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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2026 · ISSUE No. 218

B1 · IntermediateAdapted from El Mundo

Feijóo Promises Deep Change: 5 Keys to His Plan

Feijóo promete un cambio profundo: cinco claves para entender su plan

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Alberto Núñez Feijóo, líder del Partido Popular (PP), ha prometido un cambio profundo si llega al gobierno. No quiere solo heredar el poder, sino transformar España. Su partido se prepara desde hace meses para las elecciones generales del 29 de noviembre. Feijóo tiene una estrategia de campaña con mensajes clave y un plan de movilización digital. La gran pregunta es si los votantes creerán en sus promesas, porque en el pasado el PP no siempre las cumplió. El primer eje es la regeneración institucional. Feijóo quiere aprobar 60 medidas en los primeros 100 días de su mandato.

En inmigración, el PP quiere cambiar toda la política del gobierno actual. Propone la presencia permanente de Frontex en la frontera sur de Europa, una inmigración ordenada y un visado por puntos para obtener la residencia. También quiere una nueva Ley de Nacionalidad para quitar el pasaporte a los nacionalizados que cometan delitos graves. Además, se exigirá más conocimiento del idioma y un compromiso con valores como la igualdad y la libertad. Para Feijóo, la primera prioridad es resolver la crisis de Ceuta.

En impuestos y vivienda, el PP tiene un plan para bajar los impuestos cuando haya margen presupuestario. Promete deflactar el IRPF y reducir el IVA al 0% para alimentos básicos. También quiere ayudar a construir un millón de viviendas en cuatro años para bajar los precios. Es la promesa más difícil de cumplir. Para ello, eliminará los trámites burocráticos. Además, Feijóo debe dejar claros los límites a su posible socio, Vox: las líneas rojas serán el aborto, los derechos LGTBQ+ y la lucha contra el cambio climático.

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Watch out, English speaker

English speakers often use the simple past ("Feijóo promised") where Spanish requires the present perfect ("ha prometido") because the action is still relevant to the present. In Spanish, the present perfect is not just for recent events; it connects the past to now, so using the preterite here would sound like the promise is finished and disconnected. English forms the future with "will + verb," but Spanish attaches endings directly to the infinitive (e.g., "serán" from "ser"). Learners may mistakenly insert a separate word like "voy a" or forget the accent marks, which can change the meaning or tense entirely. Spanish nouns have grammatical gender, so learners must memorize whether a word is masculine or feminine. For example, "el límite" is masculine, but "la frontera" is feminine; using the wrong article ("la límite") sounds jarring to native ears.

Key vocabulary

  • prometerv.

    to promise

    “Feijóo ha prometido un cambio profundo.”— Feijóo has promised a deep change.

    Pattern prometer un cambio to promise change

    Compare comprometerse to commit

    prometo, prometes, promete, prometemos, prometéis, prometen

    💡 From Latin promittere, pro- (forward) + mittere (send); to send out one's word is to promise.

  • regeneraciónf.

    regeneration, renewal

    “El primer eje es la regeneración institucional.”— The first axis is institutional regeneration.

    Pattern regeneración institucional institutional renewal

    Compare renovación renewal

    plural regeneraciones

    💡 re- (again) + generación (generation); to generate again is regeneration.

  • ejem.

    axis, core point

    “El primer eje es la regeneración institucional.”— The first axis is institutional regeneration.

    Pattern eje principal main axis

    Compare centro center

    plural ejes

    💡 Imagine the axle of a wheel; by extension, the core of something.

  • idoneidadf.

    suitability, competence

    “Se elegirán por su idoneidad.”— They will be chosen for their suitability.

    Pattern requisitos de idoneidad suitability requirements

    Compare aptitud aptitude

    no common plural

    💡 From idóneo (suitable); -idad is a noun suffix.

  • fronteraf.

    border, frontier

    “Frontex en la frontera sur de Europa.”— Frontex on the southern border of Europe.

    Pattern frontera sur southern border

    Compare límite boundary

    plural fronteras

    💡 From Latin frons (forehead); the forehead is the body's boundary.

  • visadom.

    visa

    “Un visado por puntos para obtener la residencia.”— A points-based visa to obtain residency.

    Pattern visado por puntos points-based visa

    Compare permiso permit

    plural visados

    💡 From visar (to endorse); a visa is an endorsed document.

  • deflactarv.

    to adjust tax brackets for inflation

    “Promete deflactar el IRPF.”— He promises to deflate the income tax.

    Pattern deflactar el IRPF adjust personal income tax

    Compare ajustar adjust

    deflacto, deflactas, deflacta...

    💡 From English deflate; refers to lowering tax brackets to offset inflation.

  • viviendaf.

    housing

    “Construir un millón de viviendas en cuatro años.”— Build one million homes in four years.

    Pattern construir viviendas build housing

    Compare casa house

    plural viviendas

    💡 From vivir (to live); -ienda is a noun suffix.

  • trámitem.

    procedure, paperwork

    “Eliminará los trámites burocráticos.”— It will eliminate bureaucratic procedures.

    Pattern trámites burocráticos bureaucratic procedures

    Compare procedimiento procedure

    plural trámites

    💡 From Latin trames (path); the path one must follow to complete a procedure.

  • límitem.

    limit, boundary

    “Debe dejar claros los límites a su posible socio.”— He must make clear the limits to his possible partner.

    Pattern poner límites set limits

    Compare restricción restriction

    plural límites

    💡 From Latin limes (boundary); cognate with English limit.

Grammar spotlight

Present perfect (Pretérito Perfecto): haber + past participle

A2

Formed with the present tense of the auxiliary verb haber plus a past participle, it expresses a past action that is still relevant to the present. The present tense forms of haber are: he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han.

“Feijóo ha prometido un cambio profundo.”— Feijóo has promised a profound change.

⚠️ Do not confuse haber with tener; haber is an auxiliary verb, while tener means 'to have' (possess).

Simple future (Futuro Simple)

A2

Add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án directly to the infinitive. It expresses actions that will happen in the future or guesses about the future.

“12 de los 20 vocales serán elegidos por los propios jueces.”— 12 of the 20 members will be elected by the judges themselves.

⚠️ The future tense endings are stressed on the final syllable; do not confuse them with the conditional.

Sentence patterns to steal

  • No quiere solo heredar el poder, sino transformar España.

    He does not want only to inherit power, but to transform Spain.

    No solo... sino... (Not only... but also...)The content after solo and sino can be replaced with other contrasting actions.
  • La gran pregunta es si los votantes creerán en sus promesas.

    The big question is whether voters will believe his promises.

    La gran pregunta es si + clause (The big question is whether + clause)The clause after si can be replaced with any question content.
  • Es la promesa más difícil de cumplir.

    It is the most difficult promise to keep.

    Es + noun + más + adjective + de + infinitive (It is the most + adjective + noun + to + verb)The noun and adjective can be replaced, e.g., Es la tarea más fácil de hacer (It is the easiest task to do).
  • Para Feijóo, la primera prioridad es resolver la crisis de Ceuta.

    For Feijóo, the first priority is to resolve the crisis in Ceuta.

    Para + person, la primera prioridad es + infinitive (For + person, the first priority is + infinitive)The person and the infinitive can be replaced.

Spain's General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ)

The General Council of the Judiciary is the highest governing body of the Spanish judicial system, composed of 20 members. Currently, 12 of them are appointed by parliament; Feijóo proposes that they be directly elected by judges. This reform is highly controversial in Spanish politics.

Source: Wikipedia: Consejo General del Poder Judicial

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