After the elections, the Senate indirectly extends 31 seats in twelve autonomy

The elections held this Sunday in 12 autonomous communities lead to the partial renewal of the Senategiven that 31 of its seats correspond to those of autonomous designation.

Those 31 senators are 11.69% of the 265 who are here this legislature and its renewal in the coming weeks will not unbalance the distribution of forces between the main groupsthose of the 113 senators of the PSOE and the 104 of the PP.

Of the senators whose positions are to be reappointed by their parliaments of origin, on the basis of the new majorities resulting from these elections, eleven Are socialists And eleven of the PP.

The other nine chairs are van gero bai, Month per Majorca, PRC, COUPLE, Canarian Coalition, stake, More Madridof a independent which was from Ciudadanos and, the latter, from citizensthat of the only senator left to the Liberal party.

The majority of senators, 208, are elected directly by the citizens of the United States General Electionson a salmon-colored ballot paper on which they can indicate with a pen which one they choose, also from different parties.

In this legislature, 57 senators were elected by the autonomous parliaments and therefore the total number 265. In any case, there is five municipalities where there were no regional elections this SundayThe extension therefore only concerns 31 seats.

So in some communities like Madrid, Estremadura And Cantabriahis legislation requires parliamentarians to appoint senators from among themselves, so those who open their seats in the Senate must have been elected this 28M.