13th Congress of Deputies


The 13th Congress of Deputies was a meeting of the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Spanish Cortes Generales, with the membership determined by the results of the general election held on 28 April 2019. The congress met for the first time on 21 May 2019 and was dissolved prematurely on 24 September 2019.

Election

The 13th Spanish general election was held on 28 April 2019. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party became the largest party in the Congress of Deputies for the first time since 2011 but fell short of a majority.

History

The new congress met for the first time on 21 May 2019 and after two rounds of voting Meritxell Batet was elected as President of the Congress of Deputies with the support of the Unidos Podemos–En Comú Podem and various nationalist and regionalist parties.
Other members of the Bureau of the Congress of Deputies were also elected on 21 May 2019: Gloria Elizo, First Vice-President; Alfonso Rodríguez, Second Vice-President; Ana Pastor, Third Vice-President; Ignacio Prendes, Fourth Vice-President; Gerardo Pisarello, First Secretary; Sofía Hernanz, Second Secretary; Adolfo Suárez, Third Secretary; and Patricia Reyes, Fourth Secretary.

Government

In July 2019 caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez failed to secure the necessary votes in congress to form a government after the failure of coalition talks with UP–ECP.
Unable to obtain enough support in congress to form a government, Sánchez announced on 17 September 2019 that an election would be held on 10 November 2019, the fourth in as many years. The 13th Cortes Generales was formally dissolved on 24 September 2019.

Deaths, disqualifications, resignations and suspensions

The 13th congress has seen the following deaths, disqualifications, resignations and suspensions: