Spanish Congress of Deputies
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The Crown - Head of State The King / Queen King Juan Carlos I |
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Cortes Generales - Legislative branch Congress of Deputies Senate Regional legislatures |
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Government - Executive branch President of the Government Council of Ministers Regional governments |
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Judicial system - Judicial branch General Council of the Judicial Power Constitutional Court Supreme Court Regional high courts |
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Constitution 1977 Political Reform Act 1978 Constitution Amendments Autonomous communities Madrid (capital city) |
The Spanish Congress of Deputies (Spanish: Congreso de los Diputados) is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch.
It has 350 members, elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation in constituencies matching the Spanish provinces using the D'Hondt method. Deputies serve four-year terms.
| PSOE | PP | CiU | ERC | PNV | IU | Other | Total | |
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| Outgoing | 125 | 183 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 350 |
| Incoming | 164 | 148 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 350 | Change | +39 | -35 | -5 | +7 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 0 |
(Absolute majority is 176 seats. Bold: majority. Italic: plurality)
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History:
The building, Congreso de los Diputados, has a neoclassical style was constructed between 1843 and 1850, and architected by Narcisco Pascual and Colomer. It sits by the Carrera de San Jerónimo, in Madrid.See also:
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