Prime Minister of Spain
The form of government in Spain is a parliamentary monarchy, that is, a social representative democratic constitutional monarchy in which the monarch is the head of state, while the prime minister—whose official title is “President of the Government”—is the head of government.
MonarchyParliamentary systemUnitary stateConstitutional monarchy
10-Nov-19
Elections to the unicameral parliaments of the autonomous communities of Spain are held every four years.
Spain has a multi-party system at both the national and regional level. Nationally, there are five dominant political parties: Podemos (left-wing), PSOE (centre-left), Ciudadanos (centre-right), Partido Popular (centre-right to right-wing) and Vox (right-wing to far-right).
People’s Party (Spain)
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Felipe VI of SpainSince 2014
The Spanish monarchy is currently represented by King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, and their daughters Leonor, Princess of Asturias, and Infanta Sofía. The Spanish monarchy has its roots in the Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo founded after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Alfonso XIII
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