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Congress of the Deputies vote for Prime Minister (Spain)

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The Prime Minister of Spain is the head of the government of Spain. Under Article 99 of the Constitution of Spain, the Prime Minister is appointed by the King of Spain on the nomination of the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Cortes Generales.[1] The candidate for the position of Prime Minister is not required to be a member of Congress.[2]

After a general election or the resignation of a Prime Minister, members of Congress are proposed by the King for the position of Prime Minister. There can be only one candidate per session. If the Congress of Deputies, by the vote of the absolute majority of its members, gives its confidence in said candidate, the King will appoint them as Prime Minister. If said majority is not reached, the same proposal will be submitted to a new vote forty-eight hours after the previous one, and trust will be deemed granted if a simple majority is obtained.

The Constitution of Spain came into operation on 6 December 1978, following the dictatorship of Francisco Franco and the Spanish transition to democracy.

A breakdown of votes is on the pages of governments formed, while support for unsuccessful candidates is noted below.

Election Candidate Party Yes No Abstain Date Government Notes
1979 elections Adolfo Suárez UCD
183 / 350
149 / 350
8 / 350
30 March 1979 Suárez III
Felipe González PSOE
152 / 350
166 / 350
21 / 350
30 May 1980 Motion of no confidence
Adolfo Suárez UCD
180 / 350
164 / 350
2 / 350
18 September 1980 Motion of confidence
Resignation of Adolfo Suárez Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo UCD
169 / 350
158 / 350
17 / 350
23 February 1981 Failed
186 / 350
158 / 350
0 / 350
25 February 1981 Calvo-Sotelo I
1982 elections Felipe González PSOE
207 / 350
116 / 350
21 / 350
1 December 1982 González I
1986 elections Felipe González PSOE
184 / 350
144 / 350
6 / 350
23 July 1986 González II
Antonio Hernández Mancha AP
67 / 350
194 / 350
71 / 350
30 March 1987 Motion of no confidence
1989 elections Felipe González PSOE
167 / 332
155 / 332
6 / 332
5 December 1989 González III
176 / 350
130 / 350
37 / 350
5 April 1990 Motion of confidence
1993 elections Felipe González PSOE
181 / 350
165 / 350
1 / 350
9 July 1993 González IV
1996 elections José María Aznar PP
181 / 350
166 / 350
0 / 350
4 May 1996 Aznar I
2000 elections José María Aznar PP
202 / 350
148 / 350
0 / 350
26 April 2000 Aznar II
2004 elections José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero PSOE
183 / 350
148 / 350
19 / 350
16 April 2004 Zapatero I
2008 elections José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero PSOE
168 / 350
158 / 350
23 / 350
9 April 2008 Failed
169 / 350
158 / 350
23 / 350
11 April 2008 Zapatero II
2011 elections Mariano Rajoy PP
187 / 350
149 / 350
14 / 350
20 December 2011 Rajoy I
2015 elections Pedro Sánchez PSOE
130 / 350
219 / 350
1 / 350
2 March 2016 Failed
131 / 350
219 / 350
0 / 350
4 March 2016 Failed
2016 elections Mariano Rajoy PP
170 / 350
180 / 350
0 / 350
31 August 2016 Failed
170 / 350
180 / 350
0 / 350
2 September 2016 Failed
170 / 350
180 / 350
0 / 350
27 October 2016 Failed
170 / 350
111 / 350
68 / 350
29 October 2016 Rajoy II
Pablo Iglesias Podemos
82 / 350
170 / 350
97 / 350
14 June 2017 Motion of no confidence
Pedro Sánchez PSOE
180 / 350
169 / 350
1 / 350
1 June 2018 Sánchez I Motion of no confidence
April 2019 elections Pedro Sánchez PSOE
124 / 350
170 / 350
52 / 350
23 July 2019 Failed
124 / 350
155 / 350
67 / 350
25 July 2019 Failed
November 2019 elections Pedro Sánchez PSOE
166 / 350
165 / 350
18 / 350
5 January 2020 Failed
166 / 350
165 / 350
18 / 350
7 January 2020 Sánchez II
Santiago Abascal Vox
52 / 350
298 / 350
0 / 350
22 October 2020 Motion of no confidence

References

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  1. ^ Constitution of Spain, Article 99.
  2. ^ admin (25 October 2022). "¿Cómo se elige al presidente del Gobierno? Opoesquemas". Esquemas Oposición Auxiliar y Administrativo del Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2022.