1979 Basque Foral Elections
The 1979 Basque foral elections were held on Tuesday, 3 April 1979, to elect the 1st General Assemblies (Juntas Generales), General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 228 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with 1979 Spanish local elections, local elections all throughout Spain. Overall Foral deputation control The following table lists party control in the foral deputations. Historical territories Álava Biscay Gipuzkoa References

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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: ''Juntas Generales''; Basque: ''Batzar Nagusiak'') is the name of the legislative body (legislature) of the Spanish Basque territories of Biscay, Gipuzkoa, 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 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 Biscay") and he or she appoints their ministers. The regional government (called "Provincial Coun ...
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