...three Basque capitals in the general elections of March 2000. 5 Spanish Constitution, 1978, Article 2: 'The Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity...of the Spanish Nation, the common and indivisible fatherland of all the Spaniards, and recognises and guarantees the right to autonomy of the nationalities...

...these difficulties we must also add the existence of 20 This is the case of the well-known article 2: 'The constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation, common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards, and it recognizes and guarantees the right to autonomy...

...and Galicia. The debate is due to the ambiguity of Article 2 of the constitution, which states that "[t]he Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity...the common and indivisible country of all Spaniards; it recognizes and guarantees the right to autonomy of the nationalities and regions of which it is...

...Preliminary heading, second article The Constitution continues with the preliminary heading, article 2: The Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation, common and indivisible country of all Spaniards, and recognises and guarantees the right to autonomy...

...autonomy, the 1978 Spanish Constitution represented a huge turnabout in policy. Article 2 states that 'The Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation, indivisible homeland to all Spaniards, and it recognises and guarantees the right to autonomy for those...

...this vein of compromise the second article of the Constitution reads: 'The Constitution is founded on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation, the common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards, and it recognizes and guarantees the right to autonomy of the nationalities...

...Spain's entry into NATO in 19827 (Spain did not enter the 6 Art. 2 [National Unity, Regional Autonomy]: „The Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity...of the Spanish nation, the common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards, and recognises and guarantees the right to autonomy of the nationalities...

...of "the Spanish nation . . . one and indivisible" (Informaciones, February 2, 1978, 2), proclaims: "The Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation . . . and recognizes and guarantees the right to autonomy of the nationalities and regions integrated...

...Spanish political arena since predemocratic times. 13 This is the case of the well-known Article 2: The Constitution is based on the indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation, common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards, and recognizes and guarantees the right to autonomy...

...and the cultural and linguistic rights of the several communities of Spain. For example, article 2 states: "The constitution is based on the indissoluble...of the Spanish Nation, the common and indivisible fatherland of all the Spaniards. It acknowledges and guarantees the right to autonomy of the nationalities...