Christian Poncelet was a conservative French politician. A member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP),he was President of the Senate from 1998 to 2008. In addition to being a Senator,he was Mayor of Remiremont (Vosges) and was also the President of the General Council of Vosges.
Elections in Spain encompass four different types:general elections,regional elections,local elections,and elections to the European Parliament. General elections and regional elections are typically conducted at the conclusion of the national or regional legislative mandate,which usually spans four years since the previous election. However,early elections can be called in certain circumstances. On the other hand,local council elections and elections to the European Parliament follow fixed dates,although some local government bodies,such as provincial councils,are not directly elected. In most elections,a party-list proportional representation (PR) system is employed,while the Senate utilizes the plurality system.
Euskadiko Ezkerra was a Basque socialist political organisation. It was founded as a coalition of Euskal Iraultzarako Alderdia and other Basque Marxist forces in 1977 to present lists for the Spanish general elections in the constituencies of Biscay,Gipuzkoa and Álava,while Navarrese Left Union (UNAI),an allied coalition,was to present a list in the constituency of Navarre.
The 1977 Spanish general election was held on Wednesday,15 June 1977,to elect the Spanish Cortes of the Kingdom of Spain. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election,as well as all 207 seats in the Senate.
Francisco Javier "Patxi" López Álvarez is a Spanish politician serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies and chair of the Constitutional Committee. He has only completed secondary education but never graduated from college.
Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde,is a Peruvian lawyer and politician belonging to the Popular Action and a former Congressman representing Lima between 2006 and 2019. He was president of the Popular Action from 2004 to 2009.
Antonio "Tony" J. Fas Alzamora is a Puerto Rican politician and Senator. As of 31 December 2011,he was the longest-serving legislator in the history of Puerto Rico,having served in ten Legislative Assemblies,one House of Representatives,and nine Senates.
The 2009 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,1 March 2009,to elect the 9th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia. It would be the first time that the elections for two of the Spanish "historical regions"—namely,those comprising Andalusia,Catalonia,Galicia and the Basque Country itself—were held simultaneously. This would evolve into an unwritten convention in subsequent years,with Basque and Galician elections being held concurrently in 2012,2016 and 2020.
The 1994 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,23 October 1994,to elect the 5th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
Joan Lerma Blasco is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE),who served as the first democratically elected President of the Valencian Government since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s.
Santiago Lanzuela Marina was a Spanish economist and politician for the People's Party (PP),who served as President of the Government of Aragon,one of the Spanish regional administrations.
JoséMaría "Txiki" Benegas Haddad was a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). His nickname "Txiki" is Basque for "small".
The 2012 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,21 October 2012,to elect the 10th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia. Lehendakari Patxi López announced the parliament's dissolution half a year ahead of schedule as a result of the People's Party (PP) withdrawing their support from his government,prompting Galician president Alberto Núñez Feijóo,who had been scheduling a snap election in Galicia to be held at some point throughout late 2012,to make his decision to have a simultaneous vote.
The People's Party of the Basque Country is the regional section of the People's Party of Spain (PP) in the Basque Country. It was formed in 1989 from the re-foundation of the People's Alliance.
Ander Gil García is a Spanish teacher and politician who served as the 62nd and current president of the Senate of Spain from 2021 to 2023. Gil has been Senator for Burgos since 2011 and Spokesperson of the Socialist Group in the Senate from 2017 to 2021. Previously,Gil served as a local councillor for Valle de Mena from 1995 to 2011.
Xabier Agirre López was a Spanish administrator and politician. A member of the Basque Nationalist Party,he held important institutional positions both in the Foral Deputation of Álava and in the Basque Parliament. He served as Deputy General of Álava from 2007 to 2011 and president of Araba Buru Batzar from 1983 to 1987 and from 2012 to 2016.
Ramiro González Vicente is a Spanish politician. A member of the Basque Nationalist Party,he has served as Deputy General of Álava since 2015.
Emilio Guevara Saleta is a Spanish politician. He served as Deputy General of Álava from 1979 to 1983,the first officeholder since the abolition of the post in 1877. Originally a member of the Basque Nationalist Party,he was expelled from the party in 2002. Since then,he has been an independent politician linked to the Socialist Party of the Basque Country.
Javier de Andrés Guerra is a Spanish politician. A member of the People's Party,he served as Deputy General of Álava from 2011 to 2015 and as Delegate of the Government in the Basque Country from 2016 to 2018. He was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies in the 2023 Spanish general election representing Álava.
Maider Etxebarria García is a Spanish politician. A member of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country,she has served as mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz since 2023.
