Constitutional challenge against the Senate Rules reform approved in November 2025
03 Apr 202644 views
Who is affected:
Senate, parliamentary groups, citizens with an interest in institutional functioning
Summary
The Constitutional Court admits an appeal challenging several articles of the Senate Rules reform approved in November 2025. The question is whether those changes violate the Spanish Constitution.
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A constitutional challenge has been filed against the reform of the Senate Rules approved on 5 November 2025 and published on 14 November 2025. The appeal, identified as n.º 1192-2026, specifically challenges articles 107.3, 108.6, 116.3, 122, 126 ter 1, 129.5, 143.2 and 143.5 of the Senate Rules. These provisions regu…
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Recurso de inconstitucionalidad n.º 1192-2026, contra la Reforma del Reglamento del Senado por la que se modifican diversos artículos, aprobada por el Pleno del Senado el 5 de noviembre de 2025 y publicada el 14 de noviembre de 2025 en el «Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales» y en el «Boletín Oficial del Estado», en lo que afecta a los artículos 107.3, 108.6, 116.3, 122, 126 ter 1, 129.5, 143.2 y 143.5 del Reglamento del Senado.
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