PSOE wants to reform the immigration regulations (effective since May 2025), which will shorten the stay period to two years and make it easier for students to work.
Sánchez in general wants to make the path to citizenship shorter and easier.
Sánchez promised to guarantee the increase of pensions for the elderly, on an annual basis, and has already approved the increase of pensions for next year. He wants to protect the annual increase in pensions in the constitution, increase the gender gap supplement by 10% in 2026-2027, recognize one year of contribution per child per parent and improve pensions for widows and orphanages.
The PSOE, which leads the Equality Ministry, presents women's rights and the LGBT community as a symbol of its government. Sánchez also wants to include the right to abortion in the constitution: the government proposes to add to Article 43 that the public authorities will ensure the exercise of the right under equal conditions.
The PSOE promises to pass a law on indirect violence: it makes it a gender-aggressive factor in the criminal code, expands who is understood as victims, makes it tougher to remove custody and visits from the perpetrator, and requires children to be listened to before making a decision. PSOE is also pushing for the 2024 Equality Act, which mandates gender-balanced lists and boards, extending maternity leave to 19 weeks, and renewing the country's pact against gender-based violence.
Geopolitically, his position is the one he has maintained in recent years: Europeanism, multilateralism and protection of international law. In 2024 Spain recognized the state of Palestine and in 2025 approved a law imposing an arms embargo on Israel; Sanchez continues to call on the European Union to suspend the association agreement with Israel and criticizes a "double standard" that he believes weakens the defense of Ukraine, which Spain supports politically and militarily.
He rejects NATO's proposal to allocate 5% of GDP to defense, being the only country in the alliance that does not comply. He promises to continue supporting Ukraine (economically and militarily) and its membership in the European Union, promote European strategic autonomy, defend the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, place Latin America at the center of foreign policy, support the UN envoy to Western Sahara, and increase development aid to 0.7% of national income by 2030.
This is an overview of the proposals of the party of Pedro Sánchez to continue ruling Spain for another four years.