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King Sanctions Constitutional Change Giving Formentera Its Own Senator

The move corrects a long-running gap in island representation by creating a separate Senate seat for Formentera.

Felipe VI, en su despacho, en una foto de archivo en la que está firmando, el 1 de junio de 2018, el real decreto de nombramiento de Pedro Sánchez como presidente del Gobierno.
El Rey Felipe VI sanciona la reforma del Apartado 3 del Artículo 69 de la Constitución.
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Overview

  • Felipe VI, who signed the reform Tuesday at the Zarzuela palace, completed the process that ends Formentera’s shared Senate seat with Ibiza.
  • The amendment rewrites Article 69.3 so the Constitution names Formentera as its own Senate district, alongside Ibiza, Menorca, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma.
  • The change takes legal effect after official publication, with Formentera’s separate seat to be used at the next Senate elections.
  • The Balearic Parliament proposed the change, PSOE and PP delivered the needed votes through a fast-track deal, and Vox opposed it throughout.
  • Lawmakers settled a dispute over the island name by keeping the Spanish form “Ibiza,” and the reform becomes the fourth change to the 1978 Constitution, letting Formentera’s 11,000 residents choose their own senator like other small islands.