14th Cortes Generales

The 14th Cortes Generales is the current meeting of the Cortes Generales, 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. According to the Constitution of Spain the maximum legislative term of the cortes is 4 years from the preceding election.

14th Cortes Generales
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Overview
Legislative bodyCortes Generales
Term3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) –
Election10 November 2019
GovernmentSánchez
Websitecortesgenerales.es
Senate
Members265
PresidentPilar Llop (PSOE)
First Vice-PresidentCristina Narbona (PSOE)
Second Vice-PresidentPío García-Escudero (PP)
Congress of Deputies
Members350
PresidentMeritxell Batet (PSOE)
First Vice-PresidentAlfonso Rodríguez (PSOE)
Second Vice-PresidentAna Pastor (PP)
Third Vice-PresidentGloria Elizo (UP)
Fourth Vice-PresidentIgnacio Gil (Vox)

Election

The 14th Spanish general election was held on 10 November 2019. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in the Senate, the upper house of the Cortes Generales, but fell short of a majority again. The PSOE also remained the largest party in the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Cortes Generales, fell short of a majority again.[1][2]

AllianceSenateCongress of Deputies
Seats+/–Votes%Seats+/–
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party93306,792,19928.00%1203
People's Party83295,047,04020.81%8923
Vox223,656,97915.08%5228
Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem03,119,36412.86%357
Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists-
Republican Left of the Valencian Country		11880,7343.63%132
Citizens041,650,3186.80%1047
Together for Catalonia31530,2252.19%81
Basque Nationalist Party9379,0021.56%6
EH Bildu1277,6211.14%51
Others/blanks621,924,7467.93%126
Total20824,258,228100.00%350

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.[3][4]

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.[5][6]

Members

Senate
Further information: 14th Senate of Spain

Congress of Deputies
Further information: 14th Congress of Deputies

References
  1. "Spanish elections: Socialists win amid far-right surge". BBC News. London, U.K. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. "Socialists win repeat Spanish election, Vox becomes third-biggest force in Congress". El País. Madrid, Spain. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. Ruiz Alonso, Germán (3 December 2019). "Pilar Llop, presidenta del Senado por mayoría simple". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. "La socialista Pilar Llop, elegida presidenta del Senado". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. "Catalan Socialist Meritxell Batet, reelected Spanish congress speaker". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. "Meritxell Batet y Pilar Llop, presidentas del Congreso y del Senado". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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