18 December 2014, in the Congreso

More rights to interpreters, translation and information in criminal cases

More votes in favour 320 yes · 1 no · 8 abst.

More votes in favour: 320 yes and 1 no, a margin of 319. 8 abstentions and 21 did not vote.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed Organic Government bill amending the Criminal Procedure Law and Organic Law 6/1985, of 1 July, on the Judiciary, to transpose Directive 2010/64/EU, of 20 October 2010, on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings and Directive 2012/13/EU, of 22 May 2012, on the right to information in criminal proceedings.

When we cannot be sure which majority was needed, we do not say whether this means it “passed”: the official file does not say.

The chamber

Who voted how?

320 in favour, 1 against. 8 abstentions and 21 did not vote. 9 voted differently from their group.

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The groups

In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU, GIP, GUPyD and Popular en el Congreso.

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

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	102 in favour · 8 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	18	9 in favour · 6 abst. · 3 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	13 in favour · 3 did not vote
GIP	11	8 in favour · 3 did not vote
GUPyD	5	5 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	185	178 in favour · 1 against · 2 abst. · 4 did not vote

Sources

Official wording of what was voted on: Enmiendas 17, 18, 25, 27 y 28.

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 44 of sitting 236
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.