Editing Autonomous communities of Spain (section)

===The Statute of Autonomy===
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The Statute of Autonomy is the basic institutional law of the autonomous community or city, recognized by the Spanish constitution in article 147. It is approved by a parliamentary assembly representing the community, and then approved by the {{Lang|es|[[Cortes Generales]]|italic=no}}, the Spanish Parliament, through an "Organic Law", requiring the favourable vote of the absolute majority of the [[Congress of Deputies (Spain)|Congress of Deputies]].

For communities that acceded to autonomy through the "fast route", a [[referendum]] is required before it can be sanctioned by the Parliament. The Statutes of Autonomy must contain, at least, the name of the community, its territorial limits, the names, organization and seat of the institutions of government, the powers they assume and the principles for their bilingual policy, if applicable.

The Constitution establishes that all powers not explicitly assumed by the State (the central government) in the constitution, can be assumed by the autonomous community in their Statutes of Autonomy; but also, all powers not explicitly assumed by the autonomous community in their Statutes of Autonomy are automatically assumed by the State.{{sfn|Spanish Constitution|1978|loc=Article 143}} In case of conflict, the constitution prevails.{{sfn|Spanish Constitution|1978|loc=Article 143}} In case of disagreement, any administration can bring the case before the [[Constitutional Court of Spain]].