14th Cortes Generales
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Cortes Generales | ||||
| Term | 3 December 2019 – | ||||
| Election | 10 November 2019 | ||||
| Government | Sánchez II | ||||
| Website | cortesgenerales | ||||
| Senate | |||||
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| Members | 265 | ||||
| President | Pilar Llop (PSOE) (2019–2021) Ander Gil (PSOE) (2021–) | ||||
| 1st Vice President | Cristina Narbona (PSOE) | ||||
| 2nd Vice President | Pío García-Escudero (PP) | ||||
| Congress of Deputies | |||||
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| Members | 350 | ||||
| President | Meritxell Batet (PSOE) | ||||
| 1st Vice President | Alfonso Rodríguez (PSOE) | ||||
| 2nd Vice President | Ana Pastor (PP) | ||||
| 3rd Vice President | Gloria Elizo (UP) | ||||
| 4th Vice President | Ignacio Gil (Vox) | ||||
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.
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 Cortes Generales, as well as the largest party in the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Cortes Generales, but falling short of a majority.[1][2]
| Alliance | Senate | Congress of Deputies | |||||
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| Seats | +/− | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| PSOE | 93 | –30 | 6,792,199 | 28.00 | 120 | –3 | |
| PP | 83 | +29 | 5,047,040 | 20.81 | 89 | +23 | |
| Vox | 2 | +2 | 3,656,979 | 15.08 | 52 | +28 | |
| UP–ECP–EC | 0 | ±0 | 3,119,364 | 12.86 | 35 | –7 | |
| ERC–Sob–ERPV | 11 | ±0 | 880,734 | 3.63 | 13 | –2 | |
| Cs | 0 | –4 | 1,650,318 | 6.80 | 10 | –47 | |
| JxCat–Junts | 3 | +1 | 530,225 | 2.19 | 8 | +1 | |
| EAJ/PNV | 9 | ±0 | 379,002 | 1.56 | 6 | ±0 | |
| EH Bildu | 1 | ±0 | 277,621 | 1.14 | 5 | +1 | |
| Others/blanks | 6 | +2 | 1,924,746 | 7.93 | 12 | +6 | |
| Total | 208 | ±0 | 24,258,228 | 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.[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]
Government formation
On 7 January 2020, Pedro Sánchez was confirmed as prime minister by the Congress of Deputies.[7]
| Investiture Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) | |||
| Ballot → | 5 January 2020 | 7 January 2020 | |
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| Required majority → | 176 out of 350 
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Members
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Congress of Deputies
References
- ^ "Spanish elections: Socialists win amid far-right surge". BBC News. London, U.K. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Socialists win repeat Spanish election, Vox becomes third-biggest force in Congress". El País. Madrid, Spain. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Ruiz Alonso, Germán (3 December 2019). "Pilar Llop, presidenta del Senado por mayoría simple". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "La socialista Pilar Llop, elegida presidenta del Senado". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Catalan Socialist Meritxell Batet, reelected Spanish congress speaker". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Spain's Sánchez narrowly wins vote to govern in coalition". BBC. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Díez, Anabel; Marcos, José (5 January 2020). "Sánchez no logra la confianza del Congreso en la primera votación". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ Casqueiro, Javier; J. Pérez, Fernando (7 January 2020). "Pedro Sánchez logra la investidura y formará el primer Gobierno de coalición de la democracia". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
