Supreme Court orders Bolaños to submit list of grandchildren granted citizenship

The Supreme Court instructed the ministers José Manuel Albares and Félix Bolaños to deliver a complete nominal list of all persons naturalised under the “grandchildren law” within five days, citing concerns over the accuracy of the overseas Spanish voter register. Bolaños has already sent the subset of names that appear in the digital civil registry (Dicireg) to the Office of the Electoral Census, which collaborates with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The court emphasized that non-compliance may trigger escalating fines and could lead to criminal proceedings. The Foreign Ministry is responsible for cross-checking the dossiers to remove ineligible entries from the overseas register and to certify those who meet the criteria of the Memory Democratic Law. The dispute stems from an instruction that broadened eligibility beyond the law’s original exile-based requirements, prompting the court’s precautionary measures.