The 8th General Junta was the meeting of the General Junta, the parliament of the Principality of Asturias, with the membership determined by the results of the regional election held on 22 May 2011. The congress met for the first time on 15 June 2011. It is the shortest meeting of the democratic General Junta as it ended after then President of Asturias, Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, called a snap election, being the first non-historic autonomous community (different from Andalusia, Catalonia, the Basque Country or Galicia) to do so.
Election The 8th Asturian regional election was held on 22 May 2011. At the election, Asturias Forum (FAC), a split from the People's Party (PP), won the most seats despite PSOE obtaining more votes. AllianceVotes%Seats+/–Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)179,61929.92%156Forum of Citizens (FAC)178,03129.66%1616People's Party (PP)119,76719.95%1010United Left of Asturias-The Greens (IU-LV)61,70310.28%4Others/blanks62,58810.18%0Total600,274100.00%45
History The new parliament met for the first time on 15 June 2011. Fernando Goñi (PP) was elected as the president of the General Junta, with the support of PP and PSOE. PresidentCandidateVotesFernando GoñiPP25Enrique Álvarez SostresFAC16Jesús IglesiasIU-IX4Blank0Total45
Deaths, resignations and suspensions The 8th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:
20 July 2011 - María Isabel Marqués (Foro) resigned after being appointed Minister of Infrastructures, Territorial Planning and Environment in the Asturian government. Isidro Martínez Oblanca (Foro) resigned after being appointed senator by the General Junta. José Manuel Rivero (Foro) resigned after being appointed Minister of Economy and Employment in the Asturian government. Marcial González (Foro), Lilián María Fernández (Foro) and Josefina María Asunción Collado (Foro) replaced them, respectively, on 29 July 2011. 7 December 2011 - Enrique Álvarez Sostres (Foro) resigned after being elected member of the Congress of Deputies. Manuel Fano (Foro) replaced him on 15 December 2011.
Members NameConstituencyNo.PartyAllianceGroupTook officeLeft officeNotesWestern2FACFACAsturias ForumCentral7FSAPSOESocialistCentral2FACFACAsturias ForumCentral1FACFACAsturias ForumCentral9FSAPSOESocialistWestern2FSAPSOESocialistCentral4FSAPSOESocialistCentral5FACFACAsturias ForumReplaced by Josefina ColladoCentral3PPAPPPeople'sCentral7PPAPPPeople'sCentral15FACFACAsturias ForumReplaces José ManuelCentral10FSAPSOESocialistCentral10FACFACAsturias ForumCentral8FSAPSOESocialistCentral6FSAPSOESocialistCentral16FACFACAsturias ForumReplaces Enrique ÁlvarezCentral11FSAPSOESocialistCentral1FSAPSOESocialistCentral14FACFACAsturias ForumReplaces Isidro MartínezCentral9FACFACAsturias ForumCentral6PPAPPPeople'sCentral2PPAPPPeople'sEastern1PPAPPPeople'sWestern3FACFACAsturias ForumReplaces María Isabel MarquésCentral5FSAPSOESocialistCentral3FSAPSOESocialistEastern1FACFACAsturias ForumCentral1IU/IXIU-LVUnited LeftCentral4FACFACAsturias ForumEastern2FSAPSOESocialistWestern1FSAPSOESocialistCentral4PPAPPPeople'sWestern1FACFACAsturias ForumReplaced by Marcial GonzálezCentral3IU/IXIU-LVUnited LeftCentral2IU/IXIU-LVUnited LeftCentral12FACFACAsturias ForumCentral6FACFACAsturias ForumReplaced by Lilián María FernándezCentral8FACFACAsturias ForumEastern1FSAPSOESocialistCentral7FACFACAsturias ForumCentral1PPAPPPeople'sCentral2FSAPSOESocialistCentral11FACFACAsturias ForumReplaced by Josefina María Asunción ColladoCentral3FACFACAsturias ForumWestern2PPAPPPeople'sWestern1PPAPPPeople'sCentral2FACFACAsturias ForumCentral4IU/IXIU-LVUnited Left
References
External links
Official website of the General Junta All members of the General Junta