What it is

Non-legislative motion on the censure of the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 27 September 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000469· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced27 September 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted10 October 2017The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary13 October 2017All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE24 October 2017It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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24 October 2017

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 170 yes · 136 no · 35 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion of the Confederal Parliamentary Group of Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea, regarding the censure of the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 81· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Socialista, Mixto, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 21 most voted in favour; in 16, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 21
Against: 16
Tie: 15

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	82 in favour · 2 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 abst.
Mixto	19	14 in favour · 4 against · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	1 against · 30 abst. · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	65 in favour · 2 did not vote
GER	9	9 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	134	131 against · 3 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000469
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 81
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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Non-legislative motion on the censure of the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr. Alfonso Dastis Quecedo. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original