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The Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha (Spanish: ''Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha'') is the
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of
Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha (, ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Province of Albacete, Albacete, Province of Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Province of Cuenca, Cuenca, Province of Guadalajar ...
, an
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of
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. The Cortes consists of 33 elected deputies. The Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha represent the
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through 33 deputies elected by
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through the
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.


Electoral system

Deputies are elected for a term of four years under a proportional system intended to guarantee representation to the various territorial zones of Castile–La Mancha. The electoral
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is at the level of each
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, with provinces being assigned the following number of deputies as of 2015: Albacete, 6; Ciudad Real, 8; Cuenca, 5; Guadalajara, 5; and Toledo, 9. Article 10 of the Statute of Autonomy states that elections will be convoked by the President of the Junta of Communities, following the General Electoral Regime (''Régimen Electoral General''), on the fourth Sunday in May every four years. This stands in contrast to the autonomous communities of the Basque Country,
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and the
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where the president has the power to call elections at any time.


Composition

Since the 28 May 2023 election, the Cortes of Castile–La Mancha has consisted of 12 deputies from the conservative People's Party, 17 from the
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and 4 from the
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Vox. The Cortes sits in the former
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convent in
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, the '' Convento de San Gil''.


Results of the elections to the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha


List of presidents of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha

* I Legislatura: Francisco Javier de Irízar Ortega (1983–1987) * II Legislatura:
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(1987–1991) * III Legislatura:
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(1991–1995) * IV Legislatura: José María Barreda (1995–1997) * IV Legislatura:
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(1997–1999) * V Legislatura: Antonio Marco Martínez (1999–2003) * VI Legislatura: Fernando López Carrasco (2003–2007) * VII Legislatura: Francisco Pardo Piqueras (2007–2011) * VIII Legislatura: Vicente Tirado Ochoa (2011–2015)Lista de Presidentes
/ref> * IX Legislatura: Jesús Fernández Vaquero (2015-2019) * X Legislatura: (2019–2023) * XI Legislatura: Pablo Bellido (2023–present)


References

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