Emergency rules for choosing RTVE's board

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1. The Cortes GeneralesCortes Generales The Spanish Parliament as a whole: the Congress of Deputies plus the Senate. (Spanish Parliament) will elect RTVE's ten board members within 15 calendar days of this rule taking effect, and then the Congress of Deputies will designate the President within the same period.
2. If a two-thirds majority is not reached in the first vote, a second vote will be held within 48 hours requiring an absolute majorityabsolute majority Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso. and support from at least half of the parliamentary groups in the relevant chamber.
3. If the Senate does not elect its members on time, the Congress of Deputies may do so within 10 extra calendar days. If the Congress fails to elect, the Government will propose a single provisional administrator, who needs two thirds in the first vote or an absolute majority in the second.
4. The board members and President chosen this way will leave office once the permanent ones are appointed under Law 5/2017, and the rule takes effect on the day it is published in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

• RTVE, which regains a board and President with full powers on a temporary basis.: Its governing body is appointed on an emergency basis.
• Members of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, who must elect the board members within the set deadlines.: New voting obligations within 15 calendar days.
• The Government, which may propose a single provisional administrator if the Congress does not elect board members.: New exceptional power.
• Citizens, who keep receiving the public television service during the process.: Paralysis of the service is avoided.

Words worth knowing

Real decreto-ley (royal decree-law)

A rule with the force of law that the Government can adopt urgently, without completing the full parliamentary process first.

Cortes Generales

The Spanish Parliament as a whole: the Congress of Deputies plus the Senate.

Mayoría absoluta (absolute majority)

More than half of the votes of all members of the chamber, not just those present.

Días naturales (calendar days)

All consecutive days, including weekends and holidays.

Administrador provisional único (single provisional administrator)

One person who temporarily takes on the duties of the board and the President.

absolute majority

Half of all the members of the chamber plus one: 176 of 350 in the Congreso.

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