12th Basque Parliament
| 12th Basque Parliament | |||
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| Legislative body | Basque Parliament | ||
| Term | 3 August 2020 – | ||
| Election | 12 July 2020 | ||
| Government | Urkullu III | ||
| Website | legebiltzarra | ||
| Deputies | |||
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| Members | 75 | ||
| President | Bakartxo Tejeria (EAJ/PNV) | ||
| First Vice-President | Txarli Prieto (PSE-EE) | ||
| Second Vice-President | Eba Blanco (EH Bildu) | ||
| First Secretary | Iñigo Iturrate (EAJ/PNV) | ||
| Second Secretary | Gustavo Angulo (EP-EA) | ||
The 12th Basque Parliament is the current meeting of the Basque Parliament. Its membership was determined by the results of the 2020 regional election held on 12 July 2020. It met for the first time on 3 August 2020.
Election
The 12th Basque regional election was held on 12 July 2020. The governing coalition, composed of the Basque Nationalist Party and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left, increased its number of seats and obtained a majority.[1]
| Alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Basque Nationalist Party | 349,960 | 38.70 | 31 | +3 | |
| EH Bildu | 249,580 | 27.60 | 21 | +3 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left | 122,248 | 13.52 | 10 | +1 | |
| United We Can–United Left | 72,113 | 7.97 | 6 | -5 | |
| People's Party+Citizens | 60,650 | 6.71 | 6 | -3 | |
| Vox | 17,569 | 1.94 | 1 | +1 | |
| Others/blanks | 32,222 | 3.56 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 904,342 | 100.00 | 75 | – | |
History
The new parliament met for the first time on 12 July 2020 and elected Bakartxo Tejeria as president of the chamber in the first round of voting.[2]
Other members of the Bureau of the Basque Parliament were also elected on 12 July 2020: Txarli Prieto (PSE-EE), First Vice-President; Eba Blanco (EH Bildu), Second Vice-President; Iñigo Iturrate (EAJ/PNV), First Secretary; and Gustavo Angulo (EP-EA), Second Secretary.[3]
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A month later, on 3 September, Iñigo Urkullu was re-elected Lehendakari.[4]
Deaths, disqualifications and resignations
The 12th parliament saw the following deaths, disqualifications and resignations:[5]
- 8 September 2020 - Iñaki Arriola (PSE-EE) resigned after being appointed Regional Minister of Territorial Planning, Housing and Transport in the Third Urkullu Government. He was replaced by Miren Gallástegui (PSE-EE).[6]
- 9 September 2020 - Idoia Mendia (PSE-EE) resigned after being appointed Second Vice Lehendakari in the Third Urkullu Government. She was replaced by Ekain Rico (PSE-EE).[7]
- 21 September 2020 - Arantxa Tapia (EAJ/PNV) resigned after being appointed Regional Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment in the Third Urkullu Government. She was replaced by Aitor Aldasoro (EAJ/PNV).[8]
- 2 October 2020 - Jone Berrioazabal (EAJ/PNV) resigned. She was replaced by Ana Ruiz de Alegria (EAJ/PNV).[9]
- 25 April 2021 - Ander Rodriguez (EH Bildu) resigned after joinging the University of the Basque Country as a pre-doctoral investigator.[10] He was replaced by Garikoitz Mujika (EH Bildu).[11]
- 3 June 2021 - Nerea Lupardo (EAJ/PNV) resigned after being appoint director of the Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall.[12] She was replaced by Ainara Zelaia (EAJ/PNV).[13]
- 8 July 2021 - Aitor Aldasoro (EAJ/PNV) resigned in order to become an advisor to Arantxa Tapia.[14] He was replaced by Elena Lete (EAJ/PNV).[15]
- 31 January 2022 - Kerman Orbegozo (EAJ/PNV) resigned after becoming a member of the San Sebastián city council.[16] He was replaced by Garikoitz Mendizabal (EAJ/PNV).[17]
Members
References
- ^ Barriuso, Olatz (13 July 2020). "PNV y PSE podrán pilotar la salida de la crisis con una holgada mayoría absoluta". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Arranca la legislatura vasca con la constitución del Parlamento que presidirá de nuevo Barkatxo Tejeria". RTVE (in Spanish). 3 August 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Designación de miembros de la Mesa del Parlamento". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). 3 August 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Gorospe, Pedro (3 September 2020). "Urkullu, elegido lehendakari por tercera legislatura consecutiva con los votos del PSE". El País (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Históricos - Legislatura Actual". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Gallástegui Oyarzábal, Miren". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Rico Lezama, Ekain". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Aldasoro Iturbe, Aitor". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Ruiz de Alegria Maestu, Ana". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ O. Urain, Jon (22 April 2021). "Ander Rodriguez EH Bilduko legebiltzarkideak parlamentuko kargua utziko du". Berria (in Basque). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Mujika Iriondo, Garikoitz". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Ainara Zelaia ocupará el escaño de Nerea Lupardo en el Parlamento Vasco". Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Zelaia Markaida, Ainara". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Elena Lete sustituye a Aitor Aldasoro en el Parlamento vasco". Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Lete García, Elena". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Rioja Andueza, Iker (13 January 2022). "La marcha de Kerman Orbegozo obliga a renovar la presidencia de la comisión de Salud del Parlamento Vasco". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Mendizabal Etxeberria, Garikoitz". Parlamento Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022.