Spanish Congress of Deputies

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spanish_Congress_of_Deputies
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:Congreso
gptkbp:address gptkb:Calle_de_Floridablanca,_Madrid
gptkbp:age 18
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:Archivo_del_Congreso_de_los_Diputados
gptkbp:authority shared with Senate of Spain
gptkbp:autonomous_cities_representation gptkb:Ceuta_and_Melilla
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:Canal_Parlamento
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:Palacio_de_las_Cortes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Congress_of_Deputies
gptkbp:established 1810
gptkbp:first_female_president gptkb:Luisa_Fernanda_Rudi
gptkbp:first_session_in_current_building 1850
gptkbp:firstSession 24 September 1810
gptkbp:function approving the budget
passing laws
controlling the government
electing the Prime Minister
gptkbp:historicalEvent site of 1981 attempted coup d'état
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish Congress of Deputies
gptkbp:lastElection 23 July 2023
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:XV_Legislature_(as_of_2023)
unicameral (historically), now bicameral system
gptkbp:location gptkb:Madrid
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Palacio_de_las_Cortes,_Madrid
gptkbp:member gptkb:Inter-Parliamentary_Union
gptkbp:minimum_seats_per_province 2
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Congreso_de_los_Diputados
gptkbp:next_election_date by July 2027
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 350
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Cortes_Generales
gptkbp:parliamentary_groups multiple, including PSOE, PP, Vox, Sumar, ERC, Junts, PNV, EH Bildu, others
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Cortes_Generales
gptkbp:precededBy 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:relatedOrganization gptkb:Senate_of_Spain
gptkbp:salary varies, base salary around €3,000/month (2023)
gptkbp:sessionRoom gptkb:Hemicycle_of_the_Palacio_de_las_Cortes
gptkbp:stateElectorate provinces of Spain
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Mace_of_the_Congress
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:votingSystem gptkb:D'Hondt_method
proportional representation
gptkbp:website https://www.congreso.es/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adolfo_Suárez
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5