What majority does the Congress need to approve an organic law?
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Spanish Constitution, article 81 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: Absolute majority, in a final vote on the whole bill. Article 81.2 says so.
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Constitution · article 81.2
The question in Spanish
¿Qué mayoría necesita el Congreso para aprobar una ley orgánica?
The options
- AAbsolute majorityMayoría absolutaCorrect
- BSimple majority onlySolo mayoría simple
- CUnanimityUnanimidad
What the Constitution says
«2. La aprobación, modificación o derogación de las leyes orgánicas exigirá mayoría absoluta del Congreso, en una votación final sobre el conjunto del proyecto.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 81 (paragraph 2, 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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