▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁was ▁formally ▁registered ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁by ▁Unidos ▁P ode mos ▁after ▁a ▁massive ▁cor ruption ▁case ▁involving ▁high - ran king ▁P P ▁officials ▁un ve iled ▁man eu vers ▁from ▁the ▁R ajo y ▁government ▁to ▁influence ▁the ▁jud icial ▁system ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁cover - up ▁the ▁sc andal . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁vote ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁held ▁in ▁Spain ▁since ▁the ▁country ' s ▁transition ▁to ▁dem ocracy , ▁after ▁the ▁un success ful ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁no ▁confidence ▁votes . ▁V otes ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁in ▁Spain ▁are ▁construct ive , ▁meaning ▁that ▁confidence ▁from ▁a ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁may ▁only ▁be ▁with dra wn ▁if ▁a ▁positive ▁majority ▁for ▁a ▁pros pective ▁successor ▁exists . ▁O pp osition ▁parties ▁P SO E , ▁Ciudad anos ▁and ▁P N V ▁announced ▁their ▁opposition ▁to ▁any ▁candidate ▁proposed ▁by ▁P ode mos , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁motion ▁was ▁unlikely ▁to ▁succeed . ▁ ▁The ▁motion ▁was ▁defeated ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁gather ing ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Unidos ▁P ode mos , ▁Comp rom ís , ▁ER C ▁and ▁E H ▁Bil du ▁( for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 2 ▁fav ou rable ▁votes ), ▁the ▁opposition ▁of ▁P P , ▁Ciudad anos , ▁UP N , ▁CC a ▁and ▁F AC ▁( 1 7 0 ▁votes ▁against ) ▁and ▁the ▁ab st ent ions ▁of ▁P SO