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The 15th Cortes Generales were elected in the 2023 Spanish general election.[1]

Election

The 15th Spanish general election was held on July 23, 2023. The People's Party became the largest party in the Congress of Deputies with 137 seats, overtaking the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party at 121 seats. However, neither major party nor their ostensible allies received enough seats to claim a parliamentary majority.

Congress of Deputies

For results by autonomous community/constituency, see Results breakdown of the 2023 Spanish general election (Congress).
← Summary of the 23 July 2023 Congress of Deputies election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 8,160,837 33.06 +12.25 137 +48
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 7,821,718 31.68 +3.68 121 +1
Vox (Vox) 3,057,000 12.38 –2.70 33 –19
Unite (Sumar)1 3,044,996 12.33 –3.01 31 –7
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 466,020 1.89 –1.74 7 –6
Together for Catalonia (Junts)2 395,429 1.60 n/a 7 +3
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu) 335,129 1.36 +0.22 6 +1
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 277,289 1.12 –0.44 5 –1
Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)3 169,237 0.69 –0.25 0 ±0
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 153,995 0.62 +0.12 1 ±0
Canarian Coalition (CCa)4 116,363 0.47 n/a 1 ±0
Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture (CUP–PR) 99,644 0.40 –0.62 0 –2
Navarrese People's Union (UPN)5 52,188 0.21 n/a 1 –1
Workers' Front (FO) 46,274 0.19 New 0 ±0
New Canaries–Canarian Bloc (NC–BC)4 45,595 0.18 n/a 0 –1
Empty Spain (España Vaciada) 36,793 0.15 +0.07 0 –1
Aragon Exists–Exists Coalition (Existe)6 20,440 0.08 ±0.00 0 –1
Soria Now! (SY) 9,697 0.04 New 0 ±0
Empty Spain (España Vaciada) 5,472 0.02 New 0 ±0
Empty Spain–Castilian Party–Commoners' Land (EV–PCAS–TC) 1,184 0.00 New 0 ±0
Catalan European Democratic Party–CiU Space (PDeCAT–E–CiU)2 32,016 0.13 n/a 0 –4
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) 23,421 0.09 –0.05 0 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 23,290 0.09 –0.02 0 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL) 23,201 0.09 +0.05 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) 18,218 0.07 +0.02 0 ±0
Yes to the Future (GBai) 9,938 0.04 –0.01 0 ±0
Forward Andalusia (Adelante Andalucía) 9,191 0.04 New 0 ±0
Blank Seats to Leave Empty Seats (EB) 8,448 0.03 +0.01 0 ±0
Jaén Deserves More (JM+) 8,293 0.03 New 0 ±0
For Ávila (XAV) 7,362 0.03 +0.01 0 ±0
Extremaduran Bloc (BQEx) 5,807 0.02 New 0 ±0
Walking Together (CJ) 5,620 0.02 New 0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 4,683 0.02 +0.02 0 ±0
Aragonese Party (PAR) 4,173 0.02 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 2,902 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
For Huelva (XH) 1,931 0.01 New 0 ±0
Let's Go Palencia (VP) 1,917 0.01 New 0 ±0
Zamora Yes (ZSí) 1,843 0.01 New 0 ±0
Burgalese Way (VB) 1,774 0.01 New 0 ±0
For My Region (Por Mi Región)7 1,698 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Canaries Now–Communist Party of the Canarian People (ANC–UP–PCPC)8 1,674 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Self-employed Party (Partido Autónomos) 1,446 0.01 New 0 ±0
Valencian Welfare State (EVB) 1,442 0.01 New 0 ±0
Coalition for Melilla (CpM) 1,298 0.01 –0.03 0 ±0
Together for Granada (JxG) 1,218 0.00 New 0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) 964 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
We Are Cáceres (Somos Cc) 963 0.00 New 0 ±0
Almerienses–Regionalists for Almería (ALM) 874 0.00 New 0 ±0
Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA) 506 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Seniors in Action (3e) 484 0.00 New 0 ±0
Castilian Unity (UdCa) 463 0.00 New 0 ±0
Alive Land Palencia Independent Group (GIPTV) 366 0.00 New 0 ±0
State of Spain Unionist Party (PUEDE) 269 0.00 New 0 ±0
Catalonia Among Neighbors (EVR) 265 0.00 New 0 ±0
Free (LB) 263 0.00 New 0 ±0
United Yes (Unidos SI) 253 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
System Money Referendum (+RDS+) 165 0.00 New 0 ±0
Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD) 153 0.00 New 0 ±0
Civic Force (Fuerza Cívica) 115 0.00 New 0 ±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) n/a n/a –6.80 0 –10
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) n/a n/a –0.28 0 –1
Blank ballots 200,673 0.81 –0.09
Total 24,688,087 350 ±0
Valid votes 24,688,087 98.94 –0.04
Invalid votes 264,360 1.06 +0.04
Votes cast / turnout 24,952,447 66.59 +0.36
Abstentions 12,517,011 33.41 –0.36
Registered voters 37,469,458
Sources[2][3][4]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
PP
 
 33.06%
PSOE
 
 31.68%
Vox
 
 12.38%
Sumar
 
 12.33%
ERC
 
 1.89%
Junts
 
 1.60%
EH Bildu
 
 1.36%
EAJ/PNV
 
 1.12%
BNG
 
 0.62%
CCa
 
 0.47%
UPN
 
 0.21%
Others
 
 2.46%
Blank ballots
 
 0.81%
Seats
PP
 
 39.14%
PSOE
 
 34.57%
Vox
 
 9.43%
Sumar
 
 8.86%
ERC
 
 2.00%
Junts
 
 2.00%
EH Bildu
 
 1.71%
EAJ/PNV
 
 1.43%
BNG
 
 0.29%
CCa
 
 0.29%
UPN
 
 0.29%

Senate

← Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 23,536,366 34.54 +7.70 120 +37
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1 21,970,469 32.24 +1.64 72 –20
Unite (Sumar)2 7,551,985 11.08 –2.81 0 ±0
Vox (Vox) 7,249,087 10.64 +5.36 0 –2
Left for Independence (ERC–EH Bildu)3 2,845,828 4.18 –1.95 7 –5
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC–Esquerres per la Independència) 1,836,731 2.70 –2.10 3 –8
Basque Country Gather (EH Bildu–Independentzia Ezkerretik) 1,009,097 1.48 +0.15 4 +3
Together for Catalonia (Junts)4 1,251,626 1.84 n/a 1 –2
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 859,968 1.26 –0.55 4 –5
Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)5 671,290 0.98 –0.56 0 ±0
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 516,032 0.76 +0.11 0 ±0
Canarian Coalition (CCa)6 205,273 0.30 n/a 0 ±0
Navarrese People's Union (UPN)7 188,577 0.28 n/a 1 –2
Empty Spain (España Vaciada) 142,454 0.21 +0.12 0 –2
Exists Coalition (Existe)8 75,490 0.11 +0.02 0 –2
Soria Now! (SY) 31,387 0.05 New 0 ±0
Empty Spain (España Vaciada) 16,759 0.02 New 0 ±0
Asturias Exists–Empty Spain (Asturias Existe EV) 11,923 0.02 New 0 ±0
Empty Spain–Castilian Party–Commoners' Land (EV–PCAS–TC) 6,893 0.01 New 0 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL) 94,571 0.14 +0.07 0 ±0
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) 84,437 0.12 –0.08 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) 66,622 0.10 +0.06 0 ±0
New Canaries–Canarian Bloc (NC–BC)6 66,327 0.10 n/a 0 ±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 62,785 0.09 –0.02 0 ±0
Catalan European Democratic Party–CiU Space (PDeCAT–E–CiU)4 49,302 0.07 n/a 0 ±0
Blank Seats to Leave Empty Seats (EB) 41,038 0.06 +0.02 0 ±0
Yes to the Future (GBai) 37,375 0.05 –0.03 0 ±0
Forward Andalusia (Adelante Andalucía) 33,041 0.05 New 0 ±0
For Ávila (XAV) 28,153 0.04 +0.01 0 ±0
Ibiza and Formentera in the Senate (PSOE–SMR–EU–Ara Eivissa)9 26,389 0.04 ±0.00 1 ±0
Extremaduran Bloc (BQEx) 24,783 0.04 New 0 ±0
Aragonese Party (PAR) 18,402 0.03 New 0 ±0
Walking Together (CJ) 17,309 0.03 New 0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 16,382 0.02 +0.01 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 14,986 0.02 –0.02 0 ±0
Jaén Deserves More (JM+) 14,342 0.02 New 0 ±0
For Huelva (XH) 9,769 0.01 New 0 ±0
Together for Granada (JxG) 8,505 0.01 New 0 ±0
For My Region (Por Mi Región)10 7,907 0.01 –0.01 0 ±0
Zamora Yes (ZSí) 7,660 0.01 New 0 ±0
Burgalese Way (VB) 5,510 0.01 New 0 ±0
We Are Cáceres (Somos Cc) 4,773 0.01 New 0 ±0
Valencian Welfare State (EVB) 4,034 0.01 New 0 ±0
Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) 3,996 0.01 ±0.00 1 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) 3,737 0.00 –0.01 0 ±0
Canaries Now–Communist Party of the Canarian People (ANC–UP–PCPC)11 3,461 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Let's Go Palencia (VP) 3,244 0.00 New 0 ±0
Coalition for Melilla (CpM) 2,671 0.00 –0.03 0 ±0
Almerienses–Regionalists for Almería (ALM) 2,649 0.00 New 0 ±0
Alive Land Palencia Independent Group (GIPTV) 2,532 0.00 New 0 ±0
Federation of Independents of Aragon (FIA) 2,197 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 2,189 0.00 New 1 +1
Castilian Unity (UdCa) 1,805 0.00 New 0 ±0
Catalonia Among Neighbors (EVR) 1,749 0.00 New 0 ±0
Seniors in Action (3e) 642 0.00 New 0 ±0
Free (LB) 629 0.00 New 0 ±0
State of Spain Unionist Party (PUEDE) 520 0.00 New 0 ±0
Citizens of Democratic Centre (CCD) 467 0.00 New 0 ±0
Herrenian Assembly (AH) 360 0.00 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots[a] 385,805 1.59 –0.30
Total 68,152,008 208 ±0
Valid votes 24,285,035 97.72 +0.02
Invalid votes 567,497 2.28 –0.02
Votes cast / turnout 24,852,532 66.33 +0.42
Abstentions 12,616,926 33.67 –0.42
Registered voters 37,469,458
Sources[2][3]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
PP
 
 34.54%
PSOE
 
 32.24%
Sumar
 
 11.08%
Vox
 
 10.64%
IPLI
 
 4.18%
Junts
 
 1.84%
EAJ/PNV
 
 1.26%
UPN
 
 0.28%
EFS
 
 0.04%
ASG
 
 0.01%
AHI
 
 0.00%
Others
 
 3.19%
Blank ballots
 
 1.60%
Seats
PP
 
 57.69%
PSOE
 
 34.62%
IPLI
 
 3.37%
EAJ/PNV
 
 1.92%
Junts
 
 0.48%
UPN
 
 0.48%
EFS
 
 0.48%
ASG
 
 0.48%
AHI
 
 0.48%

Elected members

Main articles: 15th Cortes Generales, 15th Congress of Deputies, and 15th Senate of Spain

Government formation

Further information: 2023 Spanish government formation

During the campaign period, news agencies mentioned that in case of a PP victory, it would have to rely on Vox for a parliamentary majority,[5][6][7] despite Feijóo saying that he would prefer a minority government instead.[8][9] The election results later showed that even PP and Vox together would not have enough seats to form a majority, considering that they won 170 seats in total.[10][11][12] Both PP and PSOE, short of a majority, claimed victory.[10] The results raised the prospect of no government forming and a snap election being called, which would constitute a record third straight time in which regular general elections were inconclusive and required a following snap election.[13] The Catalan party Junts—led by former Catalan president and fugitive Carles Puigdemont—was widely seen as being the kingmaker, with both blocs having to rely on their favourable vote to form a government, likely coupled with further concessions on Catalan independence.[14][15][16] Due to the underperformance of the right-wing bloc, Feijóo's leadership was questioned by the Spanish right-wing; Feijóo went from offering a pact to the PSOE to warning of a rupture if Sánchez was confirmed prime minister with the support of separatists.[17] The election of the president of the Congress of Deputies—or speaker—on 17 August saw the PSOE candidate Francina Armengol winning in a vote which was seen to boost Sanchez's hopes of re-election.[18][19]

King Felipe VI summoned the political parties for a round of talks on 21 and 22 August to decide whether to nominate a candidate for investiture.[20] The king faced a difficult choice as, for the first time in the democratic era, two candidates—Sánchez and Feijóo—were equally intent on being nominated.[21] Feijóo's intentions were unchanged by his recent parliamentary setback, despite calls from some factions within his party asking him to "leave the fiction" of insisting that he had the required support for his investiture.[22][23]

Despite Feijóo's investiture being widely expected to fail, the King nominated him as candidate on 22 August.[24] He justified his decision by stating that the PP had won the most seats and that, since no other clear majority for investiture had been evidenced during the round of talks, the tradition of nominating the leader of the largest party should continue, while allowing for the fact that other candidates could be nominated if their investiture attempt was unsuccessful.[25][26]

Investiture
Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PP)
Ballot → 27 September 2023 29 September 2023[b]
Required majority → 176 out of 350 ☒N Simple ☒N
Yes
172 / 350
172 / 350
No
178 / 350
177 / 350
Abstentions
0 / 350
0 / 350
Absentees
0 / 350
0 / 350
Sources[27]

Following Feijóo's defeat, King Felipe VI summoned all parties to a new round of talks on 2 and 3 October, after which he nominated Pedro Sánchez as the next candidate to attempt the investiture.[28][29] Upon his nomination, Sánchez commented that he was "not going to a false investiture", adding that everything agreed to secure the investiture would be "within the Constitution" and that agreements would be "transparent and known", considered to be a reference to criticisms of the amnesty proposed by pro-Catalan independence parties.[30]

Investiture
Pedro Sánchez (PSOE)
Ballot → 16 November 2023
Required majority → 176 out of 350 checkY
Yes
179 / 350
No
171 / 350
Abstentions
0 / 350
Absentees
0 / 350
Sources[31]

References

  1. ^ The percentage of blank ballots is calculated over the official number of valid votes cast, irrespective of the total number of votes shown as a result of adding up the individual results for each party.
  2. ^ 1 Junts MP involuntarily cast an invalid ballot in the 29 September vote.
  1. ^ Aragón, Heraldo de. "Pedro Sánchez dispara su última bala: elecciones generales el 23 de julio". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Elecciones Generales 23 de julio de 2023". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Resolución de 30 de agosto de 2023, de la Presidencia de la Junta Electoral Central, por la que se publica el resumen de los resultados de las elecciones al Congreso de los Diputados y al Senado convocadas por Real Decreto 400/2023, de 29 de mayo, y celebradas el 23 de julio de 2023, conforme a las actas de escrutinio general y de proclamación de electos remitidas por las correspondientes Juntas Electorales Provinciales y por las Juntas Electorales de Ceuta y de Melilla" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (209): 122201–122274. 1 September 2023. ISSN 0212-033X.
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  15. ^ Castro, Irene (23 July 2023). "Los posibles pactos: la derecha no suma y la izquierda depende de una abstención de Junts". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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  19. ^ Jones, Sam (17 August 2023). "Vote for Spanish Congress speaker boosts Sánchez's premiership hopes". The Guardian. Madrid. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  20. ^ "El Rey celebrará el lunes y el martes su ronda de contactos para la investidura, con sólo siete formaciones" (in Spanish). Madrid: Europa Press. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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