What does article 49 of the Constitution say that Núñez Feijóo has promised to reform at his inauguration?
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The president of the Popular Party and candidate for the investiture, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, defended this Tuesday in his speech in the Congress of Deputies the immediate modification of article 49 of the Constitution in order to settle “as soon as possible” a “debt” to people with disabilities, who are still called 'disabled' in the text of the Magna Carta.
The PP candidate has referred to the formulation of this article of the Constitution, specifying that he undertakes to change the term used “as soon as possible”. In addition to this commitment, the popular leader has stated that “Spain must face reforms”. Likewise, Feijóo has mentioned the need to address a Pact against Gender Violence or an Antiterrorism Pact.
Regarding the reform of article 49, the general secretary of the PP, Cuca Gamarra, assured that Núñez Feijóo's commitment is to leave behind the use of this pejorative term to reach out to this sector of the population as a “show of respect and sensitivity.” towards people who have a disability”. According to Feijóo's number two, the measure seeks to ensure that “the word disabled disappears from our Constitution” because it is “inappropriate and, furthermore, offends millions of Spaniards.”. Likewise, he recalled that the agreement was “practically closed” in the last legislature, before the acting President of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez, called the general elections of 23-J on May 29..
“We are all equal in rights”
“In the same way that the first flag that we defend is equality among all Spaniards because we are all equal in rights, duties and before the law, the reform of article 49 of the Constitution, which was also already very advanced, is one of the specific commitments that Feijóo will present in his country project, as it cannot be otherwise,” Gamarra pointed out in this regard before Feijóo took the rostrum of the Congress of Deputies this Tuesday..
Finally, he defended that the speech that Núñez Feijóo has presented in the Congress of Deputies aims to “make our country move forward, guaranteeing equality among all Spaniards” and concluded by assuring that “we will reform the Constitution to eliminate the term 'disabled'. '”.