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      <title><![CDATA[Congress decides whether to amend the Constitution to allow Formentera to have its own senator.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/misc/congress-decides-whether-to-amend-the-constitution-to-allow-formentera-to-have-its-own-senator_1_5642116.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/7f30feda-d452-42dc-b388-b03439a4616b_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The Spanish Congress of Deputies will decide this Tuesday whether to approve the initiation of proceedings for a constitutional reform that would grant Formentera its own senator and eliminate its current practice of sharing a constituency with Ibiza in Senate elections. The initiative originates from the Balearic Islands Parliament, which is once again bringing to Madrid a demand that the people of Formentera have been making for years. The proposal seeks to amend Article 69.3 of the Constitution to recognize Formentera as its own electoral constituency in the Senate, as is already the case with other islands in the Balearic archipelago and territories in the Canary Islands. Currently, Ibiza and Formentera jointly elect a single senator, who in this legislature is Juanjo Ferrer, chosen on a unified ticket of progressive forces. This is not the first time the Balearic Parliament has attempted to promote this reform. In three previous legislatures, the initiative reached the Spanish Parliament without success. Now, Congress must decide whether to formally open the constitutional reform process, a step that, if successful, would activate parliamentary debate and allow groups to submit amendments.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:16:07 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The lower house will vote this week on whether to initiate the constitutional reform to separate Formentera from Ibiza in the Senate, a long-standing demand of the Balearic Parliament.]]></subtitle>
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