Parliament of Navarre

Legislative organization in Spain

The Parliament of Navarre (Spanish Parlamento de Navarra, Basque Nafarroako Parlamentua) or also known as Cortes de Navarra (in Spanish) or Nafarroako Gorteak (in Basque) is the Navarre autonomous unicameral parliament.

Functions

The Parliament's functions are regulated by the "Organic Law on the Reintegration and Improvement of the Autonomous Regime in Navarre" (Ley Orgánica de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra, also known as LORAFNA). These functions include representing the Navarre people, approving the laws and General Budget and electing and controlling the President, as in any other parliamentary system.^[1]

Structure and distribution

Currently, the Parliament is composed by 50 members. The chamber's size can be set by law between 40 and 70. Representatives are elected directly for four-year terms and all renewed simultaneously.^[2]

Results of the elections to the Parliament of Navarre

See also

• List of presidents of the Parliament of Navarre

Notes

1. •   GSB/GSV (5)
   •   EAJ/PNV (2)
2. •   Podemos (2)
   •   IUN/NEB (1)

References

1. "Functions of the Legislative Chamber". Archived from the original on 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
2. Textos, Institucionales, Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de reintegración y amejoramiento del régimen foral de Navarra, Título I, De las instituciones Forales de Navarra, CAPITULO II. Del Parlamento o Cortes

External links

• Official site (in English)
• "Organic Law on the Reintegration and Improvement of the Autonomous Regime in Navarre" (LORAFNA) (In Spanish)
• "PDF version of the above" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-12. (82.2 KiB) (In Spanish)