Law of Succession to the Headship of the State Ley de Sucesión en la Jefatura del Estado | |
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Cortes Españolas | |
Territorial extent | Spain (Francoist regime and transition) |
Enacted by | Cortes Españolas |
Enacted | 7 June 1947 |
Commenced | 27 July 1947 |
Repealed | 29 December 1978 |
Legislative history | |
Introduced by | Franco III Government |
Introduced | 28 March 1947 |
Repealed by | |
Constitution of Spain | |
Related legislation | |
Fundamental Laws of the Realm | |
Summary | |
Appointed Francisco Franco as the Head of State of Spain for life, and gave him the right to name his own successor | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Status: Repealed |
The Law of Succession to the Headship of the State (Spanish: Ley de Sucesión en la Jefatura del Estado) was the fifth of the eight Fundamental Laws of the Realm organizing the powers of the Francoist regime in Spain. It established provisions for the restoration of the Spanish monarchy (after being abolished by the Second Spanish Republic in 1931), appointed Francisco Franco as the Head of State of Spain for life. It provided that his successor would be proposed by Franco himself with the title of King or Regent of the Kingdom, but that would have to be approved by the Cortes Españolas.
The draft of the Law was sent by the Franco III Government to the Cortes on 28 March 1947. It had a short elaboration process and was approved by the Cortes in its session of 7 June 1947 and submitted to a referendum on 6 July 1947, coming into force on 27 July 1947.
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