Francoist Cortes
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The Francoist Cortes was the rubber-stamp legislative assembly of Francisco Franco’s authoritarian regime in Spain, functioning without genuine democratic power from the late 1940s until the transition to democracy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francoist Cortes Españolas | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
institution of Francoist Spain
ⓘ
legislative assembly ⓘ rubber-stamp parliament ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingUsed | Palacio de las Cortes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
absence of political pluralism
ⓘ
corporatist representation of social and professional groups ⓘ lack of genuine democratic elections ⓘ limited legislative powers ⓘ single-party dominance of Movimiento Nacional ⓘ subordination to executive authority ⓘ |
| continuedInPeriod | Spanish transition to democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Caudillo of Spain
ⓘ
National Movement (Movimiento Nacional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1977 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1977 ⓘ |
| follows | Second Spanish Republic parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasMember | procuradores en Cortes ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalIdeology |
Francoism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ authoritarianism ⓘ nationalism ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGovernmentalBody | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| headOfState | Francisco Franco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1942 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Fuero de los Españoles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ley Constitutiva de las Cortes (1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePeriod | Francoist dictatorship (1939–1975) ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | laws initiated and controlled by executive ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Francoist dictatorship ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Cortes Generales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
democratic parliamentary system of Spain ⓘ |
| role |
formal approval of laws drafted by the regime
ⓘ
institutional legitimation of Francoist regime ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
appointment by the Head of State
ⓘ
corporatist representation ⓘ indirect appointment ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Ley Orgánica del Estado (1967)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ley de Principios del Movimiento Nacional (1958) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ley de Sucesión en la Jefatura del Estado (1947) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ley para la Reforma Política (1976) NERFINISHED ⓘ first session in 1942 ⓘ |
| significantRoleIn |
Spanish transition through the 1976 Political Reform Act
ⓘ
institutionalization of Francoist regime ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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