XIV Legislature - Congreso de los Diputados

PRESIDENT: DÑA. ANA PASTOR JULIÁN (PP)

First Vice-President: D. José Ignacio Prendes Prendes (C's)
Second Vice-President: Dña. Micaela Navarro Garzón (PSOE)
Third Vice-President: Dña. Rosa Romero Sánchez (PP)
Fourth Vice-President: Dña. María Gloria Elizo Serrano (UP)

First Secretary: D. Adolfo Suárez Illana (PP)
Second Secretary: Dña. Sofía Hernanz (PSOE)
*Third Secretary: D. Gerardo Pisarello Prados (UP)
Fourth Secretary: Dña. Patricia Isaura Reyes Rivera (C's)

COMPOSITION

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Partido Popular: 286 Partido Socialista: 218 Ciudadanos: 91 Unidas Podemos: 82 VOX: 8 Más País: 8 Scottish National Party: 7 Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya: 6 Partido Nacionalista Vasco: 6 Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal: 5 TÚpatria: 5 Juncker Party: 4 Navarra Suma: 3 EH BILDU: 3 Junts: 3 Partit Demócrata de Catalunya: 3 Mouvement Démocrat: 2 Coalición Canaria: 2 Nueva Canarias: 2 HORIZONT: 2 Independent Party of New York: 2 Rif's Future: 2 Liberdade para Portugalia: 2 Foro Asturias: 1 Right to Change: 1 Plaid Cymru: 1 London Independence Party: 1 Movimento per la Autonomia: 1 Partido Grequiano: 1 Partit Nacionalista de Catalunya: 1 Candidatura d'Unitat Popular: 1 Chunta Aragonesista: 1 Partido Aragonés: 1 Unión del Pueblo Leonés: 1 Bloque Nacionalista Galego: 1 Partido Regionalista de Cantabria: 1 X Puerto Rico: 1 Compromís: 1 Teruel Existe: 1

SG: So, it's finally here! We've the results of this councillor elections. Who has won? Donald Tusk will be our new councillor? Will Alfonso Rodríguez keep the seat on the European Council? Or, will we have a centre-left councillor instead? Let's see. Vicente, Matías, tell us about the definitive results for this elections!

VV: So, the results have been very tight between 2 candidates. Let's see what happened with a chart. Ready matías?

MP: Of course! Take them away

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VV: Spain has elected a new councillor. El Partido Popular and Donals Tusk have won the Spanish Council Elections, with a 31,60% of the total votes. Spain, I repeat, has a new councillor, and he is Donald Tusk

MP: In second place, and with a 29,40% of the votes we find the, from now on, ex-councillor Alfonso Rodríguez. He has archived lot of support, much more than we expected some days ago. For sure, I think he will try to become councillor when he has the chance to.

VV: The third place is for Iratxe García, from the Partido Socialista Obrero Español, with a 12,00% of the votes. Very bad results for PSOE, that have lost lots of votes that, for sure, have gone to Mr. Alfonso Rodríguez.

MP: Ciudadanos is in fourth place and has gotten an 8,00% of the votes. As Vicente has said, many Ciudadanos' voters may have voted Rodríguez instead of Luis Garicano. Still, it's a very bad result for them.

VV: The worst result of the traditional parties is for Unidas Podemos, that has gotten a 6,00% of the votes. Pablo Bustinduy hasn't archieved his main objective, that was overpass the Partido Socialista Obrero Español.

MP: And finally, we can find VOX, that gets what we were expecting. A 2% of the votes and, we can say that only a minority would like to leave the European Union.

SG: Thanks for this great resume Matías and Vicente. And this has been all for tonight. Thank you for following the electoral journey with us and we hope that we've done the best to make it perfect. Goodnight.

The application from the United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland has been accepted. Welcome to the Kingdom of Spain!

D. Fernando Eguidazu Palacios
Secretary of State for the European Union

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CF: And now Ana we've the first authonomies results of our country. Let's remember that in our country, the vote in general elections is very different than the authonomical and cities elections. And this has an explanation! The Spanish people rates each goverment, not all in one, so, that could make that a Partido Popular voter, could vote Podemos in his city. Ana, could you reveal the first results?

AB: Of course Carlos. Let's start with Andalucía, our main Authonomous Comunity. The** Partido Socialista Obrero Español** wins with 32 seats, followed by the Partido Popular with 26 seats. Ciudadanos gets 21, Adelante Andalucía, the Podemos mark here in Andalucía gets 17 and the far-right party VOX gets 12 seats, what means that PSOE wouldn't be able to be on the goverment again if PP, C's and VOX signs an agreedment! This could be the end of 40 years of PSOE goverment.

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Opinion Piece: Let's Actually Annex Nofoaga By Jorge Vilches - 08.03.2025

The island of Nofoaga

No, I have not turned crazy. No, I do not know if the news are certain. Yes, I do believe we should annex Nofoaga. These three sentences are what I think about the newest horde of fake news that have arisen against our country, as people and Governments from the European Union take another chance to show their hatred towards our nation as to what we represent, to our values. Even if some reactions were unexpected, other cabinets have decided to make their stances after the statement released by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, which denied the claims made by the Sertian press regarding a 'likely annexation of the Republic of Nofoaga by the Kingdom of Spain under the name of Operation Turtle Beach'.

As a matter of fact, I say that we should actually annex Nofoaga. Of course, you might be thinking if I am drunk or anything, yet I am not. Have you ever thought about who controls Nofoaga? You could answer: 'oh, the Nofoagans do! They vote for their President, they have a Parliament, they are a sovereign Republic'. Your reply would not be wrong, yet, I must ask you the following questions: Who has the monopoly on the legal use of force in the island? Who has used their army to rebuild -and continues to do so- the Caribbean nation? If your answer is Spain, congratulations, you have found out who is really in control of the state settled in an island located in the Caribbean. We even have a representative in their Parliament that makes part of the majority! In other words, she makes part of their Government.

Nevertheless, this is not just about investment made in the island -if it was, the United Duchies would also have a fair shot at annexing Nofoaga- but rather a matter of who actually holds power in Nofoaga. Our country already has territory in the Caribbean, as the two military bases in Nofoaga were leased to Spain and remain Spanish territory, even if Nofoagan law is applied. If we annexed Nofoaga, they would become an Overseas Territory, which would eventually lead to the application of Spanish law in the island. Even if I am not an expert in law, I am going to assume that certain exemptions would be made considering the CCCC and other agreements with Sertia. It is certainly a complex aftermath that the Spanish Government would need to address carefully.

All things considered, let's actually annex Nofoaga. We would do the inhabitants of the Caribbean island a favour: more resources, more freedom, wealth would increase... If I were Nofoagan, I would begin to pray for the news to become true. Of course, you would not be independent, but then again, who wants independence if your nation depends on others for everything? Is that real sovereignty? The answer is no, that is not sovereignty - that it's just living off somebody.

State Visit

The Spanish Royal Household is pleased to announce Their Majesties the King of Spain, Felipe VI; and the Queen of Spain, Leticia; will travel to the Kingdom of Reitzmag in a official state visit; celebrating the improved existing relationship between both Kingdoms and the great ties between the Royal Households. More details will be given in due time.

Statement - On the News about a Possible Spanish Annexation of the Republic Nofoaga

The Spanish Government and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, after the publication of a news article on the Sertian press that accuses the Kingdom of Spain and its Government to be preparing itself to annex the Republic Nofoaga and its territory, would like to refute these accusations, which are based on false reports and misleading statements from, allegedly, Spanish officials.

The Kingdom of Spain respects Sertian sovereignty and its Government, remaining a reliable partner and ally for Caribbean nations. As a nation with military bases and leased territories in the region, the Kingdom is committed with stability in the area, as it has proven over the past years in both the Kingdom of Sertia and in the Republic Nofoaga, remaining a good and trusted neighbour. These unfounded claims come as a surprise to the Spanish Government, that feels forced to deny that it is currently preparing to annex the territory of the Republic Nofoaga. This Cabinet clearly supports freedom of press, however; we believe that every publication should be verified before being divulged.

The Spanish Government is always open to attend to journalists that wish to verify or contact the Cabinet for any matter they deem convenient.

D. Sebastián Rubio Rodríguez
Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation