Parliament of Galicia

Parliament of Galicia Parlamento de Galicia
XII Legislature
President		Miguel Ángel Santalices Vieira, PPdeG since 26 January 2016
Vice President	María Elena Candia López, PPdeG since 24 May 2022
Second Vice President	María Montserrat Prado Cores, BNG since 24 May 2022
Secretary	María Corina Porro Martínez, PPdeG since 24 May 2022
Vice Secretary	Marina Ortega Otero, PSdeG since 7 August 2020
Structure
Seats	75
Political groups	Government (40)   PP (40) Opposition (35)   BNG (25)   PSdeG-PSOE (9)   DO (1)
Committees	List Institutional: General Administration, Justice & Interior Territorial Planning, Public Works, Environment & Services Economy, Tax office Education & Culture Health, Social Policy & Employment Industry, Energy, Commerce & Tourism Agriculture, Food Production, Livestock & Forestry Fishing & Shellfish
Elections
Voting system	Proportional representation
Last election	18 February 2024
Meeting place
Salón de Plenos Pazo do Hórreo Santiago de Compostela Galicia, Spain
Website
https://www.parlamentodegalicia.gal/

The Parliament of Galicia (

• Exercises legislative power.
• Controls the executive branch or Xunta de Galicia.
• Has power over the budget of Galicia.
• Approves Acts and Statutes.
• Appoints the senators for Galicia in the
  Spanish Senate
• Appoints the
  President of the Xunta
  from among its members.
• Demands accountability from the President and Government of Galicia.
• Has the ability to propose State laws to the
  Spanish Parliament and request further enhancements of the autonomy and self-government via organic laws
  .
• Sponsors constitutional lawsuits to protect its devolved powers before the Constitutional Court of Spain.

Seat

The Galician Parliament meets at the Pazo do Hórreo in the Galician capital of Santiago de Compostela.

Elections

The 75 members of the Parliament of Galicia are elected in 4 multi-member districts using the

The most recent elections were held on 12 July 2020 with the People's Party of Galicia (PP) remaining the largest party with 42 seats. The Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) won 19 and the Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG–PSOE) won 14 seats.^[3] The next election is expected to take place in 2024.

Results of the elections to the Parliament of Galicia

Presidents

See also

• Xunta de Galicia
• Galicia
• President of Galicia
• History of Galicia
• Galician Statute of Autonomy of 1981
• High Court of Galicia

Notes

External links

• Parlamento de Galicia (in Galician and Spanish)

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