
- Scheduled election
- 29 November
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What people are saying
La próxima legislatura, reformaremos la Constitución también para blindar las pensiones y su revalorización conforme al IPC
Son lo mismo
Votar a Feijóo es lo mismo que votar a Abascal.
Si Brasil pudo, España puede. España vencerá al retroceso el 29-N votando al PSOE