Who proposes a candidate for President of the Government, after consulting the political groups in Parliament?
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Spanish Constitution, article 99 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: The King. Article 99.1 says he does it through the President of the Congress.
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Constitution · article 99.1
The question in Spanish
¿Quién propone un candidato a presidente del Gobierno, tras consultar a los grupos políticos con representación parlamentaria?
The options
- AThe President of the SenateEl presidente del Senado
- BThe Constitutional CourtEl Tribunal Constitucional
- CThe KingEl ReyCorrect
What the Constitution says
«1. Después de cada renovación del Congreso de los Diputados, y en los demás supuestos constitucionales en que así proceda, el Rey, previa consulta con los representantes designados por los Grupos políticos con representación parlamentaria, y a través del Presidente del Congreso, propondrá un candidato a la Presidencia del Gobierno.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 99 (paragraph 1, 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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