BOE-A-2026-20742
General election of 29 November 2026
Royal Decree 806/2026, of 5 October, dissolving the Congress of Deputies and the Senate and calling elections.
Last updated: October 17, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Junta Electoral Central).
What the decree says
- Article 1. The Congress and the Senate elected on 23 July 2023 are dissolved.
- Article 2. Elections to both chambers will be held on Sunday, 29 November 2026.
- Article 3. Deputies for each constituency are those in the annex. Senators are four for each provincial constituency; three in Gran Canaria, Mallorca and Tenerife; one in Ibiza, Formentera, Menorca, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma; two in Ceuta and two in Melilla.
- Article 4. The campaign starts at midnight at the beginning of Friday 13 November and ends at 24:00 on Friday 27 November.
- Article 5. The chambers meet in constitutive session on 23 December at 10:00.
Deputies in the annex
Candidacies
Gap. Proclaimed candidate lists are not on this page. The Central Electoral Board’s 2026 calendar sets presentation of candidacies for 21–26 October, proclamation for 2 November, and publication of the proclaimed lists in the Official State Gazette for 3 November. The candidacies section read on 17 October 2026 publishes forms and representative lists, not proclaimed Congress or Senate lists.
Sources
- Real Decreto 806/2026, de 5 de octubre, de disolución del Congreso de los Diputados y del Senado y de convocatoria de elecciones (BOE-A-2026-20742) — read 2026-10-17
- Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General, capítulo III (arts. 161 a 166), versión de la Junta Electoral Central vigente desde el 3 de julio de 2026 — read 2026-10-17
- Junta Electoral Central, elecciones generales del 29 de noviembre de 2026 — read 2026-10-17
- Junta Electoral Central, calendario electoral de las elecciones generales del 29 de noviembre de 2026 — read 2026-10-17
- Junta Electoral Central, apartado de candidaturas de las elecciones generales de 2026 — read 2026-10-17
- Congreso de los Diputados — read 2026-10-17
- Senado — read 2026-10-17