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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spanish general elections canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Spanish general elections Context triple: [PP, participatesIn, Spanish general elections]
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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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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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C.
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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1982 Spanish general election
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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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.
- 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: Spanish general elections Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
1982 Spanish general election
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national election
ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spanish Constitution of 1978 ⓘ |
| canBe | snap elections ⓘ |
| canBeCalledBy |
King of Spain
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Senate of Spain ⓘ |
| firstElectionUnderCurrentConstitution | 1979 Spanish general election ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General
ⓘ
linked to:
Electoral Law of Spain (LOREG)
Spanish electoral law ⓘ
linked to:
Electoral Law of Spain (LOREG)
|
| relatedTo |
European Parliament elections in Spain
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| secondaryOutcomeMetric | number of seats per party in Senate ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority | Junta Electoral Central ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
d’Hondt method
proportional representation ⓘ |
| votingSystemForSenate | limited voting ⓘ |
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Subject: Spanish general elections Description of subject: 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.
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