16th Cortes Generales

October 2026 October 2026 25em 16th es Cortes Generales no Coat of Arms of the Cortes Generales.svg 100px es Cortes Generales no Spain Palacio de las Cortes 29 November 2026 TBD, as TBD (Political Party), as Prime Minister TBD (Political Party), as Leader of the Opposition December 2026 15th cortesgenerales.es Senate Spanish Senate template.svg 267 President TBD 1st Vice President TBD 2nd Vice President TBD Congress of Deputies Esquema Congreso España (Gobierno de izquierdas).png 350 President TBD 1st Vice President TBD 2nd Vice President TBD 3rd Vice President TBD 4th Vice President TBD The 16th es Cortes Generales no will be a meeting of the es Cortes Generales no, comprising both the lower (Congress) and upper (Senate) houses of the national legislature of Spain, with the membership determined primarily by the results of the general election held on 29 November 2026. They first convened on December 2026. The 15th Cortes Generales were dissolved prematurely on 5 October 2026 after the parliamentary defeat of the government's housing relief plans by the People's Party, Vox and Junts on 2 October. The 2026 election saw 52 constituencies return 350 MPs for Congress and 209 for Senate. Election The 16th Spanish general election under the 1978 Constitution will be held on 29 November 2026. Alliance Senate Congress of Deputies Seats +/− Votes % Seats +/−PP 0 ±0 0,0 0.00 0 ±0PSOE 0 ±0 0,0 0.00 0 ±0 Vox 0 ±0 0,0 0.00 0 ±0 Broad Front (FA) 0 ±0 0,0 0.00 0 ±0 ERC–Sob–ERPV 0 ±0 0,0 0.00 0 ±0 EH Bildu 0 ±0 0,0 0.00 0 ±0 JxCat–Junts 0 ±0 0,0 0.00 0 ±0 EAJ/PNV 0 ±0 0,0 0.00 0 ±0 Others/blanks 0 ±0 0,0 0.00 0 ±0 Total 208 ±0 0,0 0.00 0 ±0 Parliamentary leadership The Congress of Deputies and the Senate of the 16th es Cortes Generales no will be constituted after 24 December 2026. That same day, the members of the Bureaus of both Chambers will be also appointed, by secret ballot and in ballot box, directed by the corresponding tables. These ballots were held following the general election held on 29 November 2026. Congress of Deputies Election of president For the election of the presidency of the Congress of Deputies and of the board, a first vote is carried out, secret and in a ballot box, with the candidates who run for said position. In this, the absolute majority of the deputies (176/350) is necessary for a candidate to be elected as such. In the event that this absolute majority is not reached, a second vote is carried out, also secret and in a ballot box, with the two candidates with the most votes and the one who obtains a simple majority of the votes will be elected President of the Congress of Deputies.Reglamento del Congreso de los Diputados http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Hist_Normas/Norm/reglam_congreso.pdf 1st vote - Presidency (XVI legislature) Majority required: absolute (176/350, 1st vote)CandidatePartyVotesPresident——0TBD——0——0Blank vote0Invalid vote0Total350 Election of vice presidents After the election of the presidency, the four vice-presidencies are elected, using the same system as for the previous election. By secret ballot and ballot box, the four candidates with the most votes will be elected, with the first vice-president being the one who gets the most votes and the fourth vice-president, the one with the fewest. In the event of a tie, a second vote is taken between the tied candidates to settle the order. candidateParty1st preference2nd preferenceElected——01st vice president2nd vice president——0TBDTBD——00——00——03rd vice president4th vice presidentBlank vote00 TBDTBD Election of secretaries After the election of the vice-presidents, the four secretariats are elected using the same system as in the Vice-Presidency. By secret ballot and ballot box, the four candidates with the most votes will be elected, with the first secretary being the one who gets the most votes and the fourth secretary, the one who gets the least. In the event of a tie, a second vote is taken between the tied candidates to settle the order. CandidateParty1st preferenceElected——01st Secretary2nd Secretary——0TBDTBD——0——0——03rd Secretary4th SecretaryBlank vote0TBDTBDSpoilt vote0 Senate Election of president For the election of the president of the Senate and of the board, a first vote is carried out, secret and in a ballot box, with the candidates who run for said position. In this, the absolute majority of the deputies (134/267) is necessary for a candidate to be elected as such. In case this absolute majority is not reached, a second vote is carried out, also secret and in a ballot box, with the two candidates with the most votes and the one who obtains a simple majority of the votes, will be elected president of the Senate. Each senator casts a single vote, that is, they write a single name on the ballot.España Senado de Reglamento del Senado Senado de España https://www.senado.es/web/conocersenado/normas/reglamentootrasnormassenado/detallesreglamentosenado/index.html#t1 2023-08-23 www.senado.es es 1st vote - Presidency (XVI legislature) Majority required: absolute (134/267, 1st vote)CandidateParty1st preferencePresident——0TBD——0Blank vote0Spoilt vote0Total267 Election of vice presidents After the election of the presidency, the election of the two vice-presidencies is carried out, through the same system as for the previous election. By secret ballot and ballot box, the two candidates with the most votes will be elected, with the first vice president being the one who gets the most votes and the second vice president the one who gets the fewest. In the event of a tie, a second vote is taken between the tied candidates to settle the order. As in the election for the presidency, each senator casts a single vote, that is, they write a single name on the ballot. CandidateParty1st preferenceElected——01st vice president2nd vice president——0TBDTBDBlank vote0Spoilt vote0Total267 Election of the secretaries After the election of the vice-presidents, the election of the four secretariats is carried out, with a different system from the two previous ones. By secret ballot box, the four candidates with the most votes will be elected, with the first secretary being the one who gets the most votes and the fourth secretary, the one who gets the least. In the event of a tie, a second vote is taken between the tied candidates to settle the order. However, each senator casts a double vote, that is, on the ballot he writes two names of the candidates he wants to vote for. +1st vote - Secretariats (XV legislature)CandidateParty1st preferenceElected——01st Secretary2nd Secretary——0TBDTBD——0——0——03rd Secretary4th SecretaryBlank vote0TBDTBDSpoilt vote0Total267 History The new Senate will meet for the first time on December 2026. The new Congress will also meet for the first time on the same date, to elect the new President of the Congress of Deputies. Aftermath and Government formation Aftermath Dissolution The term of each chamber of the es Cortes Generales no—the Congress and the Senate—expires four years from the date of their previous election, unless they are dissolved earlier.Spanish Constitution 1978 arts. 68–69.October 2026 The election decree shall be issued no later than 25 days before the scheduled expiration date of parliament and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette (BOE), with election day taking place 54 days after the decree's publication.LOREG 1985 arts. 42 & 167.October 2026 The previous election was held on 29 November 2026, which means that the chambers' terms will expire on 29 November 2030. The election decree must be published in the BOE no later than 4 November 2030, setting the latest possible date for election day on 28 December 2030. The prime minister has the prerogative to propose the monarch to dissolve both chambers at any given time—either jointly or separately—and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence is in process, no state of emergency is in force and that dissolution does not occur before one year after a previous one.Spanish Constitution 1978 arts. 115–116. Additionally, both chambers are to be dissolved and a new election called if an investiture process fails to elect a prime minister within a two-month period from the first ballot.Spanish Constitution 1978 art. 99. Barring this exception, there is no constitutional requirement for simultaneous elections to the Congress and the Senate.https://app.congreso.es/consti/constitucion/indice/sinopsis/sinopsis.jsp?art=115&tipo=2 Constitución española. Título V. De las relaciones entre el Gobierno y las Cortes Generales. Sinopsis artículo 115 es Congress of Deputies 31 October 2025 , summarizing Spanish Constitution 1978 art. 115. Still, as of 2026, there has been no precedent of separate elections taking place under the 1978 Constitution. Members Senate 16th Senate of Spain Congress of Deputies 16th Congress of Deputies References Sources The Spanish Constitution https://www.boe.es/legislacion/documentos/ConstitucionINGLES.pdf Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado 3 June 2024 English 1978 Spanish Constitution 1978 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672 6 August 2026 LOREG 1985 Category:2026 establishments in Spain Category:Cortes Generales