13th Congress of Deputies explained

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13th Congress of Deputies
Body:	Congress of Deputies
Meeting Place:	Palacio de las Cortes
Election:	28 April 2019
Government:	Sánchez
Before:	12th
After:	14th
Chamber1:	Deputies
Chamber1 Image:	Congreso de los Diputados de la XIII Legislatura de España.svg
Membership1:	350
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	President
Chamber1 Leader1:	Meritxell Batet (PSOE)
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:	First Vice-President
Chamber1 Leader2:	Gloria Elizo (UP)
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:	Second Vice-President
Chamber1 Leader3:	Alfonso Rodríguez (PSOE)
Chamber1 Leader4 Type:	Third Vice-President
Chamber1 Leader4:	Ana Pastor (PP)
Chamber1 Leader5 Type:	Fourth Vice-President
Chamber1 Leader5:	Ignacio Prendes (Cs)
Chamber1 Leader6 Type:	First Secretary
Chamber1 Leader6:	Gerardo Pisarello (ECP)
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	Second Secretary
Chamber2 Leader1:	Sofía Hernanz (PSOE)
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:	Third Secretary
Chamber2 Leader2:	Adolfo Suárez (PP)
Chamber2 Leader3 Type:	Fourth Secretary
Chamber2 Leader3:	Patricia Reyes (Cs)

The 13th Congress of Deputies was a meeting of the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Spanish, with the membership determined by the results of the general election held on 28 April 2019. The congress met for the first time on 21 May 2019 and was dissolved prematurely on 24 September 2019.

Election

The 13th Spanish general election under the 1978 Constitution was held on 28 April 2019. It saw the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) became the largest party in the Congress of Deputies for the first time since 2008, but falling short of a majority.^{[1] [2]}

Alliance		Votes	%	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	7,513,142	28.67	123	+38
	PP	4,373,653	16.69	66	–69
	Cs	4,155,665	15.86	57	+25
	UP–ECP–EC	3,751,145	14.32	42	–29
	Vox	2,688,092	10.26	24	+24
	ERC–Sob–ERPV	1,024,628	3.91	15	+6
	JxCat–Junts	500,787	1.91	7	–1
	EAJ/PNV	395,884	1.51	6	+1
	Others/blanks	1,798,375	6.86	10	+5
Total		26,201,371	100.00	350	±0

History

The new congress met for the first time on 21 May 2019 and after two rounds of voting Meritxell Batet (PSOE) was elected as President of the Congress of Deputies with the support of the Unidos Podemos–En Comú Podem (UP–ECP) and various nationalist and regionalist parties.^{[3] [4]}

Other members of the Bureau of the Congress of Deputies were also elected on 21 May 2019: Gloria Elizo (UP), First Vice-President; Alfonso Rodríguez (PSOE), Second Vice-President; Ana Pastor (PP), Third Vice-President; Ignacio Prendes (Cs), Fourth Vice-President; Gerardo Pisarello (ECP), First Secretary; Sofía Hernanz (PSOE), Second Secretary; Adolfo Suárez (PP), Third Secretary; and Patricia Reyes (Cs), Fourth Secretary.^[5]

President^[6] ^[7] ^[8]
Candidate			Votes
			Round 1	Round 2
Meritxell Batet		PSOE	175	175
Ana Pastor		PP	67	125
Sara Giménez		Cs	58
Ignacio Gil		Vox	24
align=left colspan="3"	Blank ballots	7	35
align=left colspan="3"	Invalid ballots	19	15
align=left colspan="3"	Absentees	0	0
align=left colspan="3"	Total	350	350

Vice-President^[9]
Candidate			Votes
Gloria Elizo		UP	112
Alfonso Rodríguez		PSOE	82
Ana Pastor		PP	70
Ignacio Prendes		Cs	58
Macarena Olona		Vox	24
align=left colspan="3"	Blank ballots	0
align=left colspan="3"	Invalid ballots	4
align=left colspan="3"	Absentees	0
align=left colspan="3"	Total	350

Secretary^[10]
Candidate			Votes
Gerardo Pisarello		ECP	97
Sofía Hernanz		PSOE	84
Adolfo Suárez		PP	67
Patricia Reyes		Cs	59
Manuel Mariscal		Vox	24
align=left colspan="3"	Blank ballots	0
align=left colspan="3"	Invalid ballots	19
align=left colspan="3"	Absentees	0
align=left colspan="3"	Total	350

Government

In July 2019, caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) failed to secure the necessary votes in congress to form a government after the failure of coalition talks with UP–ECP.^{[11] [12]}

Investiture Pedro Sánchez (PSOE)
Ballot →		23 July 2019	25 July 2019
Required majority →		176 out of 350	Simple
Sources^[13] ^[14]

Unable to obtain enough support in congress to form a government, Sánchez announced on 17 September 2019 that an election would be held on 10 November 2019, the fourth in as many years.^{[15] [16]} The 13th Cortes Generales was formally dissolved on 24 September 2019.^[17]

Deaths, disqualifications, resignations and suspensions

The 13th congress has seen the following deaths, disqualifications, resignations and suspensions:

• 24 May 2019 – Jailed Catalan deputies Oriol Junqueras (ERC–Sob), Josep Rull (JxCat), Jordi Sànchez (JxCat) and Jordi Turull (JxCat), currently being tried on charges of rebellion, sedition, criminal organization and misuse of public funds in relation to the Catalan independence referendum and subsequent declaration of independence, are suspended from congress.^{[18] [19]}
• 31 May 2019 – Rafael Catalá (PP) resigned to return to the private sector.^[20] He was replaced by María Jesús Bonilla (PP) on 12 June 2019.^[21]
• 26 June 2019 – Toni Roldán (Cs) resigned following political disagreement with the Citizens leadership.^[22] He was replaced by Carina Mejías (Cs) on 15 July 2019.^[21]
• 8 July 2019 – Blanca Fernández (PSOE) resigned after being appointed Minister of Equality of Castilla–La Mancha.^[23] She was replaced by Cristina López (PSOE) on 15 July 2019.^[21]
• 17 July 2019 – María Isabel Blanco (PP) resigned after being appointed Minister of Family and Equal Opportunities of Castile and León.^[21] She was replaced by Elvira Velasco (PP) on 19 July 2019.^[21]
• 19 August 2019 – Marta Rivera (Cs) resigned after being appointed Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Community of Madrid.^[24] She was replaced by María Vilas (Cs) on 29 August 2019.^[25]
• 5 September 2019 – Francisco de la Torre (Cs) resigned following political disagreement with the Citizens leadership.^[26]

Members

scope=col	Name	scope=col	Constituency	scope=col	No.	scope=col colspan="2"	Party	scope=col colspan="2"	Alliance	scope=col	Group	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width="200"	Notes
		1					Socialists
		1					Vox
		1					Socialists
		1					Citizens
		1					Basque
		1					Mixed
		1					Socialists
		3					People's
		1					Citizens
		1					Socialists
		1					Mixed			Aligned to CNxR.^[27]
		1					People's
		7					Socialists
		4					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		6					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		1					Citizens
		1					Citizens
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		4					Citizens
		1					Mixed
		2					Basque
		1					Citizens
		1					Republican
		1					Socialists			President.
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		5					People's
		2					Socialists
		1					People's
		2					People's
		9					People's
		1					People's			Replaced by Elvira Velasco.
		2					Socialists
		2					People's			Replaces Rafael Catalá.
		2					Mixed
		2					People's
		2					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		5					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		1					People's
		1					Citizens
		2					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		1					Citizens
		1					Citizens
		3					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		3					Republican
		2					Citizens
		9					Socialists
		8					Republican
		2					Socialists
		3					Socialists
		1					People's
		1					People's
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					People's			Replaced by María Jesús Bonilla.
		1					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		1					Vox
		1					People's
		1					Socialists
		1					Vox
		8					Socialists
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					People's
		2					Socialists
		2					People's
		2					Socialists
		5					Republican
		6					Citizens
		1					Citizens
		2					People's
		5					Socialists
		2					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					People's
		1					Vox
		1					People's
		4					Citizens
		2					Citizens
		1					Citizens
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		2					Socialists
		1					Citizens
		1					Socialists
		3					Socialists
		8					People's
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		4					UP–ECP–GEC			First Vice-President.
		1					Socialists
		1					Republican
		1					People's
		2					People's
		3					Citizens
		3					Vox
		1					Basque
		2					Vox
		1					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		1					Socialists			Replaced by Cristina López.
		1					Citizens
		1					Vox
		1					Citizens
		2					Socialists
		1					Vox
		2					UP–ECP–GEC
		3					Socialists
		6					UP–ECP–GEC
		2					People's
		1					People's
		1					Citizens
		1					People's
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					People's
		2					Mixed
		2					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					People's
		1					People's
		2					People's
		2					Socialists
		3					Socialists
		3					UP–ECP–GEC
		3					Socialists
		1					People's
		1					Socialists
		1					People's
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Vox
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					People's
		1					Vox
		3					Citizens
		1					Citizens
		1					Socialists
		1					Citizens
		1					Citizens
		1					Citizens
		6					Republican
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		7					People's
		3					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		1					People's
		2					Mixed
		1					People's
		2					Socialists
		3					Basque
		2					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Socialists
		2					Republican
		9					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Citizens
		5					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		1					People's
		7					Citizens
		1					Socialists
		1					Citizens
		1					Citizens
		2					People's
		8					Citizens
		2					Socialists			Second Secretary.
		1					People's
		1					Citizens
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					People's
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		2					Mixed
		1					Socialists
		1					People's
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Citizens
		1					Mixed			Suspended from 24 May 2019.
		1					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		11					Socialists
		1					Basque
		2					Socialists
		3					Socialists			Replaces Blanca Fernández.
		1					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		2					Citizens
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					People's
		2					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Socialists
		1					People's
		2					Republican
		2					Socialists
		1					People's
		1					Vox
		6					Socialists
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		3					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		1					Citizens
		2					Citizens
		1					Citizens
		1					Socialists
		3					People's
		2					People's
		1					Mixed
		1					Citizens
		5					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Mixed
		2					Socialists
		5					Citizens			Replaces Toni Roldán.
		5					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Vox
		1					Citizens
		1					Vox
		2					Citizens
		1					Socialists
		2					Mixed
		1					Citizens
		1					People's
		2					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Socialists
		2					People's
		1					People's
		1					Socialists
		2					People's
		1					Citizens
		3					Socialists
		2					People's
		1					People's
		3					Citizens
		2					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Citizens
		1					Citizens
		4					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		1					People's
		3					Mixed			Aligned to CNxR.^[28]
		4					Republican
		1					Vox
		1					Mixed
		1					Socialists
		2					Vox
		2					Socialists
		1					People's			Third Vice-President.
		1					Socialists
		3					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		6					UP–ECP–GEC
		2					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Citizens
		1					People's
		4					UP–ECP–GEC			First Secretary.
		2					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		1					Citizens			Fourth Vice-President.
		1					Socialists
		1					People's
		2					Republican
		8					Socialists
		1					Vox
		1					Citizens
		2					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		5					Citizens			Fourth Secretary.
		4					Socialists
		2					People's
		1					Citizens
		2					Citizens
		1					Citizens			Replaced by María Vilas.
		1					Citizens
		2					Vox
		1					Socialists
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		2					Socialists			Second Vice-President.
		3					Socialists
		1					Citizens
		1					People's
		2					Citizens			Replaced by Carina Mejías.
		1					Vox
		1					People's
		1					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		1					Citizens
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Vox
		7					Republican
		1					Vox
		2					Republican
		1					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		4					Vox
		1					Mixed
		1					Mixed			Suspended from 24 May 2019.
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Vox
		2					Basque
		1					Socialists
		4					Socialists
		1					Republican
		1					People's
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Mixed			Suspended from 24 May 2019.
		2					Socialists
		3					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		1					Vox
		1					Socialists
		3					People's
		3					UP–ECP–GEC
		3					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		1					Mixed
		1					Socialists
		3					Socialists
		4					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		7					Socialists
		1					Socialists
		3					Socialists
		3					Socialists
		2					People's			Third Secretary.
		1					People's
		1					Socialists
		3					Republican
		2					Citizens
		1					People's
		5					Vox
		1					Mixed			Suspended from 24 May 2019.
		3					People's
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		1					Socialists
		1					People's
		1					People's
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		2					People's			Replaces María Isabel Blanco.
		1					UP–ECP–GEC
		2					UP–ECP–GEC
		2					Citizens			Replaces Marta Rivera.
		2					Socialists
		3					Socialists
		1					Citizens
		10					Socialists
		2					Socialists
		4					Socialists
		1					People's

See also

• 13th Cortes Generales
• 13th Senate of Spain

References

• Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central – Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas . . 2 April 2019 . 79 . 34184–34462 . 27 May 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es . 0212-033X.
• Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central – Elecciones generales. Resultados . . 30 May 2019 . 129 . 57373–57383 . 30 May 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es . 0212-033X.

Notes and References

1. News: 29 April 2019 . Spain election: Socialists consider next move after elections . . London, U.K. . 21 May 2019.
2. News: Jones . Sam . 29 April 2019 . Spanish election: socialists win amid far-right gains for Vox party . . London, U.K. . 21 May 2019.
3. News: La catalana Meritxell Batet, elegida nueva presidenta del Congreso . 21 May 2019 . . 21 May 2019 . Barcelona, Spain . es.
4. News: Díez . Ana . Casqueiro . Javier . La socialista Meritxell Batet, elegida nueva presidenta del Congreso . 21 May 2019 . . 21 May 2019 . Madrid, Spain . es.
5. Web site: Meritxell Batet, proclamada presidenta del Congreso de los Diputados para la XIII Legislatura . . 21 May 2019 . Madrid, Spain . es . 21 May 2019.
6. Sesión Constitutiva . Diario de Sesiones del Congreso de los Diputados – Pleno y Diputación Permanente . 21 May 2019 . XIII . 1 . 2–13 . 29 May 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es.
7. News: Batet, gana la primera votación con 175 votos por la Presidencia del Congreso pero necesita una segunda frente a Pastor . 21 May 2019 . . . 21 May 2019 . es.
8. News: Aduriz . Iñigo . Meritxell Batet, elegida presidenta del Congreso gracias al acuerdo entre PSOE y Unidas Podemos . 21 May 2019 . . 21 May 2019 . es.
9. News: Nuevas cortes. elizo, gómez de celis, pastor y prendes, vicepresidentes del congreso de los diputados . 21 May 2019 . . Servimedia . 21 May 2019 . Madrid, Spain . es.
10. News: Pisarello (En Comú), Sofía Hernanz (PSOE), Suárez Illana (PP) y Patricia Reyes (Cs), elegidos secretarios del Congreso . 21 May 2019 . . . 21 May 2019 . es.
11. News: Spain's Pedro Sánchez loses vote to form government . 26 July 2019 . . 25 July 2019 . London, U.K..
12. News: Burgen . Stephen . Spanish caretaker PM fails in second attempt to form government . 26 July 2019 . . 25 July 2019 . London, U.K..
13. News: 23 July 2019 . Sesión de investidura: Pedro Sánchez pierde la primera votación pero Podemos se abstiene para retomar la negociación . es . El Mundo . 23 July 2019.
14. News: 25 July 2019 . Sesión de investidura: El Congreso tumba la elección de Pedro Sánchez como presidente del Gobierno con 155 votos en contra y 67 abstenciones . es . El Mundo . 25 July 2019.
15. News: Spain to hold fourth election in four years . 24 September 2019 . . 17 September 2019 . London, U.K..
16. News: Jones . Sam . Spain likely to return to the polls in November after party talks fail . 24 September 2019 . . 17 September 2019 . London, U.K..
17. Otras Disposiciones: Jefatura del Estado - Cortes Generales. Disolución y convocatoria de elecciones . . 24 September 2019 . 230 . 105300–105301 . 24 September 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es . 0212-033X.
18. News: Jailed leaders suspended as Spanish MPs . 30 May 2019 . . 24 May 2019 . Barcelona, Spain.
19. News: Spanish parliament suspends four jailed Catalan MPs . 30 May 2019 . . . 24 May 2019 . Paris, France.
20. Serie D: General – Composición y organización de la Cámara – Pleno . Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales . 28 June 2019 . XIII . 17 . 2 . 10 July 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es.
21. Serie D: General - Composición y organización de la Cámara - Pleno . Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales . 25 July 2019 . XIII . 29 . 2–3 . 25 July 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es.
22. Serie D: General – Composición y organización de la Cámara – Pleno . Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales . 5 July 2019 . XIII . 18 . 3 . 25 July 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es.
23. Serie D: General – Composición y organización de la Cámara – Pleno . Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales . 10 July 2019 . XIII . 21 . 2 . 25 July 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es.
24. Serie D: General – Composición y organización de la Cámara – Pleno . Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales . 21 August 2019 . XIII . 39 . 2 . 24 September 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es.
25. Serie D: General – Composición y organización de la Cámara – Pleno . Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales . 3 September 2019 . XIII . 42 . 2 . 24 September 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es.
26. Serie D: General – Composición y organización de la Cámara – Pleno . Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales . 12 September 2019 . XIII . 49 . 2 . 24 September 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es.
27. News: 27 June 2020 . Un manifiesto reclama hacer de JxCAT una organización, liderada por Puigdemont . es . El Nacional . 14 July 2020.
28. News: 2 July 2020 . Puigdemont anuncia la creación de un nuevo partido para liderar el espacio posconvergente . es . El País . 14 July 2020.