<P> I swear, under my conscience and honor, to faithfully execute the duties of the office of President of the Government with loyalty to the King, obey and enforce the Constitution as the main law of the State, and preserve in secret the deliberations of the Council of Ministers . </P> <P> However, if no overall majority was obtained on the first vote of confidence, then the same nominee and program is resubmitted for a second vote within forty - eight hours . Following the second vote, if confidence by the Cortes is still unreached, then the monarch again meets with political leaders and the Speaker, and submits a new nominee for a vote of confidence . If, within two months, no candidate has won the confidence of the Cortes then the king dissolves the Cortes and calls for a new General Election . The king's royal decree is countersigned by the Speaker of the Congress . </P> <P> In the political life of Spain, the king would already be familiar with the various political leaders in a professional capacity, and perhaps less formally in a more social capacity, facilitating their meeting following a General Election . Conversely, nominating the party leader whose party maintains a plurality and who are already familiar with their party manifesto facilitates a smoother nomination process . In the event of coalitions, the political leaders would customarily have met beforehand to hammer out a coalition agreements before their meeting with the king . Once appointed, the President of the Government forms an administration whose ministers are appointed and removed by the king on the president's advice . No minister may take up his appointment until after they give their oath of office to obey the constitution with loyalty to the king . </P> <P> As early as 1975, Juan Carlos expressed his view that his role in the government of a "crowned democracy" would be for him to counsel and orient an administration's "thrust in action", but for the government to take the initiative without the need for it to involve the king unnecessarily in its decisions . Therefore, Juan Carlos has abstained from presiding over cabinet meetings except under special occasions or circumstances . Generally, the king presides over cabinet meetings once or twice a year (more regularly if needed) to be directly informed by ministers of non-partisan national and international concerns . However, the king does meet weekly with the President of the Government, usually on Tuesday mornings . During the late - 2000s economic recession which gripped the nation, the king discretly used his influence to facilitate a bi-partisan response to the crisis . </P>

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