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Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

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The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, known by its initials PSOE, is a political party of Spain, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. In the general election of 23 July 2023 it won 122 of the 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies, the second largest delegation after the People's Party with 136 and ahead of Vox with 33 and the Sumar electoral coalition with 31. The Factbook archive lists it among the parties of Spain, and records Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón as President of the Government, the prime minister equivalent, since 2 June 2018.

Facts
Classification
Institution Type
Political Party Organization 1
Founded Year
1879 2
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Governing Party Of

Sanchez Government, Governments
Source Pedro Sanchez (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (CIA World Factbook archive, Spain)
  • Government: executive branch
    President of the Government of Spain (prime minister-equivalent) Pedro SANCHEZ PEREZ-CASTEJON (since 2 June 2018)
  • Part Of: Spain, Government: parties
    People's Party (PP) (136); Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) (122); Vox (33); SUMAR (31); Other (28)
  • In Group: Parties of Parliamentary Systems and Constitutional Monarchies, Government: government type
    Government.Government type.text: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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2. Politica Electoral: Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE)
Politica ElectoralFAQ: when was the PSOE founded
Quote, FAQ: when was the PSOE founded
Fue fundado en 1879 en Madrid por Pablo Iglesias Posse .
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Pedro Sanchez (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationGoverning Party Of: Sanchez Government, Lead paragraph
Quote, Governing Party Of: Sanchez Government, Lead paragraph
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo ˈsantʃeθ ˈpeɾeθ kasteˈxon] ; born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician who has been the prime minister of Spain since 2018. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he is also Secretary-General of the party since 2017, having previously held that office from 2014 to 2016, and is the ninth president of Socialist International since 2022.
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