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Toledo has been the capital of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha since 1983, after a vote in which it won the support of 22 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) deputies and five People's Party (PP) deputies.[1] As the capital, it is the seat of the parliament of Castilla-La Mancha, located in the Convento de San Gil, and the presidential office, located in the Palacio Fuensalida.
For regional elections Toledo city forms a constituency with the rest of the province. Eleven seats out of the total of 47 members are allocated to the province. In the latest elections, held in 2007, the PSOE won six seats and the PP five. The PSOE has always won in the district of Toledo, although in the municipal elections for Toledo held at the same time as the regional elections of 2007, the victory went to the PP,[2] which obtained 46.38% of the vote.
Apart from the PSOE and the PP (formerly AP), the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) has achieved parliamentary representation for Toledo, one seat in 1987.[3]
The city is the seat of the Diputación Provincial de Toledo. The council is composed of provincial deputies to be mayors or council members. The constituencies are the six judicial districts, [31] Thus part of the city of Toledo's namesake judicial district, with 23 other municipalities. Currently, the PSOE has 14 provincial deputies, with 13 of the PP. [32] In Toledo's party are elected ten deputies, who in the last election were divided equally between socialist and popular. In number of votes, leading the PP PSOE in just over a thousand votes. [31]
The city administration for the City Council, composed of 25 councilors elected by universal suffrage every four years in a district only with closed lists. In the last elections in Toledo submitted lists five political parties: Partido Popular (headed by former mayor, José Manuel Molina), the Spanish Socialist Party (led by Vice President of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha and current mayor, Emiliano García-Page), Izquierda Unida (Aurelio San Emeterio) Spanish Democratic Party and earth Commoners. The first three games won representation: the DB, twelve aldermen, eleven PSOE and IU two. The two formations left government established a pact that led to the socialist candidate for mayor, Emiliano Garcia-Page. [33]
The first democratic elections in 1979 were won by the UCD with 11 seats, 7 of the PSOE, 5 of PCE and one of the Democratic Coalition and the New Forces. At this early stage formed a coalition government led by the centrist Juan Ignacio de Mesa. In the second election, held in 1983, formed a corporation similar to the present, only three municipal groups (PSOE 11, CD 11 and PCE 3), although initially the Popular Democratic Party won two council independently, then formed a group with People's Alliance. Most notable of these elections was the disappearance of the UCD. The mayor passed to the socialist Joaquín Sánchez Garrido who ruled by the PCE. [34]
In 1987, People's Alliance (later known as People's Party) won the election with 12 council members, while the PSOE led by Candelas Ricardo Sanchez suffered a bulging defeat its internal problems, dropping to 8 councilors. The PCE, and become United Left could not improve their performance, remaining three councilmen. In addition, there appeared a new party, the CDS, with its two council gave the mayor to Jose Manuel Molina Garcia. Since 1991 there has never been more than three parliamentary groups to disappear the CSD. Those elections were won by the PP, but the socialist Garrido Sanchez could return for mayor because of a pact with a falling United Left. The first absolute majority in the PP won the 1995, regaining the mayor's hand Agustin Conde Bajen with more than 49% of the vote. [34]
For the elections of 1999, José Manuel Molina was again the candidate of the Popular Party since Earl was presented to the regional elections. The PSOE's electoral list led Moltó Juan Pedro Hernandez, national deputy for the province. Remarkable about this election is that the PSOE was presented under the name Progressive PSOE-led by the agreement left out of Castilla-La Mancha-Nueva Izquierda, Izquierda Unida division forming part of the two councilors who scored in that game 1995. The elections the PP again won the absolute majority, but lost more than 1,200 votes over previous elections. The PSOE won a seat their party, Izquierda Unida lost, badly weakened after the split. In 2003 he repeated the same results, being the first mayor of Toledo Molina in being two consecutive terms in office, this time defeating Alejandro Alonso Núñez. [35] List of mayors since the democratic elections of 1979 Mandate Name of Mayor Political party 1979-1983 Juan Ignacio de Mesa UCD 1983-1987 Joaquín Sánchez Garrido PSOE 1987-1991 Jose Manuel Molina García PP 1991–1995 Joaquín Sánchez Garrido PSOE 1995-1999 Agustin Conde Bajen PP 1999–2003 Jose Manuel Molina García PP 2003–2007 Jose Manuel Molina García PP 2007—Emiliano García-Page Sánchez PSOE