Who decides, by vote, who will be Prime Minister?
¿Quién decide, mediante votación, quién será presidente del Gobierno?
- AEl Congreso de los DiputadosThe Congreso de los Diputados
- BEl reyThe king
- CEl SenadoThe Senado
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✓ El Congreso de los Diputados
The Congreso de los Diputados (the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament) chooses the Prime Minister through the investiture vote. Then the king appoints him or her formally. The king does not freely choose the Prime Minister: he proposes a candidate after consulting the political groups, but the candidate needs the support of the Congreso. The Senado does not take part in that choice. That is why it is said that the Government is born from the Congreso.
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