Overview

• Under existing regulations, national deputies are only required to sign a self-declaration on their academic backgrounds without providing supporting documents.
• The scandal over PP vice-secretary Noelia Núñez’s inflated résumé led to her resignation and highlighted gaps in the self-attestation process.
• A recent audit found that 20 of 109 Andalusian parliamentarians omit their academic and professional details on the regional legislature’s website due to no formal CV requirement.
• President Juanma Moreno has publicly backed obliging representatives to submit documentary proof of their qualifications in national and regional assemblies.
• PSOE-A’s Antonio Ruiz intends to table a non-binding motion after the summer recess to mandate official verification of politicians’ degrees.