The Parliament of Navarre (Spanish Parlamento de Navarra, Basque Nafarroako Parlamentua) or also known as Cortes de Navarra (in Spanish) or Nafarroako Gorteak (in Basque) is the Navarre autonomous unicameral parliament.
Parliament of Navarre Nafarroako Parlamentua Parlamento de Navarra | |
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11th Parliament of Navarre | |
Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Unicameral |
Leadership | |
First Vice President | |
Second Vice President | |
First Secretary | |
Second Secretary | |
Structure | |
Seats | 50 |
Political groups | Government (21)
Opposition (29) |
Elections | |
Last election | 28 May 2023 |
Meeting place | |
Pamplona, Navarre | |
Website | |
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Functions
editThe Parliament's functions are regulated by the "Organic Law on the Reintegration and Improvement of the Autonomous Regime in Navarre" (Ley Orgánica de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra, also known as LORAFNA). These functions include representing the Navarre people, approving the laws and General Budget and electing and controlling the President, as in any other parliamentary system.[1]
Structure and distribution
editCurrently, the Parliament is composed by 50 members. The chamber's size can be set by law between 40 and 70. Representatives are elected directly for four-year terms and all renewed simultaneously.[2]
Results of the elections to the Parliament of Navarre
editDeputies in the Parliament of Navarre since 1979 | ||||||||||||
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Election | Distribution | President | ||||||||||
1979 |
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Jaime Ignacio del Burgo (UCD) | ||||||||||
Juan Manuel Arza (UCD) | ||||||||||||
Jaime Ignacio del Burgo (UCD) | ||||||||||||
1983 |
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Gabriel Urralburu (PSN) | ||||||||||
1987 |
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1991 |
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Juan Cruz Alli (UPN) | ||||||||||
1995 |
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Javier Otano (PSN) | ||||||||||
Miguel Sanz (UPN) | ||||||||||||
1999 |
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Miguel Sanz (UPN) | ||||||||||
2003 |
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2007 |
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2011 |
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Yolanda Barcina (UPN) | ||||||||||
2015 |
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Uxue Barkos (GBai) | ||||||||||
2019 |
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María Chivite (PSN) | ||||||||||
2023 |
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See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Functions of the Legislative Chamber". Archived from the original on 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- ^ Textos, Institucionales, Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de reintegración y amejoramiento del régimen foral de Navarra, Título I, De las instituciones Forales de Navarra, CAPITULO II. Del Parlamento o Cortes
External links
edit- Official site (in English)
- "Organic Law on the Reintegration and Improvement of the Autonomous Regime in Navarre" (LORAFNA) (In Spanish)
- "PDF version of the above" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-12. (82.2 KiB) (In Spanish)