President of Cantabria

Election and investiture

The president of Cantabria is chosen by the Parliament of Cantabria after the autonomic elections of Cantabria, in which ones, people votes for the political parties that will form the Parliament.

According with the established in the third point of the article 17 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:

3. The President of the Autonomous Community shall be elected by Parliament from among its members and appointed by [King of Spain

the King]]. To this end, the President of Parliament, after consultation with the political forces represented therein and after hearing the Table of the Parliament, shall propose a candidate or candidate for President of the Autonomous Community. The candidate or candidate will present his program to the House Plenum and, in order to be elected, must obtain an [[absolute majority]] in the first voting; If this qualified majority is not obtained, a new voting shall be held after forty-eight hours and shall be elected if it obtains a [[Simple majority vote

Functions and powers

The functions of the president of Cantabria are established in the articles 17 and 23 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the [Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:

1. The President of the Autonomous Community holds the highest representation of the Autonomous Community and the ordinary state in Cantabria.

2. The President appoints and separates the members of the Government and presides, directs and coordinates their action.|Article 17, Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria}}

1. The President, after deliberation of the [Government of Cantabria

Government]], and under his sole responsibility, may agree on the dissolution of Parliament in anticipation of the natural term of the [[legislature]].<br />

2. The dissolution will be agreed by [Decree, in which elections will be called in turn, being contained in the same as the requirements required by the applicable electoral legislation.

3. The President may not agree to the dissolution of Parliament during the first session of the legislature, when less than a year is left for its termination, or when a vote of no confidence is pending. Nor shall it be able to agree on dissolution before one year has elapsed since the last dissolution by this procedure. In no case may the President dissolve Parliament when a state electoral process is called.|Article 23, Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria}}

Also, in the second point of the article 22 is given the unique authority to the president of Cantabria to raise a matter of confidence:

2. The President, after deliberation by the Government, may raise before Parliament the question of confidence in his program or in a general policy statement. The trust will be understood granted when you vote in favor of it the simple majority of the Deputies.

Article 22, Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria

Cessation, matter of confidence and constructive vote of no confidence

According to the article 22 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:

1. The Government of Cantabria will respond politically to the Parliament jointly without prejudice to the direct responsibility of each one of its components.

2. The President, after deliberation by the Government, may raise before Parliament the matter of confidence in his program or in a general policy statement. The trust will be understood granted when you vote in favor of it the simple majority of the Deputies.

3. The Parliament can demand the political responsibility of the President or the Government through the adoption by absolute majority of the constructive vote of no confidence.

4. Should the Parliament deny its confidence, the President of Cantabria will present his resign before the Parliament, the President of which shall convene the plenary session for the election of the new President in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 within a maximum of 15 days.

5. If the Parliament adopts a vote of no confidence, the President will present his resign before the Chamber and the candidate included in it shall be deemed to have the confidence of Parliament. The King will appoint him President of the Autonomous Community.

6. The President may not raise the issue of confidence while a vote of no confidence is pending.|Article 22, Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria}}

List of presidents

Presidents of Interprovincial Council of Santander, Palencia and Burgos

Main article: Interprovincial Council of Santander, Palencia and Burgos

Presidents of Cantabria

Timeline

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References

References

1. [http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/lo8-1981.t1.html Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of Statuto of Autonomy of Cantabria.]