The November 2011 general election delivered a landslide victory to the People's Party, whose leader Mariano Rajoy said that he opposed same-sex marriage, but any decision about repealing the law could be made only after the ruling of the Constitutional Court.
Pada Pemilihan Umum 2011 memberikan kemenangan telak bagi Partai Rakyat, dimana pemimpinnya Mariano Rajoy mengatakan bahwa ia menentang pernikahan sesama jenis, tetapi setiap keputusan tentang membatalkan hukum bisa dibuat hanya setelah adanya putusan dari Mahkamah Konstitusi.