The Constitution reserves the right to vote to Spanish citizens, with a possible exception by treaty or law for foreigners. In which elections can that exception apply?
Sources: 1 link, read on 22 October 2026.
Constitución Española, BOE, read on 22 October 2026.
Answer: In municipal elections. Article 13 says that only Spanish citizens hold the right to vote, except for what may be established, on the basis of reciprocity, for municipal elections.
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Task 1 · Government, institutions and legislation Related to question 1113 of the manual
The question in Spanish
La Constitución reserva el sufragio a los españoles, con una posible excepción por tratado o ley para extranjeros. ¿En qué elecciones puede aplicarse esa excepción?
The options
- AIn municipal electionsEn las municipalesCorrect
- BIn elections to the Congress of DeputiesEn las elecciones al Congreso
- CIn elections to the SenateEn las elecciones al Senado
What the source says
«2. Solamente los españoles serán titulares de los derechos reconocidos en el artículo 23, salvo lo que, atendiendo a criterios de reciprocidad, pueda establecerse por tratado o ley para el derecho de sufragio activo y pasivo en las elecciones municipales.»
Source: Constitución Española, BOE, read on 22 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the source prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours.
About number 1113
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