Spanish Parliament Ends Session with Record Low Lawmaking

Spain’s lower house in the Carrera de San Jerónimo has formally closed its current legislative term, marking what officials describe as the poorest parliamentary session in recent history. The final tally shows only ten ordinary laws passed, alongside twenty‑one decree‑laws that were validated, a sharp contrast to previous cycles where ordinary legislation was more prolific.

The session also completed a fourth constitutional amendment that grants the island of Formentera a dedicated Senate seat and introduced significant changes to the Chamber’s rules of procedure. The surge in decree‑law usage reflects a shift in legislative strategy as the government grapples with a fragmented parliamentary arithmetic following the breakup of the Junts‑PSOE investiture agreement, which has stalled major social and economic initiatives such as the proposed reduction of the working week.

Analysts cite the low output and procedural reforms as indicators of weakened governability and a departure from the faster legislative pace of earlier governments.