The 13th Parliament of Catalonia, after 4 June 2021 known as the 14th Parliament of Catalonia, is the current meeting of the

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, with the membership determined by the results of the regional election held on 14 February 2021. The congress met for the first time on 12 March 2021. According to the

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the maximum

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of the congress is 4 years from the preceding election. It is the thirteenth meeting of the Parliament of Catalonia since the falling of

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, however, during this session the numbering was changed in order to consider as the first meeting the one from the regional parliament established as a result of the 1932 Statue of Autonomy, whose duration was interrupted by the

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. Effectively, that meant that officially the 13th Parliament is skipped, as the decision didn't alter the numbering of the previous meetings.Resolució 9/XIII del Parlament de Catalunya, sobre el canvi de denominació de la legislatura
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Election

The 14th Catalan regional election was held on 14 February 2021. At the election the

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(PSC-PSOE) and

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(ERC) became the largest party in the parliament with 33 seats each. In a close second place, Together for Catalonia (JxCat) won 32 seats. The parties supporting the independence of Catalonia won an

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( JxCat) was elected as

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with the support of ERC.

Members

Notes

References

External links

Official website of the Parliament of Catalonia
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