MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Socialist acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the leader of far-left Unidas Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, signed a preliminary agreement on Tuesday aiming to form what they called a "progressive" coalition government.
They will need more parties to join them to have a majority in parliament.
Following are the key points of the deal:
- Make Spain a point of reference in social rights in Europe; defend freedom, tolerance and respect democratic values
- Consolidate economic growth and job creation, combat precarious labour conditions
- Fiscal justice and budget balance. Spending controls are essential for solid and lasting wellbeing of the state
- Guarantee coexistence in Catalonia and normalise political life there after a secession crisis by promoting dialogue and seeking understanding, always based on the Spanish Constitution
- Strengthen autonomy of the regions, guaranteeing equality for all Spaniards
- Fight corruption
- Protect public services, especially in education and healthcare
- Ensure the sustainability of the pension system and pension adjustments to the cost of living
- Housing as a right and not a commodity
- Fight climate change
- Strengthen small and medium-sized companies, make a push for reindustrialisation
- Ensure the right to dignified death, euthanasia
- Safeguard diversity, fight male chauvinist violence, promote gender equality.
(Reporting by Belen Carreno and Andrei Khalip)