14th Cortes Generales explained

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14th
Election:10 November 2019
Government:Sánchez II
Before:13th
After:15th
Chamber1:Senate
Chamber1 Image:Senado de España - XIV legislatura.svg
Membership1:265
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:Pilar Llop (PSOE) (2019–2021)
Ander Gil (PSOE) (2021–)
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:1st Vice President
Chamber1 Leader2:Cristina Narbona (PSOE)
Chamber1 Leader3:Pío García-Escudero (PP)
Chamber2:Congress of Deputies
Chamber2 Image:Congreso de los Diputados de la XIV legislatura de España.svg
Membership2:350
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber2 Leader1:Meritxell Batet (PSOE)
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:1st Vice President
Chamber2 Leader2:Alfonso Rodríguez (PSOE)
Chamber2 Leader3 Type:2nd Vice President
Chamber2 Leader3:Ana Pastor (PP)
Chamber2 Leader4 Type:3rd Vice President
Chamber2 Leader4:Gloria Elizo (UP)
Chamber2 Leader5 Type:4th Vice President
Chamber2 Leader5:Ignacio Gil (Vox)

The 14th was a meeting of the, the national legislature of Spain, with the membership determined primarily by the results of the general election held on 10 November 2019. The Cortes met for the first time on 3 December 2019, and was dissolved prematurely on 29 May 2023[1] after regional and local elections in which the governing PSOE lost control of six autonomous communities and many local councils.

Election

The 14th Spanish general election under the 1978 Constitution was held on 10 November 2019. It saw the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remaining the largest party in the Senate, the upper house of the, as well as the largest party in the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the, but falling short of a majority.[2] [3]

AllianceSenateCongress of Deputies
Seats+/−Votes%Seats+/−
PSOE93 –306,792,199 28.00 120 –3
PP83 +295,047,040 20.81 89 +23
Vox2 +23,656,979 15.08 52 +28
UPECPEC0 ±03,119,364 12.86 35 –7
ERC–SobERPV11 ±0880,734 3.63 13 –2
Cs0 –41,650,318 6.80 10 –47
JxCat–Junts3 +1530,225 2.19 8 +1
EAJ/PNV9 ±0379,002 1.56 6 ±0
EH Bildu1 ±0277,621 1.14 5 +1
Others/blanks6 +21,924,746 7.93 12 +6
Total208 ±024,258,228 100.00 350 ±0

History

The new Senate met for the first time on 3 December 2019 and after two rounds of voting Pilar Llop (PSOE) was elected as President of the Senate of Spain.[4] [5]

The new congress also met for the first time on 3 December 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.[6] [7]

Dissolution

On Monday 29 May 2023, the day after the 2023 regional and local elections in Spain in which the PSOE lost control of the governments of six autonomous communities and many cities and towns across the country, Pedro Sánchez called a press conference and confirmed that the Cortes would be dissolved that afternoon, with a general election called for the 23 June 2023.

Members

Congress of Deputies

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 29 May 2023. El Consejo de Ministros aprueba la disolución de las Cortes y la convocatoria de elecciones generales el 23 de julio. es. lamoncloa.es. 11 November 2023.
  2. News: 11 November 2019 . Spanish elections: Socialists win amid far-right surge . . London, U.K. . 7 December 2019.
  3. News: 11 November 2019 . Socialists win repeat Spanish election, Vox becomes third-biggest force in Congress . . Madrid, Spain . 7 December 2019.
  4. News: Ruiz Alonso . Germán . Pilar Llop, presidenta del Senado por mayoría simple . 21 December 2019 . . 3 December 2019 . Madrid, Spain . es.
  5. News: La socialista Pilar Llop, elegida presidenta del Senado . 27 December 2019 . . . 3 December 2019 . Barcelona, Spain . es.
  6. News: Catalan Socialist Meritxell Batet, reelected Spanish congress speaker . 7 December 2019 . . 3 December 2019 . Barcelona, Spain.
  7. News: Meritxell Batet y Pilar Llop, presidentas del Congreso y del Senado . 7 December 2019 . . . 3 December 2019 . Barcelona, Spain . es.