12th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias explained

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.

Election

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 +/–
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 LeftMore CountryAsturian 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)5,8381.08 %0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)4,9740.92%0 5
Others/blanks 19,330 3.64% 0
Total 537,023 100.00% 45

History

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
Candidate Votes
Juan Cofiño23
José Manuel Felgueres17
Gonzalo Centeno4
align=left colspan="3"Blank 1
align=left colspan="3"Total 45

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 12th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

Members

NameConstituencyNo.PartyAllianceGroupTook officeLeft officeNotes
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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villa . Octavio . 2023-05-29 . Barbón revalida su victoria en Asturias pese al ascenso del PP . 2023-06-08 . El Comercio: Diario de Asturias . es.
  2. Web site: Cofiño, presidente de la Junta General por mayoría absoluta . 26 June 2023. El Comercio. es.
  3. 9 August 2023 . Renuncia de doña María Concepción Saavedra Rielo a su condición de diputada de la Junta General del Principado de Asturias (12/0005/0015/00020) . Boletín Oficial de la Junta General del Principado de Asturias . es . XII Legislatura . 15.
  4. News: 16 August 2023 . La consejera de Salud renuncia a su acta de diputada . . 27 October 2023.
  5. News: 14 September 2023 . Ricardo Fernández toma posesión como nuevo diputado del Grupo Parlamentario Socialista en la Junta General . es . . 27 October 2023.
  6. Web site: 2023-08-16 . El concejal ovetense Ricardo Fernández será el sustituto en la Junta . 2023-10-27 . El Comercio: Diario de Asturias . es.
  7. Web site: M . A. . 2023-09-15 . El gijonés Jacinto Braña sustituirá al exconsejero en la Junta . 2023-10-28 . El Comercio: Diario de Asturias . es.
  8. 14 September 2023 . Renuncia de don Enrique Fernández Rodríguez a su condición de diputado de la Junta General del Principado de Asturias (12/0005/0005/00010, 12/0008/0016/00080, 12/0010/0004/00126, 12/0021/0001/00139, 12/0090/0001/00141) . Boletín Oficial de la Junta General del Principado de Asturias . es . XII Legislatura . 21 . 5–6.
  9. Web site: 10 October 2023 . Jacinto Braña toma posesión como nuevo diputado del Grupo Parlamentario Socialista en la Junta General . 28 October 2023 . Junta General del Principado de Asturias.
  10. News: Lamet . Juanma . 13 October 2023 . Diego Canga dimite como diputado del PP de Asturias por motivos "personales" tras anunciarse el congreso de su partido . es . .
  11. News: 25 October 2023 . Pedro de Rueda toma posesión del acta vacante de Diego Canga . es . .
  12. News: 18 November 2023 . Álvaro Queipo es ratificado como presidente del PP asturiano con el 95,83 por ciento de los votos . . Europa Press .
  13. Web site: Ardura . Juan A. . 2024-02-01 . El diputado del PP, Pablo González, renuncia a su escaño en la Junta General . 2024-03-02 . La Nueva España . es.
  14. Web site: Nuria González-Nuevo toma posesión como diputada del Grupo Parlamentario Popular en la Junta General - Junta General del Principado de Asturias . 2024-03-02 . www.jgpa.es.