People's Party of Aragon explained

People's Party of Aragon
Native Name:Partido Popular de Aragón
President:Jorge Azcón
Secretary General:Ana Alós
Founded:1989
Headquarters:
Zaragoza, Aragon
Ideology:Christian democracy
Liberal conservatism
Reformism
Regionalism
Position:Centre-right
National:People's Party
Seats1 Title:Cortes of Aragon
Seats2 Title:Congress of Deputies
Seats2:(Aragonese seats)
Seats3 Title:Senate
Seats3:(Aragonese seats)
Country:Spain

The People's Party of Aragon (Spanish; Castilian: Partido Popular de Aragón, PP) is the regional section of the People's Party of Spain (PP) in Aragon. It was formed in 1989 from the re-foundation of the People's Alliance.

Electoral performance

Cortes of Aragon

Cortes of Aragon
ElectionVote%ScoreSeats+/–LeaderStatus in legislature
StatusPeriod
1991126,89220.68%2nd4José Ignacio SenaoMajority coalition 1991–1992
Minority coalition 1992–1993
Opposition1993–1995
1995263,52437.50%1st10Santiago LanzuelaMajority coalition 1995–1999
1999249,45838.21%1st1Opposition1999–2011
2003219,05830.73%2nd6Gustavo Alcalde
2007208,64231.06%2nd1
2011269,72939.69%1st7Luisa Fernanda RudiMinority government2011
Majority coalition 2011–2015
2015183,65427.50%1st9Opposition2015–2023
2019139,66020.87%2nd5Luis María Beamonte
2023237,81735.51%1st12Jorge AzcónMajority coalition 2023–2024
Minority government2024–present[1]

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
ElectionAragon
CongressSenate
Vote%ScoreSeats+/–Seats+/–
1989183,36127.81%2nd00
1993250,10532.88%2nd00
1996370,97547.92%1st46
2000341,39647.23%1st00
2004284,89336.48%2nd35
2008284,06837.01%2nd01
2011339,50247.70%1st36
2015229,69131.31%1st20
2016252,45635.81%1st00
Apr-2019143,24218.90%3rd37
Nov-2019167,23323.86%2nd13
2023259,14536.27%1st34

European Parliament

European Parliament
ElectionAragon
Vote%Score
1989133,85826.62%2nd
1994257,63744.90%1st
1999275,84442.48%1st
2004192,40639.96%2nd
2009196,05641.69%2nd
2014128,25227.87%1st
2019143,84621.74%2nd
2024194,33237.14%1st

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Jones . Sam . 2024-07-12 . Spain’s far-right Vox quits key regional governments over migration row . 2024-07-12 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.