Congress of Deputies of Spain

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Congress_of_Deputies_of_Spain
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Congreso
gptkbp:address gptkb:Calle_de_Floridablanca,_Madrid
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:can_pass votes of confidence
motions of censure
gptkbp:city gptkb:Madrid
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:elects gptkb:President_of_the_Government_of_Spain
gptkbp:emblem Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
gptkbp:established 1810
gptkbp:first_female_president gptkb:Luisa_Fernanda_Rudi
gptkbp:firstPresident gptkb:Ramón_Lázaro_de_Dou_y_de_Bassols
gptkbp:firstSession 24 September 1810
gptkbp:heldBy committees
deputies
parliamentary groups
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congress of Deputies of Spain
gptkbp:lastElection 23 July 2023
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Spanish_Constitution_of_1978
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:15th_Congress_of_Deputies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palacio_de_las_Cortes
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:government
gptkb:legislation
budget approval
electing the Prime Minister
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Palacio_de_las_Cortes
gptkbp:minimum_age_for_deputies 18
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Congreso_de_los_Diputados
gptkbp:next_election_date by July 2027
gptkbp:number_of_standing_committees over 20
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 350
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Cortes_Generales
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Estates_of_the_Realm_(Spain)
gptkbp:president gptkb:Francina_Armengol
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Congress_of_Deputies
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Boletín_Oficial_de_las_Cortes_Generales
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Senate_of_Spain
gptkbp:salary_of_deputies varies, base salary around €3,000/month
gptkbp:session_room_image File:Congreso de los Diputados (España) 06.jpg
gptkbp:stateElectorate provinces of Spain
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:type unicameral (historically), now lower house
gptkbp:votingSystem gptkb:D'Hondt_method
closed list proportional representation
gptkbp:website https://www.congreso.es/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:María_Montserrat_Viñamata_y_Martorell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6