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Pontón Closes 'Year of Castelao' With Year-End Message on Jobs, Housing and Public Services

The BNG leader used Castelao’s legacy from Pontevedra’s Café Moderno to set the party’s priorities for 2026.

Overview

  • Delivering the address in Pontevedra, Ana Pontón framed her message around the 2025 commemoration of Castelao to connect cultural identity with present-day governance goals.
  • She called for quality employment, easier access to housing and the shielding of public services in response to perceived deterioration.
  • She cited long waits even for primary care and argued that access to mental-health treatment must not depend on anyone’s ability to pay.
  • She underscored feminism as essential to combating gender violence, urging that no complaint be left without consequence.
  • She aligned with environmental protests such as 'Altri non' and denounced what she called a genocide in Gaza while criticizing EU complicity, closing by praising 2025 civic mobilizations as a source of hope.