Spanish general elections
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Spanish general elections are nationwide parliamentary elections in Spain to choose members of the Congress of Deputies and Senate, determining the composition of the national government.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spanish Constitution of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBe | snap elections ⓘ |
| canBeCalledBy |
King of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Spain ⓘ |
| constituencyTypeForCongress | provincial constituencies ⓘ |
| constituencyTypeForSenate | provincial constituencies ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| determines |
composition of the national government of Spain
ⓘ
parliamentary majority in Spain ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Spanish electorate ⓘ |
| electoralSystemType | multi-party system ⓘ |
| elects |
Congress of Deputies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstElectionUnderCurrentConstitution | 1979 Spanish general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormationDependsOn | parliamentary majority in Congress of Deputies ⓘ |
| heldIn | multiple constituencies ⓘ |
| includes | overseas voting for Spaniards abroad ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| mainChamberElected | lower house of the Cortes Generales ⓘ |
| mainOutcomeMetric | number of seats per party in Congress of Deputies ⓘ |
| occurs | at least every four years ⓘ |
| partOf | political system of Spain ⓘ |
| predecessor | elections during the Francoist regime ⓘ |
| primaryLegislativeBodyElected | Congress of Deputies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish electoral law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European Parliament elections in Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish local elections ⓘ Spanish regional elections ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
appointment of the Prime Minister of Spain
ⓘ
formation of the Government of Spain ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| secondaryLegislativeBodyElected | Senate of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryOutcomeMetric | number of seats per party in Senate ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority | Junta Electoral Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthCongress | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLengthSenate | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfFranchise | universal suffrage ⓘ |
| upperChamberElected | upper house of the Cortes Generales ⓘ |
| uses |
open list voting for most Senate seats
ⓘ
party lists for Congress of Deputies ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | Spanish citizens aged 18 or over ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystemForCongress |
D'Hondt method
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ |
| votingSystemForSenate | limited voting ⓘ |
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