The constructive vote of no confidence is a variation on the motion of no confidence that allows a parliament to withdraw confidence from a head of government only if there is a positive majority for
Willy Brandt, 1971 in the German Bundestag
German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt was the first head of government to be overthrown by a constructive vote of no confidence.
Mariano Rajoy was the first prime minister in Spain's political history to be removed by a constructive vote of no confidence.
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The Spanish Constitution is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Spain. It was enacted after its approval in 1978 in a constitutional referendum; it represents the culmination of the Spanish transition t
Constructive vote of no confidence
…yielding a strong majority for the new coalition, which eventually lasted until 1998. A very similar system to the German one was adopted in the new Constitution of Spain of 1978 for the national Cortes (parliament) and also came into force in territorial assemblies (parliaments/assemblies of autonomous communities…
Constitución Española de 1978
Copy of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in the Congress of Deputies
Each of the Spanish parties had its recommendation to voters.
Felipe VI takes the oath before the Cortes Generales during the proclamation ceremony at the Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid the 19th of June, 2014.