Parliament of Navarre explained

Parliament of Navarre
Native Name:	Nafarroako Parlamentua Parlamento de Navarra
Election1:	19 June 2019
Leader2 Type:	First Vice President
Party2:	PSN
Election2:	16 June 2023
Leader3 Type:	Second Vice President
Election3:	16 June 2023
Leader4 Type:	First Secretary
Election4:	16 June 2023
Leader5 Type:	Second Secretary
Election5:	16 June 2023
Members:	50
Structure1:	Composición Parlamento de Navarra 2023.png
Structure1 Res:	300px
Political Groups1:	Government (21) PSN–PSOE (11) GBai (7) C/Z (3) Opposition (29) UPN (15) EH Bildu (9) PP (3) Vox (2)

The Parliament of Navarre (Spanish Parlamento de Navarra, Basque Nafarroako Parlamentua) or also known as Cortes de Navarra (in Spanish) or Nafarroako Gorteak (in Basque) is the Navarre autonomous unicameral parliament.

Functions

The Parliament's functions are regulated by the "Organic Law on the Reintegration and Improvement of the Autonomous Regime in Navarre" (Ley Orgánica de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra, also known as LORAFNA). These functions include representing the Navarre people, approving the laws and General Budget and electing and controlling the President, as in any other parliamentary system.^[1]

Structure and distribution

Currently, the Parliament is composed by 50 members. The chamber's size can be set by law between 40 and 70. Representatives are elected directly for four-year terms and all renewed simultaneously.^[2]

Results of the elections to the Parliament of Navarre

Deputies in the Parliament of Navarre since 1979
Election	Distribution	President
1979	9 1 1 7 15 3 1 20 13	Jaime Ignacio del Burgo (UCD)
		Juan Manuel Arza (UCD)
		Jaime Ignacio del Burgo (UCD)
1983	6 20 3 8 13	Gabriel Urralburu (PSN)
1987	7 1 15 4 4 3 14 2
1991	6 2 19 3 20	Juan Cruz Alli (UPN)
1995	5 5 11 2 10 17	Javier Otano (PSN)
		Miguel Sanz (UPN)
1999	8 3 11 3 3 22	Miguel Sanz (UPN)
2003	4 4 11 4 4 23
2007	2 12 12 2 22
2011	7 3 8 9 19 4	Yolanda Barcina (UPN)
2015	8 2 7 9 7 15 2	Uxue Barkos (GBai)
2019	7 1 2 9 11 20	María Chivite (PSN)
2023	9 3 7 11 15 3 2

See also

• List of presidents of the Parliament of Navarre

External links

• Official site (in English)
• "Organic Law on the Reintegration and Improvement of the Autonomous Regime in Navarre" (LORAFNA) (In Spanish)
• Web site: PDF version of the above . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061212194052/http://www.parlamento-navarra.es/castellano/pdfs/amejoramiento.pdf . 2006-12-12 .   (In Spanish)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Functions of the Legislative Chamber . 2007-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080716010825/http://www.parlamento-navarra.es/english/funciones.asp . 2008-07-16 . dead .
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20030218191701/http://www.parlamento-navarra.es/castellano/tit1cap2.asp Textos, Institucionales, Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de reintegración y amejoramiento del régimen foral de Navarra, Título I, De las instituciones Forales de Navarra, CAPITULO II. Del Parlamento o Cortes