The Reform of The Standing Orders of the Congress of Deputies

Abstract

The reform of the Regulation of the Congress of Deputies has become a true pending subject, such as the reform of the Senate or the modification of the Constitutional Regime concerning the Succession to the Crown or the approval of the Regulation of the Spanish Constitution to regulate the joint sessions of both Chambers.

The present article aims to contribute to the tribute made to the Constitution of 1978 on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of its enactment. It intends to draw the general guidelines that constitute the frame works for the reform of the Regulation of the Congress. The article highlights the contrast between the willingness to fully modify the Regulation, expressed by almost every political group with parliamentary representation, and the lack of success in every attempt to achieve. In this regard, it analyses the difficulties to make it possible, and gathers the different partial reforms which have been approved until the present day.