12th General Junta | |
Body: | General Junta of the Principality of Asturias |
Election: | 28 May 2023 |
Government: | Barbón II |
Before: | 11th |
After: | 13th |
Chamber1: | Deputies |
Chamber1 Image: | AsturiasJuntaDiagram2023.svg |
Membership1: | 45 |
Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | President |
Chamber1 Leader1: | Juan Cofiño (PSOE) |
Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | First Vice-President |
Chamber1 Leader2: | Celia Fernández (PSOE) |
Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Second Vice-President |
Chamber1 Leader3: | José Agustín Cuervas-Mons (PP) |
Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | First Secretary |
Chamber1 Leader4: | Delia Campomanes (IU–MP–IAS) |
Chamber1 Leader5 Type: | Second Secretary |
Chamber1 Leader5: | María del Pilar Fernández (PP) |
The 12th General Junta is the current 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 28 May 2023. The congress met for the first time on 26 June 2023, with a maximum term of four years.
The 12th Asturian regional election was held on 28 May 2023. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in the General Junta despite losing one seat, falling short of a majority again. The People's Party of Asturias (PP) gained 7 seats after the collapse of Citizens (CS).[1]
Alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
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Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 195,999 | 36.49% | 19 | 1 | ||
People's Party (PP) | 175,131 | 32.61% | 17 | 7 | ||
Vox (Vox) | 54,273 | 10.10% | 4 | 2 | ||
Assembly for Asturias United Left–More Country–Asturian Left (IU–MP–IAS) | 40,774 | 7.59% | 3 | 1 | ||
We Can Asturias (Podemos Asturies) | 21,052 | 3.92% | 1 | 3 | ||
Asturias Forum (Foro) | 19,652 | 3.65% | 1 | 1 | ||
SOS Asturias–Empty Spain (SOS Asturias) | 5,838 | 1.08 % | 0 | |||
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) | 4,974 | 0.92% | 0 | 5 | ||
Others/blanks | 19,330 | 3.64% | 0 | |||
Total | 537,023 | 100.00% | 45 |
The new parliament met for the first time on 26 June 2023 and Juan Cofiño (PSOE) was elected as President of the General Junta with the support of United Left and Asturian Forum.[2]
President | |||
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Candidate | Votes | ||
Juan Cofiño | 23 | ||
José Manuel Felgueres | 17 | ||
Gonzalo Centeno | 4 | ||
align=left colspan="3" | Blank | 1 | |
align=left colspan="3" | Total | 45 |
The 12th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:
Name | Constituency | No. | Party | Alliance | Group | Took office | Left office | Notes | ||
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12 | People's | |||||||||
2 | Socialists | |||||||||
3 | Vox | |||||||||
1 | Socialists | |||||||||
15 | Socialists | Replaces Enrique Fernández | ||||||||
10 | People's | |||||||||
2 | IU–MP–IAS | |||||||||
1 | People's | Replaced by Pedro de Rueda. | ||||||||
4 | Socialists | |||||||||
4 | Vox | |||||||||
11 | People's | |||||||||
3 | Socialists | |||||||||
9 | People's | |||||||||
5 | People's | |||||||||
2 | People's | |||||||||
7 | Socialists | Replaced by Jacinto Braña. | ||||||||
3 | Socialists | |||||||||
9 | Socialists | |||||||||
6 | Socialists | |||||||||
2 | People's | |||||||||
14 | Socialists | Replaces María Concepción Saavedra. | ||||||||
8 | People's | |||||||||
3 | Socialists | |||||||||
5 | Socialists | |||||||||
6 | People's | |||||||||
13 | Socialists | |||||||||
4 | People's | |||||||||
2 | Vox | |||||||||
1 | Socialists | |||||||||
1 | Vox | |||||||||
12 | Socialists | |||||||||
1 | Socialists | |||||||||
3 | People's | |||||||||
2 | Socialists | |||||||||
3 | People's | |||||||||
10 | Socialists | |||||||||
1 | Mixed | |||||||||
1 | People's | |||||||||
8 | Socialists | |||||||||
7 | People's | |||||||||
13 | People's | Replaced Diego Canga. | ||||||||
2 | Socialists | Replaced by Ricardo Fernández. | ||||||||
11 | Socialists | |||||||||
1 | Mixed | |||||||||
2 | People's | |||||||||
3 | IU–MP–IAS | |||||||||
1 | People's | |||||||||
1 | IU–MP–IAS | |||||||||