Political Reform Act of 1976

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The Political Reform Act of 1976 was a pivotal Spanish law that dismantled the Francoist regime’s institutional framework and enabled the country’s peaceful transition to a parliamentary democracy.

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Political Reform Act of 1976 canonical 3
Political Reform Act 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish organic law ⓘ
political reform law ⓘ
abolished Francoist Cortes ⓘ
Francoist political structures ⓘ
aimedAt dismantling Francoist regime institutions ⓘ
peaceful transition to democracy ⓘ
approvalRateInReferendum overwhelming popular support ⓘ
approvedBy Spanish referendum of 15 December 1976 ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
dateOfReferendum 1976-12-15 ⓘ
describedAs bridge law between Francoism and constitutional democracy in Spain ⓘ
key legal instrument of Spain’s peaceful transition to democracy ⓘ
draftedBy Torcuato Fernández-Miranda ⓘ
effectiveDate 1977 ⓘ
enabled first democratic general elections in Spain since the Second Republic ⓘ
enactedBy Cortes Españolas ⓘ
established basis for parliamentary democracy in Spain ⓘ
framework for democratic elections in Spain ⓘ
followedBy Spanish Constitution of 1978 ⓘ
follows Francoist legal system ⓘ
hasAuthor Torcuato Fernández-Miranda ⓘ
hasEffect creation of a bicameral parliamentary system ⓘ
legal self-dissolution of Francoist Cortes ⓘ
recognition of universal suffrage for adults in Spain ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish ⓘ
legalPrinciple principle of political pluralism ⓘ
recognition of fundamental political rights ⓘ
legalStatus organic law under Francoist legal order ⓘ
officialName Ley para la Reforma Política ⓘ
partOf Spanish transition (La Transición) ⓘ
politicalContext government of Adolfo Suárez ⓘ
linked to: Adolfo Suárez

reign of King Juan Carlos I ⓘ
precededBy Francoist dictatorship ⓘ
linked to: Francoist Spain
proposedBy Adolfo Suárez ⓘ
publicationDate 1976 ⓘ
relatedEvent Spanish general election of 15 June 1977 ⓘ
Spanish transition to democracy ⓘ
replaces Francoist institutional framework ⓘ
resultedIn drafting of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 ⓘ
election of democratic Cortes Constituyentes ⓘ
shortName Political Reform Act ⓘ
subjectOf studies on democratic transitions ⓘ
turnoutInReferendum high voter turnout ⓘ
voteType referendum-approved law ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish transition to democracy → legalBasis → Political Reform Act of 1976 ⓘ
Adolfo Suárez → implementedReform → Political Reform Act of 1976 ⓘ
Political Reform Act of 1976 → shortName → Political Reform Act ⓘ
linked to: Political Reform Act of 1976