Cortes of Aragon
Cortes of Aragon Cortes de Aragón | |
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unicameral legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
First Vice President | Mª Mar Vaquero, PP since 23 June 2023 |
Second Vice President | Elisa Sancho, PSOE since 23 June 2023 |
Secretary | Gerardo Oliván, PP since 23 June 2023 |
Second Secretary | Carlos Pérez, PSOE since 23 June 2023 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 67 |
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Political groups | Government (35)
Supported by (1)
Opposition (31) |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 28 May 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Aljafería Palace, modern location of the Aragonese Parliament or Cortes. | |
The Cortes of Aragon (
Early Cortes
The King of Aragon was bound to summon the Cortes at least once every five years, and, following the union with Catalonia, annually.[1] The main business of the Cortes was judicial: solving disputes between individuals or towns or dealing with complaints or grievances concerning the King's officers or Estates.[1] The Cortes also approved legislation and voted on tax issues.[1] The Cortes was organised into four Estates or branches: the clergy, the great nobles (Spanish: Ricos hombres), the Knights and the towns.[2]
For the more important laws, unanimity was required between each of the Cortes' four Estates (nemine descriptante).[1] Each member could veto any law, in which case the decision would be recorded as unamiter excepto N.N. which allowed for further debates and discussions, although these often ended in stalemates with no agreement being reached.[1] In such cases, the decision was referred to a permanent committee which consisted of two representatives of each Estate who would judge whether the existing majority will was sound or not.[1] These Cortes were the model for the parliaments of Sardinia and Sicily.[1] The Cortes survived until 1707 when Philip V issued the Nueva Planta decrees, centralising political power and abolishing the former regional assemblies of the Crown of Aragon.
Current Cortes
The modern Cortes were established in 1983 under Article 12 of the Statute of Autonomy for Aragon.
Speakers of the Cortes
Party strength (1983-present)
Below is a summary of election results from the
| Party | 1983
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1987
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1991
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1995
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1999
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2003
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2007
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2011
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2015
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2019 | 2023 | |
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| PP | 18 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 28 | |
| PSOE | 33 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 23 | |
| Vox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | |
| CHA | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Existe
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| PAR | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| IU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pod. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | 1 | |
| CS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 12 | – | |
| CDS | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Presidents and Governments of Aragon
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-924184-2. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ISBN 978-0-8369-5611-5. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ a b "Aragonese Statute of Autonomy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
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