The Constitutional Court plans to approve the amnesty on June 24, 25 or 26.

If there are no surprises, the progressive majority will win by 6 votes to 4 over the conservative bloc.

First, Judge Cándido Conde Pumpido, presiding over the plenary session of the Constitutional Court.
20/05/2025
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MadridThe Constitutional Court plans to hold a special plenary session to rule on the amnesty law on June 24, 25, and 26, as reported by TV3 and confirmed by ARA. would deliberate on the amnesty before the summer And, with the calendar on the table, the "most likely" option is the week of Sant Joan. Ten of the twelve total judges will participate in the plenary session, given that José María Macías—from the conservative sector—was recused for having participated in the report prepared by the General Council of the Judiciary when he was a member, and Juan Carlos Campo—from the progressive sector—abstained because he also spoke when he was Minister of Justice. Thus, the progressive majority is expected to prevail by 6 to 4.

"It is a very complicated issue. The draft judgment will be very extensive and very well-crafted. The appellant [the PP] raises around twenty different grounds of possible unconstitutionality, in whole or in part, and the debate is expected to be very intense and extensive," after. Other voices within the institution recall that, when dealing with issues of "great significance," it is common for a monographic debate to be held on the matter. The same sources estimate that the deliberation will be lengthy and that a decision will be made on the 25th or 26th, as they sense that all the judges will want to issue a ruling. In principle, the draft ruling will begin to be distributed among the members of the Constitutional Court's plenary session the first week of June for their review.

The Constitutional Court members in charge of the ruling are: Conde-Pumpido, Inmaculada Montalbán—sentencing judge—Laura Díez, Ramón Sáez, María Luisa Segoviano, and María Luisa Balaguer on behalf of the progressive and majority faction, and Ricardo Enríquez and Concepción Espej. The latest attempt by these judges to torpedo the amnesty was to ask the president of the Constitutional Court to suspend the issuance of the ruling until the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) responds to the preliminary questions submitted by some courts, such as the National Court and the Court of Auditors. But this Monday, Conde-Pumpido informed them that he opposes the request.

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