1982 Spanish general election
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The 1982 Spanish general election was a landmark vote in which the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), led by Felipe González, won a historic landslide that ushered in a long period of socialist government and consolidated Spain's democratic transition.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1982 Spanish general election canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1982 Spanish general election Context triple: [Felipe González government, electoralSupportPeak, 1982 Spanish general election]
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1979 Spanish general election
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.
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2023 Spanish general election
The 2023 Spanish general election was a snap national parliamentary vote that produced a fragmented result, leaving no party with an outright majority and triggering complex coalition negotiations led by incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
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C.
November 2019 Spanish general election
The November 2019 Spanish general election was a snap parliamentary vote that followed a political deadlock earlier that year and ultimately allowed acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE) to remain the largest force in Spain’s Congress of Deputies.
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Spanish general election, April 2019
The Spanish general election of April 2019 was a snap national vote that fragmented Spain’s parliament, brought the Socialist Party (PSOE) to power under Pedro Sánchez, and marked the breakthrough of the far-right Vox party into the national legislature.
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2021 Madrilenian regional election
The 2021 Madrilenian regional election was a snap election for the Assembly of Madrid that reshaped the region’s political landscape, marked by the strong victory of Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s Popular Party and the subsequent resignation from politics of left-wing leader Pablo Iglesias.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1982 Spanish general election Target entity description: The 1982 Spanish general election was a landmark vote in which the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), led by Felipe González, won a historic landslide that ushered in a long period of socialist government and consolidated Spain's democratic transition.
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A.
1979 Spanish general election
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.
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B.
2023 Spanish general election
The 2023 Spanish general election was a snap national parliamentary vote that produced a fragmented result, leaving no party with an outright majority and triggering complex coalition negotiations led by incumbent Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
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C.
November 2019 Spanish general election
The November 2019 Spanish general election was a snap parliamentary vote that followed a political deadlock earlier that year and ultimately allowed acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE) to remain the largest force in Spain’s Congress of Deputies.
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D.
Spanish general election, April 2019
The Spanish general election of April 2019 was a snap national vote that fragmented Spain’s parliament, brought the Socialist Party (PSOE) to power under Pedro Sánchez, and marked the breakthrough of the far-right Vox party into the national legislature.
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E.
2021 Madrilenian regional election
The 2021 Madrilenian regional election was a snap election for the Assembly of Madrid that reshaped the region’s political landscape, marked by the strong victory of Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s Popular Party and the subsequent resignation from politics of left-wing leader Pablo Iglesias.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | general election ⓘ |
| APSeatsWon | 106 ⓘ |
| chamberElected |
Congress of Deputies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CiUSeatsWon | 12 ⓘ |
| context | took place during Spain's transition to democracy ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1982-10-28 ⓘ |
| electoralBody |
Congress of Deputies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cortes Generales NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralLaw | Spanish electoral law of 1977 as later amended NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FelipeGonzálezPositionAfterElection | Prime Minister of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | first long-lasting PSOE national government ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
consolidated Spain's democratic transition after Francoist dictatorship
ⓘ
marked a historic landslide victory for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ⓘ ushered in a long period of socialist government in Spain ⓘ |
| leaderOfMainWinner | Felipe González NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionLeader | Manuel Fraga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | People's Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionPartyAbbreviation | AP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinner | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinnerAbbreviation | PSOE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtTime | Juan Carlos I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1986 Spanish general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies ⓘ |
| otherSignificantParty |
Basque Nationalist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Communist Party of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Convergence and Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherSignificantPartyAbbreviation |
CiU
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PCE NERFINISHED ⓘ PNV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PCESeatsWon | 4 ⓘ |
| PNVSeatsWon | 8 ⓘ |
| preElectionPrimeMinister | Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preElectionRulingParty | Union of the Democratic Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preElectionRulingPartyAbbreviation | UCD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1979 Spanish general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PSOEResultDescription | absolute majority in the Congress of Deputies ⓘ |
| PSOESeatsWon | 202 ⓘ |
| reasonForSnapElection | political instability and fragmentation of the Union of the Democratic Centre ⓘ |
| resultedInPrimeMinister | Felipe González NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termOfResultingGovernmentStart | 1982 ⓘ |
| type | snap election ⓘ |
| UCDSeatsWon | 11 ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 79.9% ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| votingSystemDetail | D'Hondt method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1982 ⓘ |
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