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2007 Basque Foral Elections
The 2007 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 8th General Assemblies (Juntas Generales), General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with 2007 Spanish regional elections, regional elections in thirteen Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous communities and 2007 Spanish local elections, local elections all throughout Spain. Overall Foral deputation control The following table lists party control in the foral deputations. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour. Historical territories Álava Biscay Gipuzkoa References {{Basque elections 2007 elections in Spain, Basque Foral elections in the Basque Country (autonomous community), 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Assemblies (Juntas Generales)
The General AssembliesThe official name of the legislature/parliament is "General Assemblies" (plural). The name is plural, although it is a single legislature/parliament (in Spanish it is "JuntaS", not "Junta"). (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Juntas Generales''; Basque language, Basque: ''Batzar Nagusiak'') is the name of the legislative body (legislature) of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Spanish Basque territories of Biscay, Gipuzkoa, Álava, Alava and Navarre, and the elected assemblies to which the Government of each territory is responsible. The northern, French Basque Country, had its own regional assemblies until the Napoleonic period. The 4 legislative bodies The four legislative bodies of the Assembly are as follows: * General Assemblies of Biscay (in Biscay): composed of fifty-one Legislator, members. The head of the legislature is the speaker of the General Assemblies of Biscay. The assembly elects the head of the government (called "General Deputy of Bisca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
