How many days does the King have to sanction the laws approved by the Cortes Generales?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 91 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: Fifteen days. Article 91 says the King sanctions the laws, promulgates them and orders their immediate publication.
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Constitution · article 91
The question in Spanish
¿De cuántos días dispone el Rey para sancionar las leyes aprobadas por las Cortes Generales?
The options
- AFive daysCinco días
- BThirty daysTreinta días
- CFifteen daysQuince díasCorrect
What the Constitution says
«El Rey sancionará en el plazo de quince días las leyes aprobadas por las Cortes Generales, y las promulgará y ordenará su inmediata publicación.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 91 (consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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