Spanish Parties Must Declare No Members Convicted of Terrorism or Rebellion Before Receiving Election Subsidies
The Spanish government adopted Royal Decree 809/2026 on October 7, amending Royal Decree 1907/1995, which governs the processing of annual state subsidies and election-expense subsidies for political parties. Published in the Official State Gazette on October 9, the decree entered into force on October 10, just ahead of the subsidy procedures for the November 29 general election.
The decree adds a new Article 6 bis making a declaration a precondition for processing election-expense subsidies: the general representative of each party must declare that the formation does not fall under the cases listed in Article 127.3 and 127.4 of the Electoral Law (LOREG), which concern grounds linked to illegalisation, including fielding candidates convicted of terrorism or rebellion offences.
The declaration must accompany the application for the advance payment, 30% of the subsidy requested through the Central Electoral Board; if it is missing, the administration will require it before processing any advance or the final settlement under Articles 127 bis, 133 and 134.5 of the Electoral Law. The requirement implements an agreement adopted by the Central Electoral Board on May 12, 2024.
Without the declaration, no advance or settlement of an election subsidy can be processed. The decree went through public consultation and a report from the Central Electoral Board before adoption.
(Source: Official State Gazette of Spain)
Source: Official State Gazette of Spain
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