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The 14th Senate of Spain is the current meeting of the Senate of Spain, the upper house of the Spanish Cortes Generales, with the membership determined primarily by the results of the general election held on 10 November 2019. The Senate met for the first time on 3 December 2019. According to the Constitution of Spain the maximum legislative term of the senate is 4 years from the preceding election.
Election
The 14th Spanish general election under the 1978 Constitution was held on 10 November 2019. It saw the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remaining the largest party in the Senate, but falling short of a majority.[1][2]
History
The new senate met for the first time on 3 December 2019 and after two rounds of voting Pilar Llop (PSOE) was elected as President of the Senate of Spain.[3][4]
Other members of the Bureau of the Senate were also elected on 3 December 2019: Cristina Narbona (PSOE), First Vice-President; Pío García-Escudero (PP), Second Vice-President; Francisco Fajardo (PSOE), First Secretary; Imanol Landa (EAJ), Second Secretary; Rafael Hernando (PP), Third Secretary; and Cristina Ayala (PP), Fourth Secretary.[5][6]
Deaths, resignations and regional legislature appointments
The 14th senate has seen the following deaths, resignations and regional legislature appointments:
Elected senators
Appointed senators
Members
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Spanish elections: Socialists win amid far-right surge". BBC News. London, U.K. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Socialists win repeat Spanish election, Vox becomes third-biggest force in Congress". El País. Madrid, Spain. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Ruiz Alonso, Germán (3 December 2019). "Pilar Llop, presidenta del Senado por mayoría simple". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "La socialista Pilar Llop, elegida presidenta del Senado". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Quién es quién en la Mesa del Congreso y del Senado". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Fernández, Juan José (3 December 2019). "La jueza Pilar Llop, nueva presidenta del Senado". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Junta Preparatoria y Sesión Constitutiva" (PDF). Diario de Sesiones del Senado - Pleno (in Spanish). Vol. XIV, no. 1. Madrid, Spain: Cortes Generales. 3 December 2019. pp. 11–14. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Cervilla, Paloma (3 December 2019). "Pilar Llop, presidenta del Senado, coloca a la violencia de género en el centro de su mandato". ABC. Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Narbona y García-Escudero siguen en la Mesa del Senado, con el PNV de árbitro". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Fajardo (PSOE), Landa (PNV), Hernando (PP) y Ayala (PP) completan la Mesa del Senado". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Europa Press. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Los cinco senadores del grupo de JxCat se dan de baja del PDeCAT" (in Spanish). Barcelona: Europa Press. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
