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The [[Spanish Constitution]] of 1978 granted [[self-government|autonomy]] to the ''nationalities'' and regions of which the [[Kingdom of Spain]] is composed. (See also ''[[autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous communities]] and [[autonomous cities of Spain|cities of Spain]]'')

Under the "system of autonomies" ({{lang-langx|es|Estado de las Autonomías}}), Spain has been quoted to be "remarkable for the extent of the powers peacefully devolved over the past 30 years"<ref name="Mallet">{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de6c00f0-8c25-11de-b14f-00144feabdc0.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de6c00f0-8c25-11de-b14f-00144feabdc0.html |archive-date=2022-12-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Flimsier footings|last=Mallet|first=Victor|date=18 August 2010|newspaper=Financial Times|access-date=25 August 2010}}{{Registration required}}</ref> and "an extraordinarily decentralised country", with the central government accounting for just 18% of public spending; the regional governments 38%, the local councils 13% and the social-security system the rest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12501023|title=A survey of Spain: How much is enough?|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=25 August 2010|date=6 November 2008}}{{Subscription required}}</ref>

In 2010 the Constitutional Court ruled that referendums of any kind, defined as measuring the public opinion of all voting citizens (''apellatio ad populum'') can't be held without government approval.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernández Ramos |first1=Severiano |title=Las consultas populares no referendarias mediante votación: ¿un artificio del derecho público español? |url=https://laadministracionaldia.inap.es/noticia.asp?id=1510249 |website=La Administración al Día |publisher=Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública |access-date=12 August 2024 |language=Spanish}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=Sentencia Tribunal Constitucional 31/2010, Fundamentos (nº69) |url=https://hj.tribunalconstitucional.es/HJ/en/Resolucion/Show/6670#complete_resolucion&fundamentos |website=hj.tribunalconstitucional.es |publisher=Tribunal Constitucional |access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>