Spain is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy in Southern Europe, its capital Madrid. The King serves as head of state while the Prime Minister heads the government, and the bicameral Cortes Generales, comprising the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, holds legislative power. Spain is governed under the Constitution of 1978.
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Source Constitution of Spain (Wikipedia)
Spain's second constitution edge (alongside the 1978 Constitution of Spain above); both are genuinely distinct historical documents of the same country, not a duplicate.
Source Spanish Constitution of 1812 (Wikipedia)
Governed By
Source Pedro Sanchez (Wikipedia)
Practices
Source Party-list proportional representation (Wikipedia)
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1. Freedom House: Spain (Freedom in the World 2025)
Freedom HouseOverview, Global Freedom Score 91/100 (free)Quote, Overview, Global Freedom Score 91/100 (free)
Spain's parliamentary system features competitive multiparty elections and peaceful transfers of power between rival parties.
2. Politics of Spain (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead section
The politics of Spain takes place under the framework established by the Constitution of 1978
Pedro Sanchez (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationGoverned By: Sanchez Government, Lead sectionQuote, Governed By: Sanchez Government, Lead section
has served as Prime Minister of Spain since 2 June 2018
Constitution of Spain (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Constitution of Spain, IntroductionQuote, Associated With: Constitution of Spain, Introduction
The Spanish Constitution (Spanish: Constitución Española) is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Spain.
Spanish Constitution of 1812 (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Spanish Constitution of 1812, IntroductionQuote, Associated With: Spanish Constitution of 1812, Introduction
The Political Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy, also known as the Constitution of Cádiz and nicknamed La Pepa, was the first Constitution of Spain and one of the earliest codified constitutions in world history.
Party-list proportional representation (Wikipedia)
Practices: Party-List Proportional Representation, Lead paragraphQuote, Practices: Party-List Proportional Representation, Lead paragraph
Voters may cast votes for parties, as in Spain, Turkey, and Israel (closed lists)
Spain (Wikipedia)
Practices: Unitary State, Infobox: government_type
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Practices: Parliamentary Democracy, Infobox: government_type
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Practices: Constitutional Monarchy, Infobox: government_type
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
View the SourceSpanish Socialist Workers' Party (CIA World Factbook archive, Spain)
Encompasses: Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Government: partiesQuote, Encompasses: Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Government: parties
People's Party (PP) (136); Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (122); Vox (33); SUMAR (31); Other (28)
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