Organic Law of the State

The Organic Law of the State ( es, Ley Orgánica del Estado) (Law 1/1967, of 11 January, for the Organic Law of the State)Law 1/1967, of 11 January, of the Organic Law of the State
''Boletín Oficial del Estado. 11 January 1967''. was promulgated during the third stage of the Francoist regime in Spain, by a government in which most of the power was in the hands of technocrats. Together with the other seven Fundamental Laws of the Realm, the process of institutionalization of the Francoist regime was achieved. The law was approved by a referendum on 14 December 1966, with the favorable vote of 98.1% of the voters. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1823

Content

The law was structured in sixty-six articles distributed in ten titles:

* Title I. ''The National State''. It includes national sovereignty and the fundamental aims of the State: the defense of the unity of men; the integrity, independence and security of the Nation; the safeguarding of the spiritual and material heritage of the Spaniards; the protection of the rights of the person, of the family and of society; and the promotion of a just social order. It also regulates the national flag. Among the rights stand out those of association, religious freedom and the possibility of creating political associations.
* Title II. ''The Head of State''. It makes the Head of State as the representative of the Nation. His status and inviolability are recognized. He will be assisted and be advised, by the Council of the Kingdom and will be empowered to call for a referendum, and concentrates in making major policy decisions and in ensuring the overall integrity of the state and serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and the chief representative of Spain in diplomatic relations and is the leader of the Movimiento Nacional, the ruling coalition supporting the fascist dictatorship. He will designate the "heir of the Crown", without specifying who this should be.

* Title III. ''The Government of the Nation''. Separates the positions of Head of State and President of the Government. The latter will be appointed for a term of five years by the Head of State from a list of three candidates proposed by the Council of the Kingdom. The Head of State appoints and dismiss the ministers, upon the proposal of the President of the Government. The President of the Government facilitates the carrying out of major policy decisions and runs the day-to-day government. The Council of Ministers, or the Cabinet helps him or her in implementing the major policy decisions. This system was fully implemented in 1973, when Franco appointed as President of the Government Luis Carrero Blanco (who was assassinated by ETA after several months in office, and was replaced by Carlos Arias Navarro).
* Title IV. ''The National Council''. Called ''Cortes Españolas'', it exercises legislative power. It has a complex election system, with ex officio members (among them university rectors), members appointed by the Head of State and members elected by the community, representing the Family, Local Corporations and the Trade Union Organization. In particular, there were 102 procurators elected by the third of the family, something that was already foreseen in the of 1942, but those until that moment had not been elected.
* Title V. ''The Justice''. It includes the independence of Justice and the gratuity for those who lack resources. The jurisdictional orders are ordinary (Civil, Criminal, Contentious-Administrative and Labor) and special (Military and Ecclesiastical