14th Congress of Deputies


The 14th Congress of Deputies is the current 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 10 November 2019. The congress met for the first time on 3 December 2019. According to the Constitution of Spain the maximum legislative term of the congress is 4 years from the preceding election.

Election

The 14th Spanish general election was held on 10 November 2019. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party remained the largest party in the Congress of Deputies but fell short of a majority again.

History

The new congress met for the first time on 3 December 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: Alfonso Rodríguez, First Vice-President; Ana Pastor, Second Vice-President; Gloria Elizo, Third Vice-President; Ignacio Gil, Fourth Vice-President; Gerardo Pisarello, First Secretary; Sofía Hernanz, Second Secretary; Javier Sánchez, Third Secretary; and Adolfo Suárez, Fourth Secretary.

Government

Shortly after the election the PSOE and UP–ECP agreed to form a coalition government, the first in Spain since the restoration of democracy. Caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was re-elected narrowly in January 2020 with the support of the UP–ECP and various nationalist and regionalist parties.

Deaths and resignations

The 14th congress has seen the following deaths and resignations: