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101-674: Its population is 17,063 according to the Continuous Register of 2023; the population swells to approximately 60,000 in summer. In the 2023 Spanish general election , for the Congress of Spain the residents voted 41.29% for the People's Party , 24.54% for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , and 19.45% voted for Vox . Its name comes from Arabic Wadi-l-ramla river (the sandy river). Guadarrama achieved

202-513: A list system or single transferable vote . The national electoral threshold may not exceed 5% of votes cast. In June 2018, the Council agreed to change the EU electoral law and to reform old laws from the 1976 Electoral Act as amended in 2002. New provisions included a mandatory 2% threshold for countries with more than 35 seats and rules to prevent voters from voting in multiple countries. After

303-414: A snap election , provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no state of emergency was in force and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. Additionally, both chambers were to be dissolved and a new election called if an investiture process failed to elect a prime minister within a two-month period from the first ballot. Barred this exception, there

404-597: A " hybrid regime of electoral autocracy " since 2022 and considers Hungary according to Article 7.1 of the Treaty on European Union in clear risk of a serious breach of the Treaty on European Union . In January 2024, a majority of European Parliament MEPs voted for a resolution demanding that the EU Council considers that Hungary be stripped of its EU voting rights under Article 7 of the Treaty. The dates chosen for

505-455: A deal with Junts and most of the parliamentary regionalist and peripheral nationalist parties, going on to win re-election in the first ballot of investiture scheduled on 16 November with an absolute majority of 179 votes in favour. The Spanish Cortes Generales were envisaged as an imperfect bicameral system. The Congress of Deputies had greater legislative power than the Senate, having

606-570: A decrease in its popular vote and seats, while Sumar won 31 seats in the Congress, a decrease in the popular vote and seats of its constituent parties. Neither bloc achieved a majority and, despite losses among Catalan independence parties, the balance of power was held by the Together for Catalonia (Junts) party of former Catalan president and fugitive Carles Puigdemont . Following a failed attempt by Feijóo to secure investiture, Sánchez struck

707-433: A leadership that was perceived as poor and erratic, coupled with an erosion of popular support in opinion polls and a disappointing result in the 2022 Castilian-Leonese regional election , the crisis entered a new stage on 16 February 2022 when some media revealed an alleged plot of the party's national leadership to investigate Ayuso's family in search of compromising material—more specifically, alleged influence peddling in

808-472: A majority, considering that they won 170 seats in total. Both PP and PSOE, short of a majority, claimed victory. The results raised the prospect of no government forming and a snap election being called, which would constitute a record third straight time in which regular general elections were inconclusive and required a following snap election. The Catalan party Junts —led by former Catalan president and fugitive Carles Puigdemont —was widely seen as being

909-400: A party highly sceptical of Ukraine – being in favour of bids from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina , two countries with governments favourable to Russia. Ursula von der Leyen , the current European Commission President, did not formally announce her intention to stand for a second term until February 2024. This led to speculation about other potential EPP candidates, such as President of

1010-485: A party sector as a better candidate than Pablo Casado to face off Pedro Sánchez in a general election. The conflict came to a head from September 2021 when both sides clashed for the control of the People's Party of the Community of Madrid , with Ayuso's possible rise to the presidency of the regional PP being seen by Casado's supporters as an immediate threat to his national leadership. Following several months of

1111-641: A political declaration, setting out the purpose of the group. Several news outlets have speculated on the possibility of a new group guided by the German Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht party, created in January 2024. This 'left-conservative' and eurosceptic group could also include La France Insoumise , the Five Star Movement , ANO 2011 , Course of Freedom , Direction – Social Democracy , Voice – Social Democracy ,

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1212-747: A symbolic transnational list for the election alongside its leading candidates. Immigration was cited by Politico as a key issue in elections in several countries, including Austria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland and Sweden. Various sources wrote that an increased influence of right-wing and far-right parties in the European Parliament could derail Ukrainian accession , as polling showed low support for EU enlargement in countries where such parties have power. Exceptions were Poland's Law and Justice supporting Ukrainian accession, and Hungary's Fidesz –

1313-653: Is believed that the French and Slovenian delegations voted against. The centre-left PES held its congress in Rome on 2 March. Nominees required the backing of nine PES full member parties or organisations, with nominations closing on 17 January. On 18 January, the PES announced that the Luxembourgish European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit was the sole nominee to meet

1414-598: Is new, built in the mid-20th century. It was the location for some scenes in the 1964 film The Fall of the Roman Empire . It is close to Sierra de Guadarrama , a mountain range that is visited by Madrid residents seeking cooler temperatures, especially in summer. This article about a location in the Community of Madrid, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2023 Spanish general election Pedro Sánchez PSOE Pedro Sánchez PSOE The 2023 Spanish general election

1515-629: Is not interested in the post either. On 11 March, the German FDP nominated Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann to become presidential candidate. She was then elected on March 20 during the party congress, along with the adoption of the election programme. During the 8 March 2024 Convention in Florence , the European Democratic Party nominated Sandro Gozi as its lead candidate and approved its election programme. During

1616-431: The 1839 Spanish general election . The tables below show the composition of the parliamentary groups in both chambers at the time of dissolution. The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry , coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform

1717-543: The 2008 Spanish general election in terms of votes and vote share. Vox won 33 seats, losing 19 seats that it won in the previous election, while Sumar won 31 seats. In part due to a campaign led by the Assemblea Nacional Catalana encouraging pro- Catalan independence voters to boycott the election , pro-independence parties lost 46% of the votes they won in November 2019, materializing in

1818-592: The 2024 European Parliament election instead. Despite speculation about an early election , Pedro Sánchez , the incumbent prime minister of Spain , consistently expressed his intention to complete the legislature as scheduled in 2023. He had initially set a tentative election date for December 2023, near the conclusion of the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union . The poor results of

1919-640: The Cortes Generales —the Congress and the Senate—expired four years from the date of their previous election, unless they were dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette (BOE), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election

2020-453: The D'Hondt method and a closed list , proportional representation , with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Spain , with each being allocated an initial minimum of two seats and the remaining 248 being distributed in proportion to their populations. Ceuta and Melilla were allocated

2121-559: The ECR to create a broad conservative block, which could upset the long-standing status-quo that has seen the EPP share power with the centre-left S&D and the centrist Renew Group . The Qatargate corruption scandal, which began in December 2022, had destabilized the European Parliament following the arrest of several MEPs including Marc Tarabella ; Andrea Cozzolino and Eva Kaili who

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2222-676: The Empty Spain ( Spanish : España Vacía or España Vaciada ), a coined term to refer to Spain's rural and largely unpopulated interior provinces, agreed to look forward to formulas to contest the next elections in Spain, inspired by the success of the Teruel Existe candidacy (Spanish for "Teruel Exists") in the November 2019 general election. By November 2021, it was confirmed that over 160 collectives and associations from about 30 Spanish provinces had committed themselves to finalise

2323-635: The Lithuanian Regions Party , For Stability! , and Together for Catalonia . In April 2024, Euractiv reported that BSW announced it had the necessary figures to establish the new group. After the expulsion of the AfD from ID, it is uncertain where its MEPs will be part of a group after the election. On 30 May, RTL Hungary reported that MHM and AfD were considering forming a new group. This 'far-right' and eurosceptic group could include also Niki and Republic Movement . After Revival

2424-485: The awarding of public contracts to Ayuso's brother. After several days of public infighting between both Casado and Ayuso, Alberto Núñez Feijóo , the president of the Regional Government of Galicia , was reported as having agreed with the latter and other party regional presidents to become the party's new leader and replace Casado, who was said to be willing to hold on until the 20th National Congress of

2525-486: The kingmaker , with both blocs having to rely on their favourable vote to form a government, likely coupled with further concessions on Catalan independence. Due to the underperformance of the right-wing bloc, Feijóo's leadership was questioned by the Spanish right-wing; Feijóo went from offering a pact to the PSOE to warning of a rupture if Sánchez was confirmed prime minister with the support of separatists. The election of

2626-633: The president of the Congress of Deputies —or speaker—on 17 August saw the PSOE candidate Francina Armengol winning in a vote which was seen to boost Sanchez's hopes of re-election. King Felipe VI summoned the political parties for a round of talks on 21 and 22 August to decide whether to nominate a candidate for investiture. The king faced a difficult choice as, for the first time in the democratic era, two candidates—Sánchez and Feijóo—were equally intent on being nominated. Feijóo's intentions were unchanged by his recent parliamentary setback, despite calls from some factions within his party asking him to "leave

2727-591: The previous election , held on 23–26 May 2019, in terms of the political Groups in the Parliament, they resulted in the EPP Group and S&D suffering significant losses, while the liberal/centrist ( Renew ), the Greens/EFA and ID made substantial gains, with ECR and The Left had small reduction. The European People's Party , led by Manfred Weber , won the most seats in the European Parliament, but

2828-473: The 2024 European Parliament election, National Rally spokespeople Jordan Bardella and Caroline Parmentier announced they would part ways with Alternative for Germany after the election and not include the AfD in the ID group due to controversial statements on Nazi Germany made by AfD lead candidate Maximilian Krah in an interview and allegations of Chinese espionage influence on the party. Italy's Lega and

2929-1054: The 24–25 February 2024 congress in Ljubljana, the PEL elected Walter Baier as its presidential candidate and adopted its election programme. In a meeting held on 24 February 2024, the European Christian Political Movement appointed party president Valeriu Ghilețchi as its lead candidate for the European Commission. At its General Assembly in Luxembourg in January 2024, the European Pirate Party nominated Marcel Kolaja and Anja Hirschel as lead candidates. On 27 November 2023, Volt Europa adopted its European election programme at its General Assembly in Paris. During

3030-647: The 2–4 February 2024 congress in Lyon , the European Green Party elected Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout as its two presidential candidates and adopted its election programme. Nominees were Bas Eickhout , Elīna Pinto, Terry Reintke , Benedetta Scuderi . In October 2023, the congress of the European Free Alliance elected Maylis Roßberg and Raül Romeva as its presidential candidates, and adopted its election programme. During

3131-670: The 47 peninsular provinces was allocated four seats, whereas for insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands , districts were the islands themselves, with the larger— Majorca , Gran Canaria and Tenerife —being allocated three seats each, and the smaller— Menorca , Ibiza – Formentera , Fuerteventura , La Gomera , El Hierro , Lanzarote and La Palma —one each. Ceuta and Melilla elected two seats each. Additionally, autonomous communities could appoint at least one senator each and were entitled to one additional senator per each million inhabitants. The term of each chamber of

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3232-488: The 6–7 April 2024 campaign launch event in Brussels the party elected German MEP Damian Boeselager and Dutch MEP Sophie in 't Veld as its lead candidates. Regarding which European Parliament group to join after the elections, Boeselager said he was “ open to discussions ” between remaining in Greens/EFA or joining Renew Europe in due course. To emphasise its demand for transnational lists, Volt Europa also presented

3333-624: The Act was adopted by the Council following consent given by the European Parliament in July 2018, not all member states ratified the Act prior to the 2019 elections, which took place under the old rules. As of 2023, the reform has yet to be ratified by Cyprus and Spain ; Germany only ratified in summer 2023. On 3 May 2022, the European Parliament voted to propose a new electoral law, which would contain provisions for electing 28 seats on transnational lists. As of 2024, this reform has not been approved by

3434-507: The Basque Country but Catalonia as well". Vox received support from Brothers of Italy , led by Giorgia Meloni , during the campaign period. PP campaigned on lowering taxes and introducing policies that would boost foreign investments, with Feijóo trying to portray himself as a moderate. Feijóo was also faced with criticism from Sumar due to his past ties with drug trafficker Marcial Dorado  [ es ] when he served in

3535-486: The Belgian public prosecutor's office is investigating whether European politicians were paid to spread Russian propaganda. In addition to Bystron, the investigation is also targeting Dutch MEP Marcel de Graaff (FvD) and German MEP Maximilian Krah (AfD). Ukrainian politician and businessman Viktor Medvedchuk , who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin , is believed to be the man behind Voice of Europe. Ahead of

3636-455: The Cortes at the preceding election were required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies. The electoral law provided for a special, simplified process for election re-runs, including a shortening of deadlines, electoral campaigning, the lifting of signature requirements if these had been already met for the immediately previous election and

3737-477: The Council, which must approve it unanimously, meaning the election will be conducted under the 1976 Electoral Act as amended in 2002. As a result of Brexit , 27 seats from the British delegation were distributed to other countries in January 2020 (those elected in 2019, but not yet seated took their seats). The other 46 seats were abolished with the total number of MEPs decreasing from 751 to 705. A report in

3838-708: The Czech SPD backed the position taken by the National Rally, but Vlaams Belang declined to support expulsion of the AfD from the ID group or rule out further cooperation with the AfD, while criticising Krah's remarks. The Danish People's Party conditioned future cooperation with the AfD on Krah's exclusion from the ID group. The AfD was expelled from the group on 23 May. After the European elections, there are often changes or creation of new political groups by

3939-577: The European Council to run for the European Parliament instead. This would have meant that European Union leaders would potentially discuss his successor in the summer as, if elected to the European Parliament, he would have had to step down because of prohibition of the dual mandate . His mandate had been to set to expire in November 2024. For this unanticipated decision Michel was criticised by EU officials and diplomats. He

4040-519: The European Parliament Roberta Metsola . However, on 19 February 2024, von der Leyen announced her intention to seek a second term. and on 7 March she was elected European People's Party presidential candidate with 400 votes in favour, 89 against and 10 blank, out of the 737 EPP congressional delegates. In Germany, the coalition government had also agreed to support the spitzenkandidat system, implicitly accepting

4141-555: The European Parliament consented to this decision, which was adopted by the European Council on 22 September 2023. In the run-up to the 2014 European Parliament elections a new informal system was unveiled for the selection of the European Commission President (known colloquially as the Spitzenkandidat system) dictating that whichever party group gained the most seats (or the one able to secure

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4242-563: The European Parliament proposed in February 2023 to modify the apportionment in the European Parliament and increase the number of MEPs from 705 to 716 in order to adapt to the development of the population and preserve degressive proportionality . It was passed in the plenary in June 2023. On 26 July 2023, the Council reached a preliminary agreement, which would increase the size of the European Parliament to 720 seats. On 13 September 2023,

4343-708: The Financial Times. The debate questions focused on economic policy in the EU. The third debate was held on Thursday, 23 May 2024 from 15:00 to 17:00 CET at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. It was hosted by the European Broadcasting Union together with the European Parliament and it was broadcast on public service media channels and online platforms members. The debate took place in English, with interpretation into all 24 official EU languages and International Sign Language . It

4444-543: The Functioning of the European Union , and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (the Electoral Act). The Electoral Act states that the electoral procedure is governed by the national provisions in each member state, subject to the provisions of the act. Elections are conducted by direct universal suffrage by proportional representation using either

4545-536: The Galician government in the 1990s. Feijóo responded by saying that Dorado "had been a smuggler [but] never a drug trafficker" when he knew him. PP and Vox also campaigned on ending Sanchismo , policies introduced by Sánchez and his coalition government, with Feijóo stating that it his main priority. Both parties also accused Sanchez of overly relying on separatist parties to pass key legislation and pardoning jailed leaders. The catchphrase Let Txapote vote for you

4646-640: The Member State holding the six-monthly Presidency of the Council". This would have been the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán , whose country would be scheduled to take over the rotating presidency of the European Council on 1 July. On 26 January 2024, Michel withdrew his candidacy and thus delayed his departure. On 27 March, the Czech Republic sanctioned the news site Voice of Europe , claiming that

4747-487: The PP gaining 48 seats and increasing its vote share by over 12 points, its result was well below expectations to reach above 150 or 160 seats and insufficient to secure a right-wing majority to govern. Conversely, the PSOE overperformed polls by improving upon previous results, gaining almost 1 million votes—the most votes gained by the prime minister's party in Spain after a full first term in office—scoring its best result since

4848-399: The PP led opinion polls and finished first in the regional and local elections of 28 May 2023. Far-right Vox has been open to support the PP in a hung parliament in exchange for government participation and programmatic concessions. The liberal Citizens party, once a leading force but having lost most of its support since 2019, decided not to run in this election, focusing its efforts on

4949-697: The People's Party scheduled for July. On 22 February, Casado's resignation was announced after he was abandoned by most of the party's leadership and public officers. As a result of Pablo Iglesias 's farewell from active politics in May 2021, Yolanda Díaz , the Minister of Labour and from July 2021 also the Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain , came to be widely regarded as Iglesias's presumptive successor as prime ministerial candidate in

5050-516: The ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a prime minister and to override Senate vetoes by an absolute majority of votes. Nonetheless, the Senate possessed a few exclusive (yet limited in number) functions—such as its role in constitutional amendment —which were not subject to the Congress' override. Voting for the Cortes Generales was on the basis of universal suffrage , which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to

5151-475: The backing of their own member party and not more than two other EPP member parties from EU countries, with nominations closing on February 21. On 19 February 2024, Ursula von der Leyen announced her intention to run, supported by the CDU . On 7 March von der Leyen was elected presidential candidate with 400 votes in favour, 89 against and 10 blank, out of the 737 EPP delegates at the EPP congress. Among others, it

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5252-513: The campaign period, Vox campaigned on lowering the income tax, reducing public spending, and introducing tougher anti-migration laws. Vox was also in favour of reducing powers of Spain's autonomous communities, rolling back abortion, LGBT, and women's rights, and pulling Spain out of the Paris Agreement . Sonia Gallego of Al Jazeera said that Vox's rhetoric "will put it on a collision course with those separatist movements, not just in

5353-667: The country's first such nationwide government since the times of the Second Spanish Republic . The government's tenure was quickly overshadowed by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, along with its political and economic consequences. These consequences included the COVID-19 recession resulting from the extensive COVID-19 lockdowns implemented to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as

5454-482: The debate, Ursula von der Leyen indicated she would be open to a deal with the European Conservatives and Reformists group after the election saying that the collaboration “depends very much on how the composition of the Parliament is, and who is in what group”. The second debate was held on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 from 17:00 to 18:15 in Brussels, Belgium. It was hosted by the think tank Bruegel and

5555-454: The economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine . On the right side of the political spectrum, the People's Party (PP) underwent a leadership change at the 20th National Congress of the PP in February 2022, following an internal push by Galician and Madrilenian presidents, Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Isabel Díaz Ayuso , to remove party leader Pablo Casado . Since Feijóo's accession,

5656-424: The election German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen was chosen as Commission President, even though she had not been a candidate prior to the election, while Manfred Weber, lead candidate for the EPP, which had gained the most seats, was not nominated as he was unable to secure support from any other party. Following this appointment of a Commission President who had not been a Spitzenkandidat, some called for

5757-431: The election date was implied to be tentatively scheduled for January 2024. This opened questions on the maximum timetable for holding a new election, with legal interpretations up until that point considering that the Cortes Generales expiry date was set four years from the previous election; however, an interpretation that considered that the four-year timetable started counting from the chamber's first assembly or from

5858-478: The elections conflicted with a long weekend in Portugal, where Portugal Day , a national holiday, was celebrated on 10 June, which was expected to suppress turnout. Despite an attempt by Portuguese leaders to find a compromise, no change was made to the default date of 6–9 June, which required unanimity to be changed. Elections to the European Parliament are regulated by the Treaty on European Union , Treaty on

5959-427: The elections, as agreed by its Executive Committee. The key dates are listed below. All times are CET , while the Canary Islands use WET ( UTC+0 ) instead. An Ipsos poll published in July 2023 showed that most of the respondents saw economic issues as most important, followed by unemployment and healthcare. BBC News reported that LGBT issues have been also distinguished during the campaign period. During

6060-421: The electoral law in 2022 abolished the "begged" or expat vote system ( Spanish : voto rogado ), under which Spaniards abroad were required to apply for voter registration before being permitted to vote. The expat vote system was attributed responsibility for a major decrease in the turnout of Spaniards abroad during the years it had been in force. For the Congress of Deputies, 348 seats were elected using

6161-442: The electoral platform before January 2022. It then contested the 2022 Castilian-Leonese regional election, with mixed results; it was a success in the province of Soria , where the Soria Now! (SY) platform is based, but it was a disappointment elsewhere. On 30 May 2023, the national executive of Citizens , which had won 10 seats in 2019, announced that the party would not contest the general election following its poor results in

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6262-402: The event, most notably of Equality and Social Rights ministers Irene Montero and Ione Belarra , was seen as evidence of the growing diminished role of Unidas Podemos within the platform. Díaz's-led left-wing alliance was also well received by Sánchez, who saw it as important for the "progressive space" to be in "top shape" for his government to be able to maintain and expand its majority in

6363-410: The fiction" of insisting that he had the required support for his investiture. Despite Feijóo's investiture being widely expected to fail, the King nominated him as candidate on 22 August. He justified his decision by stating that the PP had won the most seats and that, since no other clear majority for investiture had been evidenced during the round of talks, the tradition of nominating the leader of

6464-438: The following day that the general election would be held on 23 July, with the election decree being published in the BOE the day after. With only Sánchez's inner circle having prior knowledge of the announcement before it was made, political parties from across the spectrum were caught by surprise, with PP leaders in particular reportedly feeling upset over the election call as it prevented them from capitalising on their gains in

6565-400: The largest party should continue, while allowing for the fact that other candidates could be nominated if their investiture attempt was unsuccessful. Following Feijóo's defeat, King Felipe VI summoned all parties to a new round of talks on 2 and 3 October, after which he nominated Pedro Sánchez as the next candidate to attempt the investiture. Upon his nomination, Sánchez commented that he

6666-443: The law; Sánchez apologised for the loopholes in the law. Sumar campaigned on criticising Vox and focusing on issues regarding climate change and introducing a shorter workweek. In order to challenge social inequality, Díaz proposed a €20,000 " universal inheritance " policy for those over 18 years old which could be spent on studies or creating a business. As part of its campaign policy, Sumar also campaigned on increasing taxes on

6767-645: The left-wing bloc in the May 2023 regional and local elections, with losses to the PP and Vox in all but three regions, led to a surprise early dissolution of parliament in what was described as a gamble by Sánchez to wrong-foot the opposition. In the closest election since 1996 , the PP saw the biggest increase in support and secured 137 seats in the Congress, but fell short of expectations which had placed it at around 150 to 160 seats. The PSOE placed second and overperformed polls by improving upon previous results, gaining over 1 million votes and scoring its best result since 2008 in terms of votes and vote share. Vox saw

6868-441: The loss of 9 seats and in the anti-capitalists of the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) being expelled from Congress. During the campaign period, news agencies mentioned that in case of a PP victory, it would have to rely on Vox for a parliamentary majority, despite Feijóo saying that he would prefer a minority government instead. The election results later showed that even PP and Vox together would not have enough seats to form

6969-434: The most seats in the European Parliament. The pro-EU centrist , liberal , social democrat and environmentalist parties suffered losses, while anti-EU right-wing populist parties made gains. The right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists group overtook the centrist Renew Europe group to win the fourth most seats, while another right-wing group, Patriots for Europe , the successor of Identity and Democracy , won

7070-436: The national parties in the European Parliament . This concerns both the new parties that have not yet announced which group they will be part of, and the parties already present in the European Parliament who choose to change group at the beginning of a new legislature. According to the Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group requires at least 23 MEPs from at least one-quarter of the Member States (7 out of 27), and

7171-434: The next election. While Broad Front has been frequently used in the media to refer to Díaz's platform, it has been commented that Díaz herself has rejected the use of this name for its connections with similar brandings used by left-wing populist alliances in Latin America . On 18 May 2022, it was announced that Díaz's platform would go under the name Sumar (English: Unite ). In September 2021, citizen collectives of

7272-498: The next general election. Díaz expressed her will to shape a new electoral platform transcending political parties, as well as the Unidas Podemos brand, aiming to secure the support of ideologically close forces, such as En Comú Podem (ECP), Compromís , and Más Madrid / Más País , while giving a prevalent role to civil society . The platform saw an advance unity act during an event to be held on 13 November 2021, with

7373-471: The nominating requirements. He was then nominated on 2 March during the party congress, along with the adoption of the election programme. The ALDE party held its extraordinary congress in Brussels on 20–21 March 2024. On 7 March 2024, following months of speculation, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced that she had rejected the offer from ALDE to be the party's Spitzenkandidat. Luxembourg's former Prime Minister Xavier Bettel announced that he

7474-463: The participation of a number of women representative of the various political spaces that could eventually join it: Díaz herself, Barcelona mayor Ada Colau (ECP), Valencian vice-president Mónica Oltra (Compromís), Madrilenian opposition leader Mónica García (Más Madrid), and Ceutan councillor Fatima Hamed (from the Movement for Dignity and Citizenship , MDyC); the absence of Podemos members in

7575-417: The possibility of maintaining lists and coalitions without needing to go through pre-election procedures again. Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election: Internal disputes emerged within the People's Party (PP) following Isabel Díaz Ayuso 's landslide victory in the 2021 Madrilenian election, as the president of the Community of Madrid came to be seen by

7676-449: The previous day's elections. The IBEX 35 stock index also reacted negatively to the surprise election call. The Cortes Generales were officially dissolved on 30 May 2023 after the publication of the dissolution decree in the BOE, setting the election date for 23 July and scheduling for both chambers to reconvene on 17 August. This was the first time such an election was held in July since

7777-429: The prime minister's investiture could push the election date into January or February 2024. On 2 August 2022, Sánchez himself dispelled any doubts on this issue by announcing that the election would be held in December 2023, a position reiterated on 27 March 2023 when he said that there were still "nine months left" in the current parliamentary term. After the 28 May 2023 regional and local elections, Sánchez announced

7878-668: The prospect of von der Leyen, who within Germany hails from the opposition CDU party, becoming Commission President again, depending on the election results. Otherwise, the German government coalition agreement grants the right to nominate the next German EU Commissioner to the Greens , provided the Commission President is not from Germany. In January 2024, Charles Michel announced he would step down early as president of

7979-518: The regional and local elections. This decision was criticised by a number of its elected representatives, including incumbent MP and former party leadership contender Edmundo Bal . On 8 June 2023, as a result of the bad result of the Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) in the 2023 Cantabrian regional election , the party leader Miguel Ángel Revilla announced that the PRC would not run in

8080-402: The relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties, federations or coalitions that had not obtained a mandate in either chamber of

8181-474: The rich . The table below shows registered vote turnout on election day without including voters from the Census of Absent-Residents (CERA). 37,466,432 voters had the right to vote in the general election. The election results showed that PP won 33.1 percent of popular vote and 137 seats in the Congress of Deputies, while PSOE won 31.7 percent of popular vote and 121 seats in the Congress of Deputies. Despite

8282-582: The right has continued to rise across Europe, remaining however split, mainly by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Russian relations issue. In 2024, before the European elections, right-wing populist parties hold or share political power in Hungary ( Fidesz ), Italy ( Brothers of Italy ), Sweden ( Sweden Democrats ), Finland ( Finns Party ), Slovakia ( Slovak National Party ) and Croatia ( Homeland Movement ). The centre-right EPP has "raised eyebrows" among some commentators for its efforts to charm parties in

8383-600: The site is part of a network for pro-Russian influence. The following day, Belgian Prime Minister De Croo , referring to the sanctions during a debate in the Belgian parliament, said that Russia had targeted MEPs, but also paid them. On 2 April, the Czech news portal Denik N reported, citing several ministers, that there are audio recordings of the German far-right politician Petr Bystron (MP, AfD ) that incriminate him of having accepted money. On 12 April, it became known that

8484-623: The status of "villa" under Fernando V of Castile (II of Aragon) on November 22, 1504. Fernando VI ordered the building of a road to A Coruña through the Guadarrama Pass , through which passed the Grande Armée with Napoleon searching for John Moore 's Army in 1808. This town was absolutely destroyed during the Spanish Civil War , as it was for almost three years a battlefront. All one can see in this town today

8585-472: The support of a majority coalition) would see their candidate become President of the Commission. In 2014, the candidate of the largest group, Jean-Claude Juncker , was eventually nominated and elected as Commission President. European party leaders aimed to reintroduce the system in 2019, with them selecting lead candidates and organizing a televised debate between those candidates. In the aftermath of

8686-477: The system to be abandoned, while others called for it to be revived in the 2024 elections. In 2023, multiple political parties at the European level announced their intentions to nominate a main candidate. ECR and ID have rejected doing so. The centre-right EPP held its congress in Bucharest on 6–7 March 2024 to elect its presidential candidate and adopt its election programme. Nominees required

8787-412: The third most seats. In addition, a far-right group, Europe of Sovereign Nations , was formed, becoming the smallest group in the Parliament. In total, 187 MEPS (25% of Parliament) belonged to the hard-right which is more members than ever before in history. On 18 July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected President of the European Commission in a secret ballot by the European Parliament . In

8888-463: The turnout, when 50.7% of eligible voters had cast a vote compared with 42.5% of the 2014 election . This was the first time that turnout had increased since the first European Parliament election in 1979 . In 2024, the Eurobarometer data shows that 71% of Europeans say they are likely to vote in June, 10% higher than those who said they would in 2019. Since the last European-wide election,

8989-712: The two remaining seats, which were elected using plurality voting . The use of the electoral method resulted in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Congress multi-member constituency was entitled the following seats: For the Senate, 208 seats were elected using an open list partial block voting system , with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. In constituencies electing four seats, electors could vote for up to three candidates; in those with two or three seats, for up to two candidates; and for one candidate in single-member districts. Each of

9090-415: Was EBU ’s Eurovision News Exchange distributed the feed to its public service media network of members. An initiative of Maastricht University , it was the third edition of the so-called "Maastrich Debate" All ten registered European Political parties were invited to the debate. The debate questions focused on three main themes: climate change , foreign and security policy, and EU democracy. During

9191-513: Was "not going to a false investiture", adding that everything agreed to secure the investiture would be "within the Constitution" and that agreements would be "transparent and known", considered to be a reference to criticisms of the amnesty proposed by pro-Catalan independence parties. 2024 European Parliament election Ursula von der Leyen EPP Ursula von der Leyen EPP The 2024 European Parliament election

9292-415: Was criticised by his political ally Sophie in 't Veld who questioned his "credibility". This timing was further criticised for potential disruptions it could cause, as Article 2(4) of the European Council's Rules of Procedure provide that, if its President leaves office early, he "shall be replaced, where necessary until the election of his or her successor, by the member of the European Council representing

9393-708: Was expelled from ID party, the party organized the 'Sofia Declaration' with the Republic Movement, Forum for Democracy , Our Homeland Movement , Alternative for Sweden and the Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece on 12 April 2024. The first debate was held on Monday, 29 April 2024 from 19:00 to 20:30 CET at the Theater aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht, Netherlands. It was hosted by Studio Europa Maastricht and Politico Europe and

9494-585: Was held in the European Union (EU) between 6 and 9 June 2024. It was the tenth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979 , and the first European Parliament election after Brexit . A total of 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected to represent more than 450 million people from 27 member states . This election also coincided with a number of other elections in some European Union member states. The European People's Party led by Ursula von der Leyen won

9595-496: Was held on 10 November 2019, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 10 November 2023. The election decree was required to be published in the BOE no later than 17 October 2023, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Cortes Generales on Sunday, 10 December 2023. The prime minister had the prerogative to dissolve both chambers at any given time—either jointly or separately—and call

9696-581: Was held on Sunday, 23 July 2023, to elect the 15th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain . All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 265 seats in the Senate . The second government of Pedro Sánchez formed after the November 2019 Spanish general election consisted of a left-wing coalition between the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Unidas Podemos ,

9797-413: Was no constitutional requirement for simultaneous elections for the Congress and the Senate. Still, as of 2024 there has been no precedent of separate elections taking place under the 1978 Constitution. Following his party's defeat in the 2021 Madrilenian regional election , Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez commented that there were still "32 months to go" ahead of the next general election, which meant that

9898-521: Was popularized within this context. PSOE's Sánchez has portrayed the election as a "showdown between the forces of progress and the forces of reactionary conservatism". He also criticised the relationship between PP and Vox. PP criticised PSOE's sexual assault law ( Ley del solo sí es sí ), which was introduced in August 2022, and PSOE's relationship with minority and pro-independence parties. At least 104 convicted sexual offenders were released due to

9999-818: Was stripped of her vice presidency. Other suspects in the case include Francesco Giorgi , the parliamentary assistant of MEP Andrea Cozzolino, Pier Antonio Panzeri , founder of the Fight Impunity NGO; Niccolo Figa-Talamanca, head of the No Peace Without Justice NGO; and Luca Visentini , head of the International Trade Union Confederation. Following the scandal, the European Parliament revised its rules of procedure and its code of conduct in September 2023 The European Parliament views Hungary as

10100-520: Was the third edition of the so-called " Eurovision Debate ". Invitations to the debate were sent by the EBU to the ten recognised European Political parties , with only one lead candidate allowed to be nominated from each of the seven Political groups of the European Parliament . On 7 May, EBU announced the candidates for the debate. Two parties, the ECR and ID, were considered by EBU not eligible to take part in

10201-503: Was then unable to secure support from other parties for Weber as candidate for President of the Commission. After initial deadlock, the European Council decided to nominate Ursula von der Leyen as a compromise candidate to be the new Commission President, and the European Parliament elected von der Leyen with 383 votes (374 votes needed). The commission as a whole was then approved by the European Parliament on 27 November 2019, receiving 461 votes. The 2019 election saw an increase in

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