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Spain
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Las Cortes Generales (The Cortes), Congreso de los Diputados (Congress of Deputies)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
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cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Number of MPs 350 MPs
- Legislature bicameral
- Last election Jul 2023
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
- Website www.congreso.es
- More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Innovation stories
The Senate of Spain has been building a digital parliament, gradually implementing solutions and updating regulations and procedures. This transformational project has required a continuous redesign of procedures, of the organization and of its culture. The five-phase project commenced in 2015 and is ongoing. It aims to modernize the physical technology infrastructure, establish a parliamentary information system, enhance transparency and citizen-oriented services online, transform parliament’s way of working and roll out a core set of applications across the whole estate.
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Case studies
Case studies
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