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2011 Castilian-Leonese Regional Election
The 2011 Castilian-Leonese regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th Cortes of the autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. All 84 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. The election saw the People's Party (PP), which had formed the government of the region since the second democratic election in 1987, winning its largest majority to date with over 63% of the seats at stake (53 out of 84 seats), with incumbent president Juan Vicente Herrera being subsequently re-elected for a fourth term in office. The opposition Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Leonese People's Union (UPL) both lost ground, with the former securing its worst result since 1995, whereas United Left (IU) re-entered parliament for the first time since the 1999 election. The new Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) party, while achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortes Of Castile And Leﾃｳn
The Cortes of Castile and Leﾃｳn (Spanish: ''Cortes de Castilla y Leﾃｳn'') is the elected unicameral legislature of the Autonomous Community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. The tradition of the regional Cortes is traced back to the Royal Council (Latin: '' Curia Regis'') of Leﾃｳn (1188). The ''Curia Regis'' was a king's summons of the estates of the realm. Although the practical outcome of the Curia Regis of 1188 is still disputed, its charter seems to be an early move towards the rule of constitutional law, much like ''Magna Carta''. The Cortes of Castile and Leﾃｳn is seated in the city of Valladolid. See also *List of presidents of the Cortes of Castile and Leﾃｳn References 1983 establishments in Castile and Leﾃｳn Castile and Leon Castile, Castille or Castilla may refer to: Places Spain *Castile (historical region), a vaguely defined historical region of Spain covering most of Castile and Leﾃｳn, all of the Community of Madrid and most of Castilla窶鏑a Mancha *Kingdom o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Junta Of Castile And Leﾃｳn
The president of the Junta of Castile and Leﾃｳn ( es, Presidente de la Junta de Castilla y Leﾃｳn) is the executive head of government of the Spain, Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. The president is the head of the Junta of Castile and Leﾃｳn, or regional government. The current president of Castile and Leﾃｳn is Alfonso Fernﾃ｡ndez Maﾃｱueco of the People's Party (Spain), PP, who has held the office since July 11, 2019. List of presidents of Castile and Leﾃｳn References {{DEFAULTSORT:President of the Junta of Castile and Leon Presidents of the Junta of Castile and Leﾃｳn, Castile and Leﾃｳn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ」ila (Cortes Of Castile And Leﾃｳn Constituency)
ﾃ」ila is one of the nine constituencies ( es, circunscripciones) represented in the Cortes of Castile and Leﾃｳn, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. The constituency currently elects seven deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of ﾃ」ila. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent. Electoral system The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of Castile and Leﾃｳn of 1983 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for the nine provinces in Castile and Leﾃｳn窶氾」ila, Burgos, Leﾃｳn, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora窶杯o be established as multi-member districts in the Cortes of Castile and Leﾃｳn, with this regulation being maintained under the 1987 regional electoral law. Each constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of three seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union, Progress And Democracy
Union, Progress and Democracy ( es, link=no, Uniﾃｳn, Progreso y Democracia , UPyD ) was a Spanish political party founded in September 2007 and dissolved in December 2020. It was a social-liberal party that rejected any form of nationalism, especially the separatist Basque and Catalan movements. The party was deeply pro-European and wanted the European Union to adopt a federal system without overlap between the European, national and regional governments. It also wanted to replace the State of Autonomies with a much more centralist, albeit still politically decentralized, unitary system as well as substituting a more proportional election law for the current one. UPyD first stood for election in the 9 March 2008 general election. It received 303,246 votes, or 1.2 percent of the national total, and one seat in the Congress of Deputies [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Castilian-Leonese Regional Election
The 1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Cortes of the autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. All 83 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election. Overview Electoral system The Cortes of Castile and Leﾃｳn were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Leonese Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Castile and Leﾃｳn and in full enjoyment of their political rights. All members of the Cortes of Castile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Castilian-Leonese Regional Election
The 1995 Castilian-Leonese regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th Cortes of the autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. All 84 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. Overview Electoral system The Cortes of Castile and Leﾃｳn were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Leonese Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Castile and Leﾃｳn and in full enjoyment of their political rights. All members of the Cortes of Castile and Leﾃｳn were elected using the D'Hondt method a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonese People's Union
The Leonese People's Union ( es, Uniﾃｳn del Pueblo Leonﾃｩs, links=, Leonese: ''Uniﾃｳn del Pueblu Llionﾃｩs'', UPL) is a regional political party in Castilla y Leﾃｳn, Spain. UPL strives to establish a separate autonomous community ( Comunidad Autﾃｳnoma de Leﾃｳn or ''Autonomous Community of Leﾃｳn'') for the provinces of Leﾃｳn, Zamora and Salamanca (center of the old Kingdom of Leﾃｳn), now in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leﾃｳn. Such a movement is known as Leonesism. History UPL was founded in 1986 by a group of people coming from different Leﾃｳn regionalist movements and various statewide parties ( Popular Alliance, Union of the Democratic Centre, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party). Initially it was known as Leonesist Union (''Uniﾃｳn Leonesista'', UNLE). It adopted its current name in 1991, when Josﾃｩ Marﾃｭa Rodrﾃｭguez de Francisco took over the leadership of the party. In the municipality of Leﾃｳn the party obtained three seats in the municipal council. It also won one s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Espaﾃｱol ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources: * * * * political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in government longer than any other political party in modern democratic Spain, namely from 1982 to 1996 under Felipe Gonzﾃ｡lez; from 2004 to 2011 under Josﾃｩ Luis Rodrﾃｭguez Zapatero; and currently since 2018 under Pedro Sﾃ｡nchez. The PSOE was founded in 1879, making it the oldest party currently active in Spain. The PSOE played a key role during the Second Spanish Republic, being part of coalition government from 1931 to 1933 and from 1936 to 1939, when the Republic was defeated by Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War. The party was then banned under Franco's dictatorship and its members and leaders were persecuted or exiled. The PSOE was only legalised again in 1977. Historically a Marxist party, it abandoned Marxism in 1979. Just like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Castilian-Leonese Regional Election
The 1987 Castilian-Leonese regional election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd Cortes of the autonomous community of Castile and Leﾃｳn. All 84 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election. Expectations for the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) were low after the resignation in October 1986 of former president Demetrio Madrid, besieged by a judicial investigation on the alleged fraudulent sale of a former textile company of his property and by internal opposition from within his party. The election saw both the PSOE and the opposition People's Alliance (AP)窶背hich ran on its own after the break up of the People's Coalition with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Liberal Party (PL) the previous year窶罵ose ground to the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Party Of Castile And Leﾃｳn
The People's Party of Castile and Leﾃｳn ( es, Partido Popular de Castilla y Leﾃｳn, PP) is the regional section of the People's Party of Spain (PP) in Castile and Leﾃｳn Castile and Leﾃｳn ( es, Castilla y Leﾃｳn ; ast-leo, Castiella y Lliﾃｳn ; gl, Castela e Leﾃｳn ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the .... It was formed in 1989 from the re-foundation of the People's Alliance. Its president is Alfonso Fernﾃ｡ndez Maﾃｱueco, current president of the Junta de Castilla y Leﾃｳn. He succeeded Juan Vicente Herrera, former president of the Junta de Castilla y Leﾃｳn, who had been in office for fourteen years. He currently governs in ﾃ」ila, Burgos, Leﾃｳn, Palencia and Salamanca. Electoral performance Cortes of Castile and Leﾃｳn Cortes Generales European Parliament References People's Party (Spain) Political parties in Castile and Leﾃｳn {{Spain-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
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2011 Spanish Local Elections
The 2011 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect all 68,230 councillors in the 8,116 municipalities of Spain and all 1,040 seats in 38 provincial deputations. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities, as well as local elections in the three foral deputations of the Basque Country and the eleven island councils in the Balearic and Canary Islands. The days before the elections were marked by the 2011 Spanish protests which had been held in different cities across Spain since 15 May. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition People's Party (PP) and other centre-right parties, which won control of all of Spain's largest cities. In Barcelona, held by PSOE-sister party, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), since the first local elections in 1979, was won for the first time by the nationalist Convergence and Union (CiU), which also won in Girona. The PSOE only won only i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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