List of Podemos for Málaga for the 29N: Micaela Jiménez will head the candidacy for Congress

The submission and proclamation of candidacies for the Congress and the Senate are mainly regulated by the Organic Law of the General Electoral Regime (LOREG). The procedure includes the submission of candidacies, their review by the electoral Administration, the correction of defects, and the proclamation, with the possibility of judicial challenge. It should not be confused with the proclamation of elected candidates, which occurs after voting and counting.

1. Call and preparation

The publication of the royal decree calling the election activates the electoral calendar. From that moment, parties must prepare the documentation, designate representatives, and comply with the legal deadlines to participate.

Parties and federations registered, electoral coalitions, and groups of voters may submit candidacies. Coalitions must communicate their formation within the legal deadline; groups must prove the required signatures. The representation of each candidacy is important because it receives requests and acts before the electoral Administration.

2. Submission before the electoral board

In general elections, the Provincial Electoral Boards receive, examine, and proclaim the candidacies within their scope. The Central Electoral Board exercises functions of direction and unification of criteria but does not ordinarily replace the provincial boards in this task.

The submission must be made within the period established by LOREG. The document identifies the candidacy, its name, acronyms, and symbol, the constituency, the candidates, and the corresponding substitutes. It must be accompanied by the acceptance of the candidates and documentation proving representation and the required conditions, including signatures when applicable.

The composition rules differ: in the Congress, ordered lists are submitted; in the Senate, candidates and their substitutes are individually identified. Legal requirements regarding the composition between women and men must also be respected.

3. Review and correction

The board verifies timely submission, the legitimacy of the promoters, the documentation, the composition of the candidacy, and the eligibility of its members. It also examines possible irregularities in names, acronyms, or symbols.

If correctable defects are detected, they must be communicated to the representatives and allow correction within 48 hours. The correction serves to fix irregularities, not to evade essential requirements or convert a late submission into a valid candidacy.

The Constitutional Court has emphasized that there must be a real opportunity to correct defects before excluding a candidacy. This is recalled in STC 86/2015, which requires ex officio examination and communication of irregularities.

4. Proclamation and publication

Once the examination and, if applicable, correction are completed, the board proclaims the candidacies that meet the legal requirements. Exclusions must be justified, as they affect the right of access to public office and can be challenged.

The proclaimed candidacies are officially published according to the legislation and the electoral calendar. The proclamation determines who can run in the elections: it does not yet assign any seat.

5. Judicial challenge and protection

Article 49 LOREG establishes a specific judicial route against proclamation agreements. Legitimate persons have two days from publication to appeal before the competent contentious-administrative court, which resolves through an urgent procedure.

An electoral protection appeal can be requested before the Constitutional Court when its requirements are met, especially if a violation of the right to political participation is alleged. This challenge should not be postponed until the proclamation of elected candidates: STC 170/1991 expressly distinguishes both routes.

A member of the Congress does not have executive powers of their own in housing or equality: they participate in the drafting of laws, budget approval, and government oversight. The Constitution assigns these functions to the General Courts, not to each deputy individually —article 66.2—. Their actions must respect the distribution of powers between the State and the autonomous communities.

1. What a deputy can do

The general parliamentary powers can be used to promote housing and equality policies. The Congress Rules specify how to exercise them:

• Promote laws. Article 87.1 of the Constitution recognizes the legislative initiative of the Congress. According to article 126 of the Rules, a deputy needs the signature of fourteen other members to submit a bill; they can also promote it through their parliamentary group.
• Submit amendments and vote. They can propose changes to the text of an initiative on these matters, according to article 110 of the Rules. Total amendments belong exclusively to groups. The deputy votes in the Plenary and in the committees of which they are a member.
• Control the Government. They can ask oral or written questions and interpellations, which require explanations about the Executive's general policy —articles 180 and 185 to 190 of the Rules—. For example, they can ask about state rental aid or measures against discrimination.
• Request information. They can request documents from public administrations, with their group's knowledge and through the Presidency of the Congress —article 7—. Committees can request appearances from ministers, authorities, and specialists —article 44—; this is not a unilateral power of each deputy.
• Promote political and budgetary proposals. Through their group, they can promote non-legislative proposals, which express the Chamber's position without becoming laws —articles 193 to 195—. They also participate in budget debates, subject to limits on increasing expenses or reducing revenues.

2. Regarding housing

Article 47 recognizes the right to enjoy decent and adequate housing. It tasks public authorities with promoting the necessary conditions and establishing relevant regulations, as well as regulating land according to the general interest to prevent speculation.

The deputy can promote legislation, financing, and parliamentary oversight aimed at that mandate. However, article 47 is a guiding principle: according to article 53.3, it informs legislation and public action, and its invocation before courts depends on laws that develop it.

Article 148.1.3 allows autonomous communities to assume powers over territorial planning, urbanism, and housing. The State can intervene through titles such as basic equality conditions —149.1.1—, civil legislation —149.1.8—, or economic planning —149.1.13—, respecting autonomous powers. This does not allow the deputy to allocate housing, grant licenses, or manage aid.

3. Regarding equality

Article 14 guarantees equality before the law and prohibits discrimination, including discrimination based on sex. Article 9.2 requires promoting real and effective equality and eliminating obstacles that prevent it.

A deputy can promote measures against discrimination, on labor equality or protection against violence. But equality does not grant the State unlimited competence: each measure must be supported by the corresponding title, such as labor legislation, criminal law, or basic equality conditions.

In short, the deputy legislates collectively, proposes, and controls; they do not replace the Government or autonomous administrations. Belonging to the Housing or Equality committees specializes their work but does not grant additional executive powers.

In the last general elections held, those of July 23, 2023, Podemos participated in Málaga within the candidacy of Sumar Andalucía, which obtained 95,662 votes, 12.22%, and one deputy in the Congress. These data correspond to the province of Málaga, which is the electoral constituency, not only Málaga city. The result belongs to the coalition as a whole: it cannot be fully attributed to Podemos.

The result in Málaga

The Sumar Andalucía candidacy finished as the fourth provincial force, behind the PP, PSOE, and Vox. It obtained one of the eleven seats that Málaga elected for the Congress, according to the results published by ABC.

• Votes: 95,662 for Sumar Andalucía.
• Percentage: 12.22% of the votes.
• Representation: one deputy of the eleven elected by the province.
• Position: fourth most voted candidacy.

The complete provincial distribution was five deputies for the PP, three for the PSOE, two for Vox, and one for Sumar. Therefore, the candidacy in which Podemos participated obtained representation, although it was behind the other three forces that won seats. The provincial result can also be consulted at RTVE and the distribution report at Diario SUR.

Was it a Podemos seat?

The important distinction is between the party and the electoral candidacy. Podemos ran within Sumar, but the Málaga list was headed by Toni Valero, coordinator of IU Andalucía. The elected deputy was, therefore, the head of that joint candidacy, not a Podemos deputy, according to ABC's information on Málaga.

Thus, if by "Podemos results" you mean those of the ballot in which it participated, the answer is 95,662 votes and one seat. If you ask about Podemos's own deputies obtained in Málaga in that election, that seat should not be counted as theirs: it belonged to Toni Valero. There is also no separate count in that result to identify how many of the coalition's votes specifically came from Podemos supporters.

Comparison with previous general elections

The information consulted describes a slight setback compared to Unidas Podemos in 2019: around 13% then, versus 12.22% for Sumar in 2023, and approximately 2,000 fewer votes. These are approximate comparative figures, not a breakdown of Podemos's exclusive vote. Also, candidacies with different names and compositions are compared, so it is advisable to keep that difference in mind when interpreting electoral evolution.

Province and city are not the same

The 95,662 votes and 12.22% cited are provincial. To study only the municipality of Málaga, one must consult the municipal result, available at RTVE Málaga city or at Público Málaga city. It would not be correct to present provincial figures as if they were those of the city.

There are also consultation pages at Onda Cero, laSexta, and this electoral history; the result for Comares on RTVE corresponds, however, to another municipality.