The President of the Government asks the Congress a question of confidence. What majority gives him or her the confidence?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 112 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: Simple majority of the deputies. Article 112 says so.
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Constitution · article 112
The question in Spanish
El presidente del Gobierno plantea al Congreso una cuestión de confianza. ¿Qué mayoría le otorga la confianza?
The options
- AAbsolute majorityMayoría absoluta
- BSimple majority of the deputiesMayoría simple de los diputadosCorrect
- CThree fifths of the deputiesTres quintos de los diputados
What the Constitution says
«El Presidente del Gobierno, previa deliberación del Consejo de Ministros, puede plantear ante el Congreso de los Diputados la cuestión de confianza sobre su programa o sobre una declaración de política general. La confianza se entenderá otorgada cuando vote a favor de la misma la mayoría simple de los Diputados.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 112 (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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