Within how many days after its promulgation must the Congress vote on a decree-law (Decreto-ley)?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 86 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: Thirty days. Article 86.2 says the Congress must decide whether to validate or repeal the decree-law.
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Constitution · article 86.2
The question in Spanish
¿En cuántos días después de su promulgación debe votar el Congreso un decreto-ley?
The options
- AThirty daysTreinta díasCorrect
- BTen daysDiez días
- CTwo monthsDos meses
What the Constitution says
«2. Los Decretos-leyes deberán ser inmediatamente sometidos a debate y votación de totalidad al Congreso de los Diputados, convocado al efecto si no estuviere reunido, en el plazo de los treinta días siguientes a su promulgación. El Congreso habrá de pronunciarse expresamente dentro de dicho plazo sobre su convalidación o derogación, para lo cual el Reglamento establecerá un procedimiento especial y sumario.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 86 (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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