les otorga una minoría de bloqueo

English translation: since it gives them a blocking minority / since it enables them to form a blocking minority

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Spanish term or phrase: les otorga una minoría de bloqueo
English translation:since it gives them a blocking minority / since it enables them to form a blocking minority
Entered by: Eileen Brophy

18:46 Oct 2, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Constitutional Law
Spanish term or phrase: les otorga una minoría de bloqueo
This is the context "Según la Constitución, los nuevos deben ser nombrados por una mayoría de tres quintos para garantizar que sean nombres de consenso, al menos entre los grandes partidos, ya que les otorga una minoría de bloqueo en la votación."

I have translated it as "they are permitted a minority blockage in the voting" but I am not sure that it is correct.
Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 03:28
since it gives them a blocking minority / since it enables them to form a blocking minority
Explanation:
90 out of the 321 votes available in Council are needed to form a blocking minority when voting according to a qualified majority. ...
http://www.smallbusinesseurope.org/en/basic210.html

representation, blocking minorities, minority claims, and voting caps. The affiliation strategy is pursued in virtually all countries to improve minority ...
http://www.eu-newgov.org/database/DELIV/D21D03_Corporate_Gov...

Previously, there was a blocking minority of Member States voting against compulsory labelling of ingredients or products of gene technology. ...
http://www.bioline.org.br/request?by95006

It enables Italy, France and Germany to form a blocking minority. If the voting system is to be changed, and we are to stay inside, I demand that the voting ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/2007/06/...

My 2 cents...
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Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 23:28
Grading comment
Thanks for your help :-))
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1since it gives them a blocking minority / since it enables them to form a blocking minority
Daniel Coria
4they are granted/given a blocking minority
Donald Scott Alexander


  

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les otorga una minoría de bloqueo
they are granted/given a blocking minority


Explanation:
"they are granted/given a blocking minority"
or, alternatively: "it gives/grants them a blocking minority"

"... Parliament calls on the Commission and the Council to take all necessary steps to give the Commission a blocking minority in the supervisory bodies of ..."
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=2&p...

"Analysts said the latest purchase would probably make Mr. Arnault the largest shareholder and would be likely to give him a blocking minority at LVMH's ..."
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4DA153FF...

"That would effectively grant Lower Saxony a blocking minority."
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/10/business/invest11.php

"A blocking minority is the number of votes needed to block a decision to be made by qualified majority voting."
http://en.euabc.com/word/94

"This is easily a blocking minority under the Constitutional Treaty"
http://eulawblogger.blogspot.com/2007/05/blocking-minority-o...

"That would remove Lower Saxony's blocking minority vote."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/apr/14/automotive.ge...



Donald Scott Alexander
Local time: 02:28
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PRO pts in category: 4
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ya que les otorga una minoría de bloqueo
since it gives them a blocking minority / since it enables them to form a blocking minority


Explanation:
90 out of the 321 votes available in Council are needed to form a blocking minority when voting according to a qualified majority. ...
http://www.smallbusinesseurope.org/en/basic210.html

representation, blocking minorities, minority claims, and voting caps. The affiliation strategy is pursued in virtually all countries to improve minority ...
http://www.eu-newgov.org/database/DELIV/D21D03_Corporate_Gov...

Previously, there was a blocking minority of Member States voting against compulsory labelling of ingredients or products of gene technology. ...
http://www.bioline.org.br/request?by95006

It enables Italy, France and Germany to form a blocking minority. If the voting system is to be changed, and we are to stay inside, I demand that the voting ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/2007/06/...

My 2 cents...

Daniel Coria
Argentina
Local time: 23:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 79
Grading comment
Thanks for your help :-))

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