What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government will adopt regarding the delimitation of its maritime border by Morocco affecting the Canary Islands and Western Sahara.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a motion. It was introduced on 19 February 2020. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000003· 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.

Introduced19 February 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted25 February 2020The 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.
Plenary25 February 2020All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE25 February 2020It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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25 February 2020

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 331 yes · 0 no

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation by the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mrs. Oramas González-Moro), on the measures the Government will adopt regarding the demarcation of its maritime border by Morocco affecting the Canary Islands and Western Sahara. Voted on in the terms of the compromise amendment submitted by the Socialist Parliamentary Group and the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mrs. Oramas).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 11· updated 11 Nov

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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 Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-gc, GPlu, Popular en el Congreso and VOX.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 52
Against: 0

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 did not vote
Republicano	13	13 in favour
Socialista	120	120 in favour
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 in favour
Mixto	9	6 in favour · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos	10	10 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	35	32 in favour · 3 did not vote
GPlu	12	12 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	88	83 in favour · 5 did not vote
VOX	52	49 in favour · 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 173/000003
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 11
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 11 November 2026

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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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Motion following an urgent interpellation on the measures the Government will adopt regarding the delimitation of its maritime border by Morocco affecting the Canary Islands and Western Sahara. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original