Parliament of Navarre: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
DSisyphBot (talk | contribs)
→‎Composition: 2007 results
Line 6: Line 6:
==Composition==
==Composition==
Currently, the Parliament is composed by 50 ''parlamentarios'' ("representatives"). 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. <ref>[http://www.parlamento-navarra.es/castellano/tit1cap2.asp 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<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Currently, the Parliament is composed by 50 ''parlamentarios'' ("representatives"). 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. <ref>[http://www.parlamento-navarra.es/castellano/tit1cap2.asp 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<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In the 2007 elections, 22 seats were won by [[Unión del Pueblo Navarro]], 12 by [[Nafarroa Bai]], 12 by [[PSOE|Partido Socialista de Navarra]], 2 by [[Convergencia de Demócratas de Navarra]], and 2 by [[Izquierda Unida - Ezker Batua de Navarra]].<ref>[http://www.parlamento-navarra.es/castellano/eleccionesVII.asp Resultados Electorales y Composición del Parlamento de Navarra: VII Legislatura (2007-2011)]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 10:30, 8 May 2009

The Parliament of Navarra (Spanish Parlamento de Navarra, Basque Nafarroako Parlamentua) or also known as Cortes de Navarra is the Navarre autonomous unicameral parliament.

Functions

The 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]

Composition

Currently, the Parliament is composed by 50 parlamentarios ("representatives"). 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]

In the 2007 elections, 22 seats were won by Unión del Pueblo Navarro, 12 by Nafarroa Bai, 12 by Partido Socialista de Navarra, 2 by Convergencia de Demócratas de Navarra, and 2 by Izquierda Unida - Ezker Batua de Navarra.[3]

See also

References

External links