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| 9th Cortes Generales | |
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| Overview | |
| Legislative body | Cortes Generales |
| Jurisdiction | Spain |
| Meeting place | Palacio de las Cortes |
| Term | 1 April 2008 – 27 September 2011 |
| Election | 2008 general election |
| Members | 350 (Congress) 264 (Senate) |
| President of the Congress | José Bono (PSOE) |
| President of the Senate | Javier Rojo (PSOE) |
| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE) |
| Leader of the Opposition | Mariano Rajoy (PP) |
The 9th Cortes Generales comprised both the lower (Congress) and upper (Senate) houses of the legislature of Spain following the 2008 general election on 9 March 2008. They first convened on 1 April 2008, and were dissolved on 27 September 2011.[1]
Congress of Deputies
[edit]Composition
[edit]| Parliamentary Group | Apr 2008 |
Nov 2008 |
May 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Group | 169 | 169 | 169 | |
| People's Group | 154 | ↓153 | ↓152 | |
| Convergence and Union Catalan Group | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| ERC–IU–ICV Group | 7 | ↓5 | 5 | |
| PNV Basque Group | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Mixed Group | 4 | ↑7 | ↑8 | |
| Source: historiaelectoral.com | ||||
Members
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Socialists Win Spanish Election, Retaining Power (Published 2008)". 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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