13 September 2018, in the Congreso

Exhuming Franco from the Valley of the Fallen

More votes in favour 208 yes · 6 no · 128 abst.

More votes in favour: 208 yes and 6 no, a margin of 202. 128 abstentions and 8 did not vote.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed Royal Decree-Law 10/2018, of 24 August, amending Law 52/2007, of 26 December, recognizing and expanding rights and establishing measures in favor of those who suffered persecution or violence during the Civil War and the dictatorship.

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

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 of sitting 140· updated 10 Nov

The chamber

Who voted how?

208 in favour, 6 against. 128 abstentions and 8 did not vote. 8 voted differently from their group.

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Your province

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The groups

How did each group vote?

In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-em and GER.

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

In favour: 30
Against: 0
Abstained: 13
Tie: 9

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	84 in favour
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	19	15 in favour · 2 against · 1 abst. · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	32 in favour
Gcup-ec-em	67	64 in favour · 3 did not vote
GER	9	8 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	134	1 in favour · 4 against · 127 abst. · 2 did not vote

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Official wording of what was voted on: Tramitación como Proyecto de Ley por el procedimiento de urgencia del Real Decreto-ley 10/2018, de 24 de agosto, por el que se modifica la Ley 52/2007, de 26 de diciembre, por la que se reconocen y amplían derechos y se establecen medidas en favor de quienes padecieron persecución o violencia durante la guerra civil y la dictadura.

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 of sitting 140
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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