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Omnibus decree
Royal decree-law that combines very diverse subjects in a single text, making partial rejection at ratification difficult. The Constitutional Court has questioned the abuse of this technique.
Demagoguery
Political discourse that appeals to voters' emotions by promising simple solutions to complex problems. A standard mutual accusation between government and opposition every legislature.
False reports (gender-violence)
Judicial accusation without real basis, criminally punishable. Argument used by sectors of the right to question gender-violence reports; courts place these reports below 0.01%.
La Diada
National Day of Catalonia (11 September). Since 2012 it has become a major rallying date for the independentist movement, with mass demonstrations in Barcelona called by ANC and Òmnium.
Two-round electoral system
System in which, if no candidate wins an absolute majority on the first ballot, a second is held among the top contenders. Spain does not use it for the prime minister (no direct election); it is used in French municipal elections, Argentine presidentials and others.
Parot Doctrine
Supreme Court criterion (2006) that applied sentence reductions to the total sentence rather than to the 30-year cap, delaying the release of ETA prisoners. The European Court of Human Rights overturned it in 2013.
Dynamic Duo (Sánchez-Iglesias)
Journalistic nickname for the PSOE-Unidas Podemos coalition during 2020-2021, the first coalition government of Spain's democracy.