Elections to the Ceuta Assembly, 2011
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The 2011 elections to the Ceuta Assembly are the fifth elections to the unicameral
regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta
. The elections will be held on 22 May 2011 to elect the 25 members of the Assembly.
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage
in a secret ballot
. The electoral system used is closed list
proportional representation
in a single electoral district with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method
. Only lists which poll at least 5% of the total votes cast (including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above") are eligible for seats, which are then allocated in each electoral district.
The People's Party
(PP) has dominated recent elections to the Assembly, winning 19 of the seats in the elections of 2003 and 2007 and polls have suggested that the PP is likely to increase its majority. The second largest party, the Ceutan Democratic Union
, has formed an electoral alliance with the Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta
under the name Caballas Coalition (Coalición Caballas.) The third largest party, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE) may overtake the Caballas Coalition, according to opinion polls.
One of the first tasks of the new Parliament will be to elect the Mayor-President of Ceuta from among their number. Juan Jesús Vivas Lara
of the PP, incumbent since 2003, is seeking re-election.
Unicameralism
In government, unicameralism is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house...
regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta
Ceuta
Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain and an exclave located on the north coast of North Africa surrounded by Morocco. Separated from the Iberian peninsula by the Strait of Gibraltar, Ceuta lies on the border of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta along with the other Spanish...
. The elections will be held on 22 May 2011 to elect the 25 members of the Assembly.
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...
in a secret ballot
Secret ballot
The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are anonymous. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery. The system is one means of achieving the goal of...
. The electoral system used is closed list
Closed list
Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...
proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
in a single electoral district with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
. Only lists which poll at least 5% of the total votes cast (including votes "en blanco" i.e. for "none of the above") are eligible for seats, which are then allocated in each electoral district.
The People's Party
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
(PP) has dominated recent elections to the Assembly, winning 19 of the seats in the elections of 2003 and 2007 and polls have suggested that the PP is likely to increase its majority. The second largest party, the Ceutan Democratic Union
Ceutan Democratic Union
The Ceutan Democratic Union is a political party in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave on the North African coast, bordering Morocco.-See also:*Coalition for Melilla...
, has formed an electoral alliance with the Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta
Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta
Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta is a political party in Ceuta. PSPC was founded in 1985, amongst its members were defectors from Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and the Communist Party....
under the name Caballas Coalition (Coalición Caballas.) The third largest party, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE) may overtake the Caballas Coalition, according to opinion polls.
One of the first tasks of the new Parliament will be to elect the Mayor-President of Ceuta from among their number. Juan Jesús Vivas Lara
Juan Jesús Vivas Lara
Juan Jesús Vivas Lara is the Mayor-President of the autonomous city of Ceuta in Spain.-References:...
of the PP, incumbent since 2003, is seeking re-election.
Parties represented in the Assembly
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| People's Party People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... (PP) |
Juan Jesús Vivas Lara Juan Jesús Vivas Lara Juan Jesús Vivas Lara is the Mayor-President of the autonomous city of Ceuta in Spain.-References:... |
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| Caballas Coalition (Caballas) | Mohamed Alí | Coalition formed by Ceutan Democratic Union Ceutan Democratic Union The Ceutan Democratic Union is a political party in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave on the North African coast, bordering Morocco.-See also:*Coalition for Melilla... and Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta is a political party in Ceuta. PSPC was founded in 1985, amongst its members were defectors from Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and the Communist Party.... |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... (PSOE) |
José Antonio Carracao |
Parties unrepresented in the Assembly
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| Falange Falange The Spanish Phalanx of the Assemblies of the National Syndicalist Offensive , known simply as the Falange, is the name assigned to several political movements and parties dating from the 1930s, most particularly the original fascist movement in Spain. The word means phalanx formation in Spanish.... (FE) |
Francisco Javier García | |
| Confederation of the Greens Confederation of The Greens The Confederation of the Greens is a green political party in Spain.... (LV-GV DE CEUTA) |
Juan Redondo | |
| Social Democratic Party of Ceuta (P.D.S.C.) | Abderrafer Mohamed Abdelnebi | |
| Union, Progress and Democracy Union, Progress and Democracy Union, Progress and Democracy is a Spanish political party founded in September 2007.It is a progressivist party, between social democracy and social liberalism. One of its goals is to build a federal system for Spain and European Union, with clear responsibilities distributed among local... (UPyD) |
Julián Domínguez | |
Opinion polls
| Poll details | PP People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... |
Caballas | PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in... |
IU United Left (Spain) The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain... |
UPyD Union, Progress and Democracy Union, Progress and Democracy is a Spanish political party founded in September 2007.It is a progressivist party, between social democracy and social liberalism. One of its goals is to build a federal system for Spain and European Union, with clear responsibilities distributed among local... |
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