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The Cortes Generales are composed of 615 members: 350 Deputies and 265 Senators. The members of the Cortes Generales serve four-year terms, and they are representatives of the Spanish people. [2] In both chambers, the seats are divided by constituencies that correspond with the fifty provinces of Spain, plus Ceuta and Melilla.
Members of the European Parliament for Spain Delegation (1986) 2nd term 3rd term 4th term 5th term 6th term 7th term 8th term 9th term 10th term This is a ...
This is a list of members of the European Parliament for Spain ... On the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party list ... On the Coalition for a Solidary Europe list: ...
The first Spanish Constitution, the Spanish Constitution of 1812, established a unicameral legislative, therefore, an upper Chamber did not exist.. The Senate was first established under the Royal Statute of 1834 approved by Queen Regent Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies under the denomination of House of Peers but it did not last long and in 1837, under the Constitution of that year, the ...
The current office was established by the Spanish Constitution of 1978, however, the position has a tradition of more than 200 years, since its creation in 1810 as President of the Cortes of Cádiz. The current Speaker, of the 15th Cortes Generales (102nd since the Cortes of Cádiz ), is Francina Armengol , a member of the Spanish Socialist ...
The 15th Spanish general election was held on July 23, 2023. The People's Party became the largest party in the Congress of Deputies with 137 seats, overtaking the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party at 121 seats. However, neither major party nor their ostensible allies received enough seats to claim a parliamentary majority.
To see the current members, see Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers in 2023. According to Article 98 of the Spanish Constitution and Article 1.2 of the Government Law, the Government of Spain is composed of: The Prime Minister. The Deputy Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Ministers (If there are more than one). The Ministers. Other members.
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) secured 90 seats, the lowest in the party's history, but managed to retain its place as the main opposition force. Newcomer parties Podemos and Citizens (C's) saw strong gains, becoming the third and fourth political forces in the country with 69 and 40 seats, respectively.