Spain’s Law of Grandchildren Sparks Bitter Row
The court said the restriction may keep thousands of overseas voters off the rolls while it reviews the broader legal challenge.
- On Monday, October 12, the Supreme Court upheld a suspension barring people naturalized under the Democratic Memory Law from voting, excluding thousands of new citizens from the November 29 election.
- Vox and Iustitia Europa successfully challenged the registration process, arguing it lacked verification; the challenge prompted the Supreme Court to freeze electoral effects for descendants naturalized under the Democratic Memory Law.
- Overseas voter rolls reached 2,736,522 by July 1, with more than 163,000 acquiring nationality through the law by August 1; government data shows 571,761 applications were approved, fueling Electoral Census concerns.
- Government sources criticized the decision, stating, "It seems the right to vote isn't so important to some." The ruling bars registration in the Absent Residents Abroad, though it does not revoke citizenship.
- A final ruling remains pending, though the court noted the suspension does not apply to descendants who can document ancestor exile. The Electoral Census closed on Monday, October 12.
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The Supreme Court of Spain ratified the precautionary suspension of the vote of certain persons who obtained Spanish nationality by the so-called “law”
Nearly 400,000 nationalised Spaniards could be prevented from voting in the November elections because of the Supreme Court’s decision. The opposition Popular Party celebrates a “democratic cleansing,” while some point out that the measure would be defining “first and second category Spanish” legal.
Check our WhatsApp chatbot +34 644 229 319 What does the Supreme Court's order say about those nationalized under the “Nietos Act” and their registration on the electoral roll?On September 10, 2026, the Supreme Court cautiously paralysed both the registration in the CERA (election census of Spanish residents abroad) of those who had already acquired Spanish nationality under the “Nietos Act” and the right to participate in “subsequent electoral …
In Spain, certain citizens abroad are still not allowed to take part in elections.
On Monday, the Supreme Court refused appeals from the Public Prosecutor's Office and the State Advocate to lift the interim suspension decided on 10 September, in view of the elections held on 29 November.
The Supreme Court's decision to maintain the precautionary suspension of the right to vote of tens of thousands of Spaniards who acquired nationality under the Democratic Memory Act could have a greater scope than initially envisaged.Continue reading....
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