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What's the timetable for the November 29 election?

After the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has brought forward the general elections to 29 November, the Royal Decree on the dissolution of the Courts and the convening of elections will be published in the Official Gazette of Spain on 6 October.

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Following the decision of the President ofthe Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, to bring the general elections forward to 29 November, the entire process of holding the elections has begun. As a first step, an Extraordinary Council of Ministers will be held to dissolve the Courts.

The electoral calendar is activated by the publication of the Royal Decree in the Official Gazette of Spain, from whichdate 54 days must elapse until the holding of the elections, so that it must be published on 6 October before the elections can be held on 29 November.

Since when can you ask for a vote by post?

You can ask for a vote by mail from October 16th.

When would the nominations be put forward?

Nominations must be submitted to the Electoral Board within 15-20 days of the call, i.e. from 21 to 26 October.\u00If the A0Parties stand in coalition, they will have 10 days to report until 16 October.

When will the final nominations be released?

28 days after the election call, the BOE will publish the final nominations on November 4, after a brief review period to examine possible irregularities in any lists.

When does the election campaign start?

The election campaign will begin 10 days after the final lists of candidates are published in the BOE and will last 15 days , so the election campaign will begin at midnight on November 13 and end at midnight on November 27. Saturday 28 November will be a day of reflection.

When's the election?

The start of the calendar and the date of the appointment shall be determined by the publication of the Royal Decree in the BOE 54 days later.

When will the Courts be constituted?

According to Article 68.6 of the Spanish Constitution, Congress and the Senate must be constituted within 25 days of the holding of the elections, i.e. no later than 24 December (Christmas Eve).