11th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias explained
| 11th General Junta |
| Body: | General Junta of the Principality of Asturias |
| Election: | 26 May 2019 |
| Government: | Barbón I |
| Before: | 10th |
| After: | 12th |
| Chamber1: | Deputies |
| Chamber1 Image: | Composición de la XI Legislatura de la Junta General del Principado de Asturias.svg |
| Membership1: | 45 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | President |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Marcelino Marcos (PSOE) |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | First Vice-President |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Alfonso Rodríguez (PSOE) |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Second Vice-President |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Javier Brea (PP) |
| Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | First Secretary |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Ovidio Zapico (IU/IX) |
| Chamber1 Leader5 Type: | Second Secretary |
| Chamber1 Leader5: | Luis Armando Fernández (Cs) |
The 11th General Junta was the meeting of the General Junta, the parliament of the Principality of Asturias, with the membership determined by the results of the regional election held on 26 May 2019. The congress met for the first time on 24 June 2019.
Election
The 11th Asturian regional election was held on 26 May 2019. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in the General Junta but fell short of a majority again.[1]
History
The new parliament met for the first time on 24 June 2019 and Marcelino Marcos (PSOE) was elected as President of the General Junta with the support of Podemos and United Left.[2]
| President |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes |
|---|
| Marcelino Marcos | | | 26 |
| align=left colspan="3" | Blank | 19 |
| align=left colspan="3" | Total | 45 | |
On 29 July 2019, with the aim of avoiding a very big mixed group, a new proposal for creating groups with only two members was allowed.[3] This reform allowed United Left, Asturias Forum and Vox to have their own parliamentary group.
Deaths, resignations and suspensions
The 11th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:
- 29 May 2019 – Carmen Moriyón, leader of Foro Asturias and the number 1 candidate on FAC's list for the Central District, declined to take her seat in the General Junta after her party's poor results in the elections.[4] She was replaced by Pedro Leal (FAC).
- 24 June 2019 - Juan Vazquez, an independent politician and number 1 candidate on Ciudadanos' list for the Central District, resigned a few hours after taking his seat, after political dissagrements with Ciudadanos' new pact policy, among other things. Ana Rosa Fonseca, also an independent politician, was number 6 candidate on Ciudadanos' list, and therefore, she should replace Juan Vazquez as deputy. However, she declined to take her seat for similar reasons than the ones put up by Vazquez.[5] Susana Fernández (Cs) replaced Vazquez on 12 July 2019.[6]
- 30 December 2019 - Ana María Coto (Cs) resigned after voting differently from her colleagues before the regional budget.[7] On 4 January 2021, Cristobal de la Coba, who should replace Coto, announced that he will not be taking his seat.[8] She was replaced by Luis Fanjul Villa on 7 January 2020.[9]
- 19 November 2020 - Lorena Gil (Podemos), spokesperson for Podemos, resigned due to political disagreements with her party, saying that there were "obstacles" that prevented her from doing her political job correctly.[10] Ricardo Menéndez (Independent, Podemos) replaced her on 23 December 2021, after Jara Cosculluela (Podemos), who was up in the list, declined to take her seat.[11] [12]
- 4 January 2022 - Laura Pérez Macho (Cs) resigned after various clashes with the regional leadership of the party.[13] She was replaced by Manuel Cifuentes (Cs) on 26 January 2022.[14]
- 17 December 2022 - Ignacio Blanco (Vox) announced his intention not to lead his party in the 2023 Asturian regional election.[15] He also resigned as deputy. His decision came a few days after 'El Español' reported that Blanco was behind a society that owned a shopping centre in Llobregat (Barcelona) that was about to close down precisely because of the debt generated by that society.[16] Blanco told 'La Nueva España': "My law firm has been dedicated to debt restructuring since 2009, and I am a bankruptcy administrator in many cases". He added that his resignation had nothing to do with the issue, and that it was a personal one in order to return to his job as lawyer.[17] Javier Jové (Vox) replaced him on 14 February 2023.[18]
Members
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: General Junta of the Principality of Asturias election results, 26 May 2019 . 4 July 2019 . Spanish . www.juntaelectoralcentral.es . Electoral Commission of Asturias . 29 November 2019.
- Web site: Marcelino Marcos, nuevo presidente de la Junta. 24 June 2019. La Voz de Asturias. es.
- Web site: Aprobada la reforma del reglamento que otorgará más visibilidad y recursos a IU, Foro y Vox. El Comercio. 29 July 2019. es.
- News: Moriyón renuncia a ser diputada autonómica: "tras una derrota lo correcto es dimitir". Ardura. Juan. 29 May 2019. 22 February 2021. La Nueva España. Spanish.
- News: Nueva dimisión en las filas de Ciudadanos. Machargo. Susana. 26 June 2019. 22 February 2021. La Voz de Asturias. Spanish.
- 12 July 2019. Serie P, Número 3, Pleno. Diario de Sesiones, XI Legislatura. Spanish. Junta General del Principado de Asturias. 3. 22 February 2021.
- News: La única diputada que no cobraba, de Cs, salva el Presupuesto de Barbón y dimite. 22 February 2021. La Nueva España. Spanish.
- News: Cristóbal de la Coba, el sustituto de Ana Coto en la Junta, rechaza el acta por "un proyecto profesional". 4 January 2020. 22 February 2021. La Nueva España. Spanish.
- Web site: 2020-01-07. El economista Luis Carlos Fanjul, nuevo diputado de Ciudadanos. 2021-02-22. La Voz de Asturias. es.
- News: Gil dimite y entrega la so acta de diputada. 20 November 2020. 22 February 2021. Asturies.com. Asturian.
- News: Jara Cosculluela renuncia a ser diputada de Podemos y cede el puesto al escritor Menéndez Salmón. 10 December 2020. 22 February 2021. La Nueva España. Spanish.
- News: La Xunta Xeneral refuga les enmiendes a la totalidá a los Presupuestos del 2021. 23 December 2020. 22 February 2021. Asturies.com. Asturian. Na sesión de güei tomó posesión Ricardo Menéndez Salmón como diputáu por Podemos. [In today's session Ricardo Menéndez took his seat as deputy for Podemos].
- News: Paneque. Eduardo. 4 January 2022. Dimite Laura Pérez Macho, una de las diputadas críticas de Ciudadanos. es. El Comercio. 26 January 2022.
- News: 26 January 2022. Manuel Cifuentes toma posesión como diputado de Ciudadanos. es. La Voz de Asturias. 26 January 2022.
- Web site: Montes . Vicente . 2022-12-18 . Ignacio Blanco anuncia que no será candidato de Vox y que pone sus cargos a disposición . subscription . 2023-02-16 . La Nueva España . es.
- Web site: Gómez . Verónica . 17 December 2022 . Un dirigente de Vox detrás del cierre del Llobregat Centre de Cornellà . 2023-02-16 . Crónica Global . es.
- Web site: Montes . Vicente . 2022-12-18 . Los motivos por los que Ignacio Blanco, presidente de Vox en Asturias, no se presentará a las autonómicas . subscription . 2023-02-16 . La Nueva España . es.
- Web site: Moriyón . Ana . 2023-02-14 . El abogado Javier Jové jura su cargo como diputado de Vox tras la dimisión de Blanco . subscription . 2023-02-16 . El Comercio . es.
- Web site: Juan Vázquez (Cs) renuncia a ser diputado autonómico: "Han cambiado las orientaciones de la formación a la que me incorporé". La Nueva España. es. 24 June 2019.
- News: Ciudadanos expulsa al diputado Fernández Bartolomé, que se niega a entregar el acta . Palacio . Marcos . 2022-05-05 . 2022-07-31 . . es . subscription.
- News: La expulsión de Bartolomé del grupo de Cs en la Junta le otorga al final más visibilidad . Montes . Vicente . 2022-07-28 . 2022-07-31 . . Palacio . Marcos . es . subscription.
- Web site: Carmen Moriyón renuncia a su escaño pero mantendrá la presidencia de Foro. El Comercio. 29 May 2015. es.
