# Spain Court Orders List of 163,020 New Citizens

23 October 2026 at 15:43

> The Supreme Court demands a list of individuals granted nationality via the Democratic Memory Law to verify electoral voting eligibility.

Spain's **Supreme Court** has ordered the **Ministry of Justice** and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide a nominal list of 163,020 individuals who obtained Spanish nationality via the **Democratic Memory Law**, specifically as descendants of political exiles.

Ministers **Félix Bolaños** and **José Manuel Albares** have five days to submit the data to the court and electoral authorities. Failure to meet the 15:00 deadline on 28 October 2026 could result in criminal liability or significant coercive fines for the ministers.

The ruling follows precautionary measures prohibiting those who cannot document their status as relatives of exiles from voting. This judicial intervention ensures that only eligible descendants under the law of grandchildren participate in the electoral process.


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