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Autonomous communities work similarity to administrative divisions in [[Anglo-America]], as each autonomous community is guaranteed its own separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government and are entitled to representation in the [[Senate of Spain|Senate]] and [[Congress of Deputies|Congress of Deputies]]. However, the [[Government of Spain|federal government]] has the power and right to override laws and rulings in autonomous communities that contradict federal law. This has generated controversy, since it allows the incumbent government to force autonomous communities to support its agenda. Before the establishment of autonomous communities, Spain was ruled as a {{w|unitary state}}, with the national government assuming executive power over every region. | Autonomous communities work similarity to administrative divisions in [[Anglo-America]], as each autonomous community is guaranteed its own separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government and are entitled to representation in the [[Senate of Spain|Senate]] and [[Congress of Deputies|Congress of Deputies]]. However, the [[Government of Spain|federal government]] has the power and right to override laws and rulings in autonomous communities that contradict federal law. This has generated controversy, since it allows the incumbent government to force autonomous communities to support its agenda. Before the establishment of autonomous communities, Spain was ruled as a {{w|unitary state}}, with the national government assuming executive power over every region. | ||
The system was established in 2000 following the creation of the Third Republic and the fall of the [[Spanish People's Republic]] which functioned as a unitary [[Landonism|Landonist]] state under a {{W|Socialist state|socialist republic}}. The autonomous communities were inspired by the system of federalism in nations like [[Superior]], [[Germany]], and even the [[United Commonwealth]] with slight inspiration from the {{W|Westminster system}} in the [[United Kingdom]]. | |||
==List of Autonomous Communities== | ==List of Autonomous Communities== | ||
{| style="clear:both" class="sortable wikitable" | {| style="clear:both" class="sortable wikitable" | ||
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| [[Francisco de Salazar]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | | [[Francisco de Salazar]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of Andalusia]] | |[[Parliament of Andalusia]] | ||
| | | 9,214,271 | ||
|- style="background: #ddd" | |- style="background: #ddd" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Flag of Catalonia.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Flag of Catalonia.svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Charles Patra]] ([[People's Party of Catalonia|CPP]]) | | [[Charles Patra]] ([[People's Party of Catalonia|CPP]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of Catalonia]] | |[[Parliament of Catalonia]] | ||
| | | 6,781,291 | ||
|- style="background:#eee" | |- style="background:#eee" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Flag of Castile and León.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Flag of Castile and León.svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Oscar Quientez]] ([[Democratic Union of Spain|UD]]) | | [[Oscar Quientez]] ([[Democratic Union of Spain|UD]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of Castile and León]] | |[[Parliament of Castile and León]] | ||
| | | 4,261,901 | ||
|- style="background: #ddd" | |- style="background: #ddd" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Oscar Salvandor]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | | [[Oscar Salvandor]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of the Madrid Community]] | |[[Parliament of the Madrid Community]] | ||
| | |5,412,091 | ||
|- style="background: #eee" | |- style="background: #eee" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Antonio Guardo]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | | [[Antonio Guardo]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of Valencia and La Mancha]] | |[[Parliament of Valencia and La Mancha]] | ||
| | |7,679,109 | ||
|- style="background: #ddd" | |- style="background: #ddd" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Flag of Galicia.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Flag of Galicia.svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Jaime Peñe]] ([[Democratic Union of Spain|UD]]) | | [[Jaime Peñe]] ([[Democratic Union of Spain|UD]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of Galicia]] | |[[Parliament of Galicia]] | ||
| | |3,012,819 | ||
|- style="background: #eee" | |- style="background: #eee" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Flag of Asturias.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Flag of Asturias.svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Juan Carlos de Infante]] ([[Democratic Union of Spain|UD]]) | | [[Juan Carlos de Infante]] ([[Democratic Union of Spain|UD]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of Asturias]] | |[[Parliament of Asturias]] | ||
| | |872,192 | ||
|- style="background: #ddd" | |- style="background: #ddd" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Flag of the Basque Country.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Flag of the Basque Country.svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Elixane Sanchez]] ([[Spanish National Union|UNE]]) | | [[Elixane Sanchez]] ([[Spanish National Union|UNE]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of the Basque Country]] | |[[Parliament of the Basque Country]] | ||
| | |2,841,982 | ||
|- style="background: #eee" | |- style="background: #eee" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Bandera de Navarra.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Bandera de Navarra.svg|100px]] | ||
| [[Navarre]] | | [[Navarre (Altverse)|Navarre]] | ||
| {{w|Pamplona}} | | {{w|Pamplona}} | ||
| [[Maximillian Demont]] ([[Democratic Union of Spain|UD]]) | | [[Maximillian Demont]] ([[Democratic Union of Spain|UD]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of Navarre]] | |[[Parliament of Navarre]] | ||
| | |401,210 | ||
|- style="background: #ddd" | |- style="background: #ddd" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Bandera de Aragón.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Bandera de Aragón.svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Carlos Segura y Podemos]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | | [[Carlos Segura y Podemos]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of Aragon]] | |[[Parliament of Aragon]] | ||
| | |1,209,171 | ||
|- style="background: #eee" | |- style="background: #eee" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Arno Catalon]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | | [[Arno Catalon]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of the Balearic Islands]] | |[[Parliament of the Balearic Islands]] | ||
| | |289,212 | ||
|- style="background: #ddd" | |- style="background: #ddd" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Flag of the Canary Islands.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Flag of the Canary Islands.svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Miguel Toranz]] ([[Independence Party of the Canary Islands|PI]]) | | [[Miguel Toranz]] ([[Independence Party of the Canary Islands|PI]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of the Canary Islands]] | |[[Parliament of the Canary Islands]] | ||
| | |1,102,721 | ||
|- style="background: #eee" | |- style="background: #eee" | ||
| align="center"| [[File:Merchant flag of Spanish Morocco.svg|100px]] | | align="center"| [[File:Merchant flag of Spanish Morocco.svg|100px]] | ||
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| [[Ahmed Amari-Diaz]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | | [[Ahmed Amari-Diaz]] ([[Democratic Socialist Party of Spain|PSD]]) | ||
|[[Parliament of Spanish Morocco]] | |[[Parliament of Spanish Morocco]] | ||
| | |1,000,832 | ||
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===Federal overreach=== | ===Federal overreach=== | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Spain]] | *[[Federalism in Spain]] | ||
*[[Government of Spain]] | *[[Government of Spain]] | ||
[[Category:Autonomous Communities of Spain]] | |||
[[Category:Government of Spain]] | |||
[[Category:Subdivisions of Spain]] | |||
[[Category:2000 establishments in Spain]] | |||
[[Category:Administrative divisions in Europe]] | |||
[[Category:Decentralization]] | |||
[[Category:Federalism in Spain]] | |||
[[Category:First-level administrative divisions by country]] | |||
[[Category:Autonomous administrative divisions]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:22, 6 July 2023
| Autonomous Communities of Spain | |
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| Category | Autonomous administrative division |
| Location |
 Spain |
| Created by | Constitution of Spain |
| Created | 2000 |
| Number | 13 |
An Autonomous Community of Spain is a first-level political and administrative division. Each autonomous community was created by the Constitution of Spain. Autonomous communities were established to act as administrative divisions for the new Third Republic and to let the country's numerous nationalities and cultures be represented in their own governments.
Autonomous communities work similarity to administrative divisions in Anglo-America, as each autonomous community is guaranteed its own separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government and are entitled to representation in the Senate and Congress of Deputies. However, the federal government has the power and right to override laws and rulings in autonomous communities that contradict federal law. This has generated controversy, since it allows the incumbent government to force autonomous communities to support its agenda. Before the establishment of autonomous communities, Spain was ruled as a unitary state, with the national government assuming executive power over every region.
The system was established in 2000 following the creation of the Third Republic and the fall of the Spanish People's Republic which functioned as a unitary Landonist state under a socialist republic. The autonomous communities were inspired by the system of federalism in nations like Superior, Germany, and even the United Commonwealth with slight inspiration from the Westminster system in the United Kingdom.
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