1979 Spanish general election
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The 1979 Spanish general election was a key post-Franco democratic vote in which centrist leader Adolfo Suárez secured re-election as prime minister, consolidating Spain’s transition to democracy.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | general election ⓘ |
| afterPartyOfPrimeMinister | Union of the Democratic Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforePartyOfPrimeMinister | Union of the Democratic Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber | bicameral ⓘ |
| context | post-Franco democratization ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1979-03-01 ⓘ |
| democraticPeriod | early democratic era after Franco ⓘ |
| electoralFormulaForCongress | D'Hondt method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystemForCongress | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralType | parliamentary ⓘ |
| electorate | Spanish citizens of voting age ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | UCD-led government headed by Adolfo Suárez ⓘ |
| headOfStateAtTime | King Juan Carlos I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingCandidate | Adolfo Suárez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadingParty | Union of the Democratic Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureElected |
Congress of Deputies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureNumber | 1st Legislature of Spain (Cortes Generales) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIdeologicalWinner | centrist forces ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
consolidation of democratic institutions
ⓘ
economic stabilization ⓘ regional autonomy ⓘ |
| mainOppositionIdeology | social democracy ⓘ |
| marked | continuation of centrist rule ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1982 Spanish general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish transition to democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1977 Spanish general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Adolfo Suárez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Adolfo Suárez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultSummary | centrist government of Adolfo Suárez re-elected ⓘ |
| secondParty | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondPartyLeader | Felipe González NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | consolidation of Spain's transition to democracy ⓘ |
| thirdParty | Communist Party of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPartyLeader | Santiago Carrillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | approval of the 1978 Spanish Constitution ⓘ |
| votingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| votingSystemForSenate | partial block voting ⓘ |
| wasFreeAndFair | yes ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
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