A legislative election for the Cortes Generales(Spain's Parliament) in Spain was held on November 20, 2011for 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies(lower house of the Cortes Generales)which will determine who becomes the PM of Spain and
for the 208 directly elected seats in the upper house, the Senate(Upper house of the Cortes Generales)
Voting to elect 350 members of Parliament and 208 senators begins 9 A.M on Sunday Nov 20,2011.More than 34 million Spanish voters are gearing up for general elections likely to oust the Socialists in favor of the Conservative People's Party
The Conservative opposition People'sParty (PP)(led by former Interior Minister Mariano Rajoy) have won a clear majority in Spain's general election defeating the outgoing Spanish Socialist Workers Party government for the worst economic crisis in generations taking 186 seats in the 350-seat lower house with over 90% of the votes from the election counted.The People's Party won the biggest majority for any party in 3 decades.
Leader of Conservative People Party Mariano Rajoy Votes
The Socialist Workers Party slumped to 111 seats from 169 in the outgoing parliament, their worst showing in 30 years.Outgoing Socialist PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was not standing again at this election.His successor as party leader, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba conceded defeat after a campaign where he had given up hope of winning but vainly tried to block the PP from taking complete control of parliament.
Leader of Socialist Workers Party Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba Votes
Spain's is the 3rd Eurozone government whose fall has been attributed to the debt crisis.The other two being Greece and Italy where the socialists in Greece and Silvio Berlusconi's Italian Conservatives have been swept from power.
Conservative leader Mariano Rajoy become Spain's PM
Spain’s Parliament voted in Conservative Mariano Rajoy as the new PM of Spain on Tuesday Dec 20,2011 when he received the support of 187 deputies in the 350-seat lower house, while 149 deputies voted against and 14 abstained.
Mariano Rajoy formally sworn in before King Juan Carlos on Wednesday Dec 21,2011.
PM Mariano Rajoy then appointed 12 ministers and said close party colleague Soraya Saenz de Santamaria would be government spokeswoman and deputy premier.
for the 208 directly elected seats in the upper house, the Senate(Upper house of the Cortes Generales)
Voting to elect 350 members of Parliament and 208 senators begins 9 A.M on Sunday Nov 20,2011.More than 34 million Spanish voters are gearing up for general elections likely to oust the Socialists in favor of the Conservative People's Party
The Conservative opposition People'sParty (PP)(led by former Interior Minister Mariano Rajoy) have won a clear majority in Spain's general election defeating the outgoing Spanish Socialist Workers Party government for the worst economic crisis in generations taking 186 seats in the 350-seat lower house with over 90% of the votes from the election counted.The People's Party won the biggest majority for any party in 3 decades.
Leader of Conservative People Party Mariano Rajoy Votes
The Socialist Workers Party slumped to 111 seats from 169 in the outgoing parliament, their worst showing in 30 years.Outgoing Socialist PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was not standing again at this election.His successor as party leader, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba conceded defeat after a campaign where he had given up hope of winning but vainly tried to block the PP from taking complete control of parliament.
Leader of Socialist Workers Party Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba Votes
Conservative People Party Celebrates Victory in the Parliament Elections
Spain's is the 3rd Eurozone government whose fall has been attributed to the debt crisis.The other two being Greece and Italy where the socialists in Greece and Silvio Berlusconi's Italian Conservatives have been swept from power.
Conservative leader Mariano Rajoy become Spain's PM
Spain’s Parliament voted in Conservative Mariano Rajoy as the new PM of Spain on Tuesday Dec 20,2011 when he received the support of 187 deputies in the 350-seat lower house, while 149 deputies voted against and 14 abstained.
Spain's New PM Sworn in, Names Cabinet
Mariano Rajoy formally sworn in before King Juan Carlos on Wednesday Dec 21,2011.
PM Mariano Rajoy then appointed 12 ministers and said close party colleague Soraya Saenz de Santamaria would be government spokeswoman and deputy premier.
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