Two months after the first investiture vote, no candidate has the confidence of the Congress. What happens?
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Spanish Constitution, article 99 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: The King dissolves both Chambers and calls new elections. Article 99.5 says so, with the countersignature of the President of the Congress.
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Constitution · article 99.5
The question in Spanish
Dos meses después de la primera votación de investidura, ningún candidato ha obtenido la confianza del Congreso. ¿Qué ocurre?
The options
- AThe Senate chooses the President of the GovernmentEl Senado elige al presidente del Gobierno
- BThe King dissolves both Chambers and calls new electionsEl Rey disuelve ambas Cámaras y convoca nuevas eleccionesCorrect
- CThe Constitutional Court names the PresidentEl Tribunal Constitucional nombra al presidente
What the Constitution says
«5. Si transcurrido el plazo de dos meses, a partir de la primera votación de investidura, ningún candidato hubiere obtenido la confianza del Congreso, el Rey disolverá ambas Cámaras y convocará nuevas elecciones con el refrendo del Presidente del Congreso.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 99 (paragraph 5, 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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