13th Cortes Generales

July 2019 25em 13th es Cortes Generales no Coat of Arms of the Cortes Generales.svg 100px es Cortes Generales no 28 April 2019 Sánchez I 2019 05 21 yes 2019 09 24 yes 12th 14th cortesgenerales.es Senate Senado de España - XIII legislatura.svg 266 President Manuel Cruz (PSOE) 1st Vice President Cristina Narbona (PSOE) 2nd Vice President Pío García-Escudero (PP) Congress of Deputies Congreso de los Diputados de la XIII Legislatura de España.svg 350 President Meritxell Batet (PSOE) 1st Vice President Gloria Elizo (UP) 2nd Vice President Alfonso Rodríguez (PSOE) 3rd Vice President Ana Pastor (PP) 4th Vice President Ignacio Prendes (Cs) The 13th es Cortes Generales no was a meeting of the es Cortes Generales no, the national legislature of Spain, with the membership determined primarily by the results of the general election held on 28 April 2019. The cortes met for the first time on 21 May 2019 and was dissolved prematurely on 24 September 2019. Election The 13th Spanish general election under the 1978 Constitution was held on 28 April 2019. It saw the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) become the largest party in the Senate, the upper house of the es Cortes Generales no, for the first time since 1993, as well as the largest party in the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the es Cortes Generales no, for the first time since 2008, but falling short of a majority.29 April 2019 Spain election: Socialists consider next move after elections https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48094291 BBC News London, U.K. 21 May 2019Jones Sam 29 April 2019 Spanish election: socialists win amid far-right gains for Vox party https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/28/spain-election-socialists-to-win-most-seats-far-right-vox-resurgent The Guardian London, U.K. 21 May 2019 Alliance Senate Congress of Deputies Seats +/− Votes % Seats +/− PSOE 123 +81 7,513,142 28.67 123 +38 PP 54 –73 4,373,653 16.69 66 –69 Cs 4 +4 4,155,665 15.86 57 +25 UP–ECP–EC 0 –16 3,751,145 14.32 42 –29Vox 0 ±0 2,688,092 10.26 24 +24 ERC–Sob–ERPV 11 +1 1,024,628 3.91 15 +6 JxCat–Junts 2 ±0 500,787 1.91 7 –1 EAJ/PNV 9 +4 395,884 1.51 6 +1 Others/blanks 5 –1 1,798,375 6.86 10 +5 Total 208 ±0 26,201,371 100.00 350 ±0 History The new Senate met for the first time on 21 May 2019 and elected Manuel Cruz (PSOE) as President of the Senate of Spain.Catalan Socialists Batet and Cruz confirmed as Spanish parliament speakers http://www.catalannews.com/politics/item/catalan-socialists-batet-and-cruz-confirmed-as-spanish-parliament-speakers 4 June 2019 Catalan News Agency 21 May 2019 Barcelona, SpainManuel Cruz, elegido nuevo presidente del Senado por 140 votos a favor https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3646528/0/manuel-cruz-elegido-nuevo-presidente-senado-140-votos-a-favor/ 4 June 2019 20 minutos EFE 21 May 2019 es The new Congress of Deputies also met for the first time on 21 May 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.La catalana Meritxell Batet, elegida nueva presidenta del Congreso https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20190521/462388520972/meritxell-batet-presidenta-congreso.html 21 May 2019 La Vanguardia 21 May 2019 Barcelona, Spain esDíez Ana Casqueiro Javier La socialista Meritxell Batet, elegida nueva presidenta del Congreso https://elpais.com/politica/2019/05/21/actualidad/1558430068_193271.html 21 May 2019 El País 21 May 2019 Madrid, Spain es In July 2019 caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (POSE) failed to secure the necessary votes in congress to form a government after the failure of coalition talks with UP–ECP.Spain's Pedro Sánchez loses vote to form government https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49099841 26 July 2019 BBC News 25 July 2019 London, U.K.Burgen Stephen Spanish caretaker PM fails in second attempt to form government https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/25/spanish-caretaker-pm-fails-in-second-attempt-to-form-government 26 July 2019 The Guardian 25 July 2019 London, U.K. Sánchez announced on 17 September 2019 that an election would be held on 10 November 2019, the fourth in as many years.Spain to hold fourth election in four years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49736118 24 September 2019 BBC News 17 September 2019 London, U.K.Jones Sam Spain likely to return to the polls in November after party talks fail https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/17/spain-braces-for-another-election-as-deadline-looms 24 September 2019 The Guardian 17 September 2019 London, U.K. The 13th es Cortes Generales no was formally dissolved on 24 September 2019.Otras Disposiciones: Jefatura del Estado - Cortes Generales. Disolución y convocatoria de elecciones Boletín Oficial del Estado 24 September 2019 230 105300–105301 https://boe.es/boe/dias/2019/09/24/pdfs/BOE-A-2019-13558.pdf 24 September 2019 Government of Spain Madrid, Spain es 0212-033X Members Senate 13th Senate of Spain Congress of Deputies 13th Congress of Deputies References Category:2019 establishments in Spain Category:2019 disestablishments in Spain Category:Cortes Generales