The politics of Spain takes place under the framework established by the Constitution of 1978. Spain is established as a social and democratic sovereign country wherein the national sovereignty is vested in the people, from which the powers of the state emanate.
King Felipe VI of Spain
Façade of the Palace of the Cortes, seat of the Congress of Deputies
Aerial view of the Palace of Moncloa, the residence of the prime minister of Spain
Façade of the Palace of the Generalitat of Catalonia
The prime minister of Spain, officially president of the Government, is the head of government of Spain. The prime minister chairs the Council of Ministers and nominates its ministers; in these sense, the prime minister establishes the Government policies and coordinates the actions of the Cabinet members. As chief executive, the prime minister also advises the monarch on the exercise of their royal prerogatives.
Prime Minister of Spain
Adolfo Suárez delivers his inaugural address to the Congress of Deputies at the Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid on March 30, 1979.
The Palace of Moncloa or Moncloa Palace is the official residence and workplace of the prime minister.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero taking the affirmation of office in his second inauguration in 2008. While placing, as mandated, the right hand in the Constitution, being a non-religious, he waived the Bible and the Crucifix.
