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ESP
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parliamentary monarchy
Next election
date to be confirmed
PS
Pedro Sánchez live
Head of government - Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
In office since
2 June 2018
Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Head of state
Felipe VI of Spain
Region
Europe
Next election
-
Government
parliamentary monarchy
Capital
Madrid
Population
48 592 909
Country facts
Legislature
Cortes Generales
Established
1516
Currency
euro
Official language
Spanish
Capital
Madrid
Region
Europe
Area
505,990 km2
Election history
7 June 2026presidential
Real Madrid CF presidential election
won: Florentino Pérez · turnout 44.6%
22 June 2024presidential
Presidential investiture in Catalonia, 2024
won: Salvador Illa Roca
23 July 2023parliamentary
Spanish Senate election
turnout 65.2%
7 March 2021presidential
FC Barcelona presidential election
won: Joan Laporta · turnout 50.4%
3 September 2020presidential
election of the 2020 lehendakari
won: Iñigo Urkullu Renteria
10 November 2019parliamentary
November 2019 Spanish Senate election
turnout 65.9%
21 December 2017parliamentary
Catalan parliamentary election
turnout 79.1%
10 January 2017presidential
Presidential investiture in Catalonia, 2016
won: Carles Puigdemont
26 June 2016parliamentary
Elections of the Senate of Spain in 2016
turnout 65.7%
20 December 2015parliamentary
Elections to the Senate of Spain in 2015
turnout 68.3%
18 July 2015presidential
FC Barcelona presidential election
won: Josep Maria Bartomeu · turnout 43.1%
20 November 2011parliamentary
Elections to the Senate of Spain in 2011
turnout 68.4%
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2018 - Mariano Rajoy Pedro Sánchez
peaceful - no coup recorded
2011 - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Mariano Rajoy
peaceful - no coup recorded
2004 - José María Aznar José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
peaceful - no coup recorded
1996 - Felipe González José María Aznar
peaceful - no coup recorded
1982 - Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Felipe González
peaceful - no coup recorded
1981 - Adolfo Suárez Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
classification pending
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.