The Constitutional Court puts the decision on the admissibility of the Ombudsman's appeal on the 'grandchildren's law' in the hands of the plenary session.
The twelve judges will discuss whether they will now go into the substance of the matter, the suspended right to vote of 160,000 Spaniards, or if the ordinary channel opened in the Supreme Court must still be exhausted.
The Spanish Constitutional Court's plenary session will decide whether to admit a complaint filed by the Ombudsman on Friday regarding the voting rights of 160,000 Spanish naturalized citizens under the 'grandchildren law'. The court's 12 magistrates, with a 7-5 progressive majority, will determine if the complaint is premature since ordinary justice procedures have not been exhausted, or if they should consider the merits of the case.
The Supreme Court had suspended the voting rights of these citizens and set a 5-day deadline for them to participate in the proceedings. The voting rights of these 160,000 Spanish citizens are at stake ahead of the general elections on 29 November.
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