session. The procedure for motions of no confidence was regulated within Articles 175 to 179 of the Standing Orders of the Congress of Deputies, which provided for the debate on the motion starting with its defence by one of the signatory members without any time limitations, to be followed by an also time-unlimited speech by the nominated candidate to explain their political programme. Subsequently, spokespeople from the different parliamentary groups in Congress were allowed to speak for thirty minutes, with an opportunity to reply or rectify themselves for ten minutes. Members of the government were allowed to take the floor and speak at any time of their request during the debate. Opinion polls Opinion polling conducted in the days during and after the events of the vote of no confidence showed a large opposition to the motion. Events Party positions After Vox announced that it would table a second motion of no confidence after the one they previously presented in 2020, the various parties announced their stances to the motion. Aside of the governing parties—the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Unidas Podemos—and barring any major position change, it is expected to meet with the opposition of Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), EH Bildu, Together for Catalonia (JxCat), the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT), Más País, Commitment Coalition (Compromís), New Canaries (NCa), the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) and Teruel Existe (TE). On December 2022, the leader of the Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC), Miguel Ángel Revilla, announced that his party would not support a motion of no confidence on Sánchez's government. Citizens (CS) also announced its "No" vote to the motion, branding it as "useless as an option to guarantee progress, freedom and equality" of the Spaniards" The leader of the People's Party (PP), Alberto Núñez Feijóo, announced that the party would not vote against it—as it did in 2020—and would abstain instead. Vote References 2023 in Madrid 2023 in politics Votes of no confidence in Spain