The General Assembly of Gipuzkoa (
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
''Gipuzkoako Batzar Nagusiak'', Spanish ''Juntas Generales de Gipuzkoa'') is the regional unicameral parliament of the Basque province of
Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzcoa ; french: Guipuscoa) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French depa ...
. Members are elected by
universal suffrage
Universal suffrage (also called universal franchise, general suffrage, and common suffrage of the common man) gives the right to vote to all adult citizens, regardless of wealth, income, gender, social status, race, ethnicity, or political stanc ...
for a term of 4 years. Last elections were held in 2015.
Duties
* Adoption of ''
foral
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'' laws.
* Election of the Deputy General of Gipuzkoa (regional president).
* Approval of budgets.
* Control and impulse the activity of the Province Government of Gipuzkoa.
Presidents
List of presidents of the General Assembly since restoration of democracy and approval of the Basque Statute of Autonomy in 1979.
See also
*
Juntas Generales
The Juntas Generales (General Councils, Batzar Nagusiak in Basque language, Basque) are representative assembly, representative assemblies in the Southern Basque Country that go back to the 14th century.Larry Trask, Trask, L. ''The History of Basqu ...
External links
Official website of the parliament{{in lang, es, eu
Gipuzkoa