The dissolution of the Cortes on October 6 does not prevent the Government of Pedro Sánchez from approving economic and social measures before the elections on November 29, from the increase of the minimum wage to new royal decree-laws, which must be validated by the Permanent Deputation of Congress. After...
The Official State Bulletin (BOE) has made public today Royal Decree 806/2026, by which the dissolution of the General Courts is agreed and the call for elections for the next November 29 is formalized. The constitution of the new Parliament, once the elections are held, will take place on December...
The new Congress and the new Senate resulting from the upcoming general elections will be formally constituted on December 23, according to the decree approved by the Council of Ministers, which will come into effect this Tuesday after its publication in the Official State Gazette (BOE).The Constitution stipulates that this...
The publication this Tuesday of the decree calling for the general elections on November 29 will officially activate the electoral calendar, which will culminate with the constitution of the new Cortes Generales and includes key milestones such as the deadlines for registering coalitions and for submitting candidacies for Congress and...
The president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, communicated on Sunday afternoon by telephone to King Felipe VI his decision to advance the electoral call to next November 29, according to sources from Zarzuela.This Monday, at 9:00 a.m., Sánchez appeared at the Palace of Moncloa to inform the public of his...
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, communicated by phone to King Felipe VI on the afternoon of this Sunday his decision to advance the electoral call to next November 29, according to sources from Zarzuela.This Monday, at 9:00 a.m., Sánchez appeared at the Palace of Moncloa to explain to...
The Congress Board has given this Tuesday the unanimous approval to the budget of the Chamber for 2027, which will be set at 123,677,050 euros, representing an increase of 12% compared to the 110,421,300 euros with which it has been operating since 2023, after three consecutive years without new General...
The Congress Table has unanimously validated this Tuesday the budget of the Chamber for 2027, which will be set at 123,677,050 euros, representing a 12% increase from the 110,421,300 euros with which it has been operating since 2023, after three years without new General State Budgets.The Cortes have autonomy to...
The president of the Senate, Pedro Rollán, reiterated this Tuesday that the Executive is obliged to submit to the control of both the Congress and the Senate when both chambers demand it, and that "it must do so in a timely manner." In this regard, he emphasized that "we live...
The General Courts have called for a competition to cover 40 positions of the Body of Ushers, one of the categories of civil servant personnel linked to the daily functioning of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate. The call was published in the Official State Gazette on July 23, 2026 by means of a joint resolution of the Presidencies of...
The Congress, the Senate, and the Government have decided to establish a specific commission responsible for designing and coordinating the commemorative events for the 50th anniversary of the first democratic elections held after Franco's death, on June 15, 1977, as well as the approval of the Constitution, on December 6,...
Following the news published in Demócrata and in line with the speech by Pedro Sánchez before the Federal Committee of the PSOE, the possibility of general elections in February 2027 has an immediate translation in the political calendar: if the chosen date were Sunday February 21, the decision could not wait until January. ...
Pope Leo XIV starred this Monday in a historic day at Congress by becoming the first Pontiff to formally address deputies and senators in the Lower House. The institution received him with state honors, the performance of the National Police symphonic band, and a prolonged ovation.The Pontiff left the Apostolic...
The Joint Commission (Congress-Senate) on Insularity is scheduled to debate this Tuesday a proposal promoted by several parliamentary partners of the Executive that seeks for the Government to incorporate the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands into the co-management of their airports within a maximum period of six months.The initiative,...