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Overview
Legislative body	General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Term	16 June 2015 (2015-06-16) – 24 June 2019 (2019-06-24)
Election	24 May 2015
Government	Fernández II
Website	jgpa.es
Deputies
Members	45
President	Pedro Sanjurjo (PSOE)
First Vice-President	María Josefa Miranda (IU/IX)
Second Vice-President	José Agustín Cuervas-Mons (PP)
First Secretary	Ignacio Prendes (C's, until 5 February 2016) Pedro Leal (FAC, since 5 February 2016)
Second Secretary	Rosa María Espiño (Podemos)

The 10th General Junta was the meeting of the General Junta, the parliament of the Principality of Asturias, with the membership determined by the results of the regional election held on 24 May 2015. The congress met for the first time on 15 June 2019.

Election

The 10th Asturian regional election was held on 24 May 2015. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in the General Junta but fell short of a majority again.

Alliance		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	143,851	26.48%	14	3
	People's Party (PP)	117,319	21.59%	11	1
	We Can (Podemos)	103,571	19.06%	9	9
	United Left of Asturias (IU/IX)	64,868	11.94%	5
	Forum of Citizens (FAC)	44,480	8.19%	3	9
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	38,687	7.12%	3	3
	Others/blanks	30,569	5.62%	0
Total		543,345	100.00%	45

History

The new parliament met for the first time on 26 June 2015 and after two rounds, Pedro Sanjurjo (PSOE) was re-elected as President of the General Junta.

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 10th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

• 25 September 2015 - Fernando Goñi (PP) resigned after being appointed senator. David González Medina replaced him on 8 October 2015.
• 29 September 2015 - Argimiro Rodríguez (Foro) and Esther Landa (Foro) resigned. Pedro Leal (Foro) and Isidro Martínez Oblanca (Foro) replaced them on 15 October 2015 and on 29 October 2015, respectively.
• 20 December 2015 - Susana López Ares (PP), Isidro Martínez Oblanca (Foro) and Ignacio Prendes (Independent, Cs) resigned after being elected members of the Congress of Deputies. Rafael Alonso (PP), Carmen Fernández (Foro) and Armando Bartolomé (Cs) replaced them, respectively, on 4 February 2016.
• 5 September 2017 - Emma Ramos (PP) resigned. Gloria García (PP) replaced her on 15 September 2017.
• 19 June 2018 - Cristina Coto (Foro) resigned after dissagrements with her party. Early that year, she also resigned as president and spokesperson of Foro. Patricia García (Foro) replaced her on 18 July 2018.
• 21 January 2019 - Gaspar Llamzares (IU), leader of United Left in Asturias, resigned after political dissagrements with his party. Jaime Gareth Flórez replaced him on 8 February 2019.

Members

References

1. "General Junta of the Principality of Asturias election results, 24 May 2015" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Asturias. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
2. ^ "Pedro Sanjurjo, reelegido presidente de la Junta General del Principado" (in Spanish). RTPA. 16 June 2015.
3. Lagar, Eduardo (14 September 2015). "Fernando Goñi, propuesto por el PP asturiano para el Senado". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
4. "Carcedo (PSOE) y Goñi (PP), nuevos senadores por Asturias". 20 minutos. Europa Press. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
5. "David González Medina toma posesión de su escaño". RTPA (in Spanish). EFE. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
6. Ardura, Juan (29 September 2015). "Argimiro Rodríguez y Esther Landa renuncian a sus escaños en la Junta". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
7. "Isidro Martínez Oblanca toma posesión de su cargo como diputado de Foro en la Junta General". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Europa Press. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
8. "Pedro Leal toma posesión de su cargo como diputado de Foro en la Junta General". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Europa Press. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
9. "Rafael Alonso, Carmen Fernández y Armando Bartolomé se incorporan a la Junta". RTPA (in Spanish). EFE. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
10. Ardura, Juan (6 September 2017). "Emma Ramos renuncia a su acta de diputada del PP por motivos personales". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
11. "Gloria García toma posesión de su escaño". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). EFE. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
12. "Cristina Coto renunciará a su acta de diputada". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). EFE. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
13. Ardura, Juan (16 June 2018). "Cristina Coto dimite como presidenta y portavoz de Foro: "Es hora de decir basta"". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
14. "Patricia García sustituye a la dimitida Cristina Coto como diputada de Foro". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Europa Press. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
15. Ordóñez, Luis (21 January 2019). "Llamazares renuncia a las primarias y al acta de diputado". La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
16. Ardura, Juan (8 February 2019). "Jaime Gareth Flórez, nuevo diputado de Izquierda Unida en la Junta". La Nueva España (in Spanish).

External links

• Official website of the General Junta
• All members of the General Junta

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