12th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

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Overview
Legislative body General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Term26 June 2023 (2023-06-26) –
Election 28 May 2023
Government Barbón II
Website jgpa.es
Deputies
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Members45
President Juan Cofiño (PSOE)
First Vice-President Celia Fernández (PSOE)
Second Vice-President José Agustín Cuervas-Mons (PP)
First Secretary Delia Campomanes (IU–MP–IAS)
Second Secretary María del Pilar Fernández (PP)

The 12th General Junta is the current meeting of the General Junta, the parliament of the Principality of Asturias, with the membership determined by the results of the regional election held on 28 May 2023. The congress met for the first time on 26 June 2023, with a maximum term of four years.

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Election

The 12th Asturian regional election was held on 28 May 2023. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in the General Junta despite losing one seat, falling short of a majority again. The People's Party of Asturias (PP) gained 7 seats after the collapse of Citizens (CS). [1]

AllianceVotes %Seats+/–
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)195,99936.49%19Decrease2.svg1
People's Party (PP)175,13132.61%17Increase2.svg7
Vox (Vox)54,27310.10%4Increase2.svg2
Assembly for Asturias United Left–More Country–Asturian Left (IU–MP–IAS)40,7747.59%3Increase2.svg1
We Can Asturias (Podemos Asturies)21,0523.92%1Decrease2.svg3
Asturias Forum (Foro)19,6523.65%1Decrease2.svg1
SOS Asturias–Empty Spain (SOS Asturias)5,8381.08 %0Steady2.svg
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS)4,9740.92%0Decrease2.svg5
Others/blanks19,3303.64%0
Total537,023100.00%45Steady2.svg

History

The new parliament met for the first time on 26 June 2023 and Juan Cofiño (PSOE) was elected as President of the General Junta with the support of United Left and Asturian Forum. [2]

President [2]
CandidateVotes
Juan Cofiño PSOE 23
José Manuel Felgueres PP 17
Gonzalo Centeno Vox 4
Blank1
Total45

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 12th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

Members

NameConstituencyNo.PartyAllianceGroupTook officeLeft officeNotes
Rafael Alonso Central 12 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Alba Álvarez Western 2 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Sara Concepción Álvarez Central 3 Vox Vox Vox26 June 2023
Adrián Barbón Central 1 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Jacinto Braña Central 15 FSA PSOE Socialists10 October 2023Replaces Enrique Fernández
Sandra María Camino Central 10 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Delia Campomanes Central 2 IU/IX IU–MP–IAS IU–MP–IAS26 June 2023
Diego Canga Central 1 PPA PP People's26 June 202313 October 2023Replaced by Pedro de Rueda.
María Dolores Carcedo Central 4 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Gonzalo Centeno Central 4 Vox Vox Vox26 June 2023
Manuel Cifuentes Central 11 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Juan Manuel Cofiño Central 3 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
José Luis Costillas Central 9 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
José Agustín Cuervas-Mons Central 5 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
José Manuel Felgueres Eastern 2 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Enrique Fernández Central 7 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 202314 September 2023Replaced by Jacinto Braña.
Lidia Fernández Western 3 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Luis Ramón Fernández Central 9 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
María Celia Fernández Central 6 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
María del Pilar Fernández Central 2 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Ricardo Fernández Central 14 FSA PSOE Socialists14 September 2023Replaces María Concepción Saavedra.
Susana Fernández Central 8 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
María Esther Freile Eastern 3 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
José Ramón García Central 5 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
María Gloria García Central 6 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Ana Isabel González Central 13 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Pablo González Central 4 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Javier Jové Central 2 Vox Vox Vox26 June 2023
Gimena Llamedo Eastern 1 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Carolina López Central 1 Vox Vox Vox26 June 2023
Noelia Macías Central 12 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Marcelino Marcos Western 1 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Salvador Menéndez Western 3 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Ángel Ricardo Morales Eastern 2 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Beatriz Polledo Central 3 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Ana Isabel Puerto Central 10 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Adrián Pumares Central 1 Foro Foro Mixed26 June 2023
Álvaro Queipo Western 1 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Mónica Ronderos Central 8 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Andrés David Ruiz Central 7 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Pedro de Rueda Central 13 PPA PP People's24 October 2023Replaced Diego Canga.
María Concepción Saavedra Central 2 Independent PSOE Socialists26 June 20239 August 2023Replaced by Ricardo Fernández.
René Suárez Central 11 FSA PSOE Socialists26 June 2023
Covadonga Tomé Central 1 Podemos Podemos Mixed26 June 2023
Cristina Vega Western 2 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Xabel Vegas Central 3 MA–MP IU–MP–IAS IU–MP–IAS26 June 2023
Luis Miguel Venta Eastern 1 PPA PP People's26 June 2023
Ovidio Zapico Central 1 IU/IX IU–MP–IAS IU–MP–IAS26 June 2023

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