The duration of the state of alarm in Spain and the problems posed for democracy
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[1] Universidad de Valladolid
Universidad de Valladolid
Valladolid, España
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- Localización: Populism and contemporary democracy in Europe: Old problems and new challenges / Josep Maria Castellà Andreu (ed. lit.), Marco Antonio Simonelli (ed. lit.), 2022, ISBN 9783030928834, págs. 273-289
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, two states of alarm have been decreed that have affected the entire national territory. One factor that differentiates the two states of alarm has been the exercise of control related to their duration by Legislative Authority. The duration of the first was made possible by successive 15-day extensions (six in total), approved by the Congress of Deputies, or Lower House, while the second state of alarm has a duration of six months thanks to a single extension, also ratified by the Congress of Deputies. This chapter attempts to analyse parliamentary control over the duration of the state of alarm in Spain, specifically focusing on the potentially excessive duration of the six-month extension of the second state.
