14th Cortes Generales
The 14th Cortes Generales was a meeting of the Cortes Generales, the national legislature of Spain, with the membership determined primarily by the results of the general election held on 10 November 2019. The Cortes met for the first time on 3 December 2019, and was dissolved prematurely on 29 May 2023 after regional elections|regional] and local elections in which the governing PSOE lost control of six autonomous communities and many local councils.
Election
The 14th Spanish general election under the 1978 Constitution was held on 10 November 2019. It saw the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party remaining the largest party in the Senate, the upper house of the Cortes Generales, as well as the largest party in the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Cortes Generales, but falling short of a majority.History
The new Senate met for the first time on 3 December 2019 and after two rounds of voting Pilar Llop was elected as President of the Senate of Spain.The new congress also 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.