Abstract
In this article, we are interested in discovering to what extent the liberal Parliament of the Restoration placed restrictions on the publicity of its decisions and how this issue was maintained during the Second Spanish Republic.
For this, we review the issues discussed in the secret sessions of Parliament between 1875 and 1936. This allows us to discover that, apart from the usual paperwork issues of personnel expenses and building maintenance, they debated privileges (postal allowance or travel by train), immunities and diets of parliamentarians, as well as the management of petitions. In general, these issues were treated with discretion and always seeking to safeguard parliamentary honour.
For this, we review the issues discussed in the secret sessions of Parliament between 1875 and 1936. This allows us to discover that, apart from the usual paperwork issues of personnel expenses and building maintenance, they debated privileges (postal allowance or travel by train), immunities and diets of parliamentarians, as well as the management of petitions. In general, these issues were treated with discretion and always seeking to safeguard parliamentary honour.
| Translated title of the contribution | A parliament without stenographers: secret sessions in the history of Spanish parliamentarianism (1875-1936) |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Journal | Revista de Estudios Politicos |
| Issue number | 205 |
| Publication status | Accepted in press - 2024 |