The new Basque parliament, that of the XIIIth legislature, will have a majority of female parliamentarians and will be the most nationalist parliament in history. Half of the seats will be occupied by “newcomers” and the most experienced, with 23 years as a deputy, will be the president of the parliament, the jeltzale Bakartxo Tejería.
He new Basque parliament, which of the XIIIth Legislature, will have a majority of female parliamentarians, and will be the most nationalistic in history. Half of the seats will be occupied by “newcomers” and the most experienced, with 23 years as a deputy, will be the Speaker of the Parliament, the jeltzale Bakartxo Tejería. This is the full photo of the new meeting room:
· The most nationalistic in history
The new Basque room has 54 out of 75 parliamentarians in the ranks of PNV and EH Bildu, making it the most nationalist parliament in history. Sumar, who has repeatedly spoken out in favor of the right to decide, would be the 55th parliamentarian in this area.
· More women than men
The Basque Chamber has never had so many female MPs on its benches as on this occasion. Although the previous legislature also started this time with a greater presence of women a record is being broken: there will be 39 parliamentarians, compared to 36 male representatives.
EH Bildu It is the group with the largest presence of women: 15 of the 27 seats (56%) are women. If we look at the percentage, the People’s Party will have 5 women in its ranks, compared to 2 men, that is, it will have a 71% of its representation in the hands of parliamentarians. The party with the largest male presence in its group will be the party PNV (15 men and 12 women), and the PSE-EE It will consist of 50% men and women.
· 50 years, the average age
50 years. That is the average age of the new Basque parliament. He “younger” group will be that of EH Bildu, with an average of 44 years in their ranks. Precisely, two of its representatives, Edurne Benito del Valle and Eraitz Sáez de Egilaz, will be the youngest parliamentarians (both are 27 years old). At the other extreme will be the socialist Miren Gallastegui the oldest63 years old.
After EH Bildu, the PNV will be the “youngest” party, with an average of 48 years. PSE-EE and PP, on the other hand, will have an average representation of 50 years. Sumar’s sole representative, Jon Hernández, is 45 years old, and Vox’s, 56.
So, four in ten parliamentarians They are in the range between 46 and 55 years old. There is no representative younger than 27 years old, nor older than 63 years old.
· Veteran vs. Debut
The figure of the “new” parliamentarians this time the 48% of the room: 39 repeats and 36 debuts in this term. 14 of the 27 MPs from EH Bildu are new faces, and 11 of the 27 from the PNV are also making their debut in Parliament.
Strangely enough, it is the representative who has been in the House the longest Bakartxo Weaving, its chairman. This will be her seventh term and her fourth as Speaker of Parliament. At the end of the term he will break a record in this task.
During the last legislative session, several representatives left the chamber with record numbers. Joseba Egibar or Carmelo Barrio represented their groups for 34 years. Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu has been a parliamentarian for three decades, Idoia Mendia for 23 years and Carlos Iturgaiz, 16 years.
Source: EITB
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