What is Spain's form of government?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

Spain is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, meaning that it has a monarch as its head of state, and a parliament that serves as the legislative branch of government. The King of Spain, currently King Felipe VI, serves as a symbolic figurehead with limited powers, while the Prime Minister, currently Pedro Sánchez, is the head of government and exercises executive power.

The Spanish Parliament, also known as the Cortes Generales, is made up of two houses: the Congress of Deputies (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). The Congress of Deputies has 350 members who are elected by popular vote, while the Senate has 266 members, with 208 of them elected by popular vote and the remaining 58 appointed by regional legislatures. The Spanish Constitution, which was approved in 1978, outlines the powers and responsibilities of the government, as well as the rights and freedoms of citizens.