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65-519: The town is located adjacent to the neighbouring village of El Portet and both communities form a tourist resort on the Costa Blanca strip, with 8 km of coastline backed by mountains and vineyards. The area around Moraira has been inhabited since prehistory . Objects found in the Cova de la Cendra archaeological site on Cap d'Or - adjacent to the town - revealed that human habitation can be traced back to

130-414: A snap election , provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no state of emergency was in force and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. Additionally, both chambers were to be dissolved and a new election called if an investiture process failed to elect a prime minister within a two-month period from the first ballot. Barred this exception, there

195-428: A coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties, federations or coalitions that had not obtained

260-498: A contributing factor to the country's political deadlock , reached boiling point after poor PSOE showings in the Basque and Galician elections . A party crisis ensued, seeing Sánchez being ousted and a caretaker committee being appointed by party rebels led by Susana Díaz , who subsequently set out to abstain in Rajoy's investiture and allow a PP minority government to be formed, preventing

325-420: A farming village, with crops exported by sea from natural ports. Locals eventually turned to fishing as an additional source of income and small buildings by the coast were built on the site of present-day Moraira to store tackle and equipment. These buildings were eventually expanded to become homes for the fishermen and Moraira developed into a small fishing village. Moraira's economy transformed dramatically in

390-537: A few exclusive (yet limited in number) functions—such as its role in constitutional amendment —which were not subject to the Congress' override. Voting for the Cortes Generales was on the basis of universal suffrage , which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Additionally, Spaniards abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote,

455-511: A half of their seats, the PP sacked Javier Maroto as their campaign manager. Maroto had also failed to hold his seat from Álava in the election, losing it to EH Bildu and signalling the first time since 1979 that the party had not won a seat in the province. Pablo Casado , the PP leader whose right-wing stance and controversial leadership had been labelled by commentators as a "suicide" in light of election results, refused to resign and instead proposed

520-482: A majority, the three-way split on the centre-right ensured Sánchez's PSOE would be the only party that could realistically garner enough support from third parties to command a majority in the lower house. The PSOE also obtained an absolute majority of seats in the Senate for the first time since 1989 as the PP vote collapsed. Having initially been allocated 121 senators, it was awarded two additional senators from PP after

585-538: A mandate in either chamber of the Cortes at the preceding election were required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies. After the experience of the 2015–2016 political deadlock leading to the June 2016 election and the possibility of a third election being needed, the electoral law was amended in order to introduce a special, simplified process for election re-runs, including

650-547: A massive financial corruption plot staged by former protegés—as well as accusations of judicial meddling and political cover-up . This prompted left-wing Unidos Podemos to table a no-confidence motion on Mariano Rajoy in June 2017 . While the motion was voted down due to a lack of support from other opposition parties, it revealed the parliamentary weakness of Rajoy's government as abstentions and favourable votes combined amounted to 179, to just 170 MPs rejecting it. Pressure on

715-489: A shortening of deadlines, electoral campaigning, the lifting of signature requirements if these had been already met for the immediately previous election and the possibility of maintaining lists and coalitions without needing to go through pre-election procedures again. Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election: Two opposing coalitions were formed in Navarre at different levels: for

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780-477: A system known as "begged" or expat vote ( Spanish : Voto rogado ). For the Congress of Deputies, 348 seats were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation , with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Spain , with each being allocated an initial minimum of two seats and

845-566: A third election in a row from taking place. Díaz's bid to become new party leader was defeated by party members in a party primary in May 2017 , with Sánchez being voted again into office under a campaign aimed at criticising the PSOE's abstention in Rajoy's investiture. Concurrently, the incumbent PP cabinet found itself embroiled in a string of political scandals which had seen the political demise of former Madrid premier Esperanza Aguirre —amid claims of

910-583: Is a popular destination for British and German tourists. The localities along the Costa Blanca are Alicante ( Alicante/Alacant ), Altea , Benidorm , Benissa ( Benisa ), Calp ( Calpe ), Dénia ( Denia ), Elche ( Elche/Elx ), El Campello ( Campello ), Finestrat , Guardamar del Segura , L'Alfàs del Pi ( Alfaz del Pi ), Orihuela Costa, Pilar de la Horadada , Santa Pola , Teulada – Moraira , Torrevieja , Villajoyosa ( Villajoyosa/La Vila Joiosa ) and Xàbia ( Xàbia/Jávea ). Benidorm and Alicante are

975-585: Is over 200 kilometres (120 mi) of Mediterranean coastline in the Alicante province , on the southeastern coast of Spain. It extends from the town of Dénia in the north, beyond which lies the Costa de Valencia , to Pilar de la Horadada in the south, beyond which lies the Costa Cálida . The name Costa Blanca was coined in the 1950s as a way to promote tourism. The region has a well-developed tourism industry and

1040-444: Is provided with restaurants and shops. Also in summer they have sailing courses and regattas. The championship of the district for open sea yachts is held at Easter, the regatta “Moraira Santa Eulalia” takes place at the end of September. Costa Blanca The Costa Blanca ( Valencian: [ˈkɔsta ˈβlaŋka] , also [ˈkɔstɔ ˈβlaŋka] ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈβlaŋka] , literally meaning "White Coast")

1105-509: Is the convergent point of several mountain streams, which flow across the beach even during the driest August weather. Over time, these streams have deposited their rich alluvial soil on the valley bottom. To the north, the town is bordered by the Cap d'Or hillside. Across the Moraira-Teulada area, more than 2,000 hectares are under cultivation and 1,000 hectares are used for vineyards. The use of

1170-519: The 2008 general election —which swept the country and won in most constituencies and regions. The right-wing bloc of PP–Cs–Vox was only able to garner 42.9% of the vote and 147 Congress seats (149 including the Navarra Suma alliance in Navarre) to the 165 seats and 43.0% vote share garnered by the two major left-wing parties, PSOE and Unidas Podemos. Even though the left-wing bloc was still 11 seats short of

1235-565: The Cortes Generales —the Congress and the Senate—expired four years from the date of their previous election, unless they were dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette (BOE), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election

1300-550: The National Court found in the Gürtel case that since 1989 the PP had profited from the kickbacks-for-contracts scheme and confirmed the existence of an illegal accounting and financing structure kept separate from the party's official accounts. Sánchez, who was re-elected as PSOE leader in a leadership contest in 2017 , brought down Rajoy's government in June 2018 through a motion of no confidence . Rajoy resigned as PP leader and

1365-652: The PSOE , 3 for the People's Party , 2 for Podemos , 2 for the Citizen's Party and 1 for Vox . Regionally, Moraira also elects members to the unicameral Corts Valencianes as part of Alicante Province. The 2019 regional elections , saw the PSOV-PSOE win the most seats in the province for the first time since 1991. As part of the Teulada-Moraira municipality, Moraira is governed by

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1430-628: The Upper Paleolithic era. Pots linked to the Iberians have also been found on Cal d'Or, suggesting that they later inhabited the area during the Bronze Age . Following the Umayyad conquest of Hispania , the area was eventually settled by Moors and influence of that culture can still be seen today in the region's architecture and municipal layouts. Many of the names in the Teulada-Moraira area derive from

1495-503: The 1970s and 1980s due to international tourism. The town expanded dramatically to accommodate new holiday homes and infrastructure for tourists. Today, the permanent population of Moraira is around 10,000, although this rises to 36,000 in summer. There is a high proportion of expatriates living in the town permanently, and the area is very popular with affluent retirees, especially British. The majority of visitors to Moraira are Spanish, British, German, Dutch, and French. The Moraira valley

1560-665: The 47 peninsular provinces was allocated four seats, whereas for insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands , districts were the islands themselves, with the larger— Majorca , Gran Canaria and Tenerife —being allocated three seats each, and the smaller— Menorca , Ibiza – Formentera , Fuerteventura , La Gomera , El Hierro , Lanzarote and La Palma —one each. Ceuta and Melilla elected two seats each. Additionally, autonomous communities could appoint at least one senator each and were entitled to one additional senator per each million inhabitants. The term of each chamber of

1625-606: The Cap d'Or by Felipe II . This was part of a planned chain of fortifications which later included the Castillo de Moraira - completed in 1742 - located in what is now the centre of the town. The Castillo was armed with four bronze cannons and was badly damaged by the British fleet on 20 July 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars although it has since been restored. By the end of the 18th century, Teulada had developed into

1690-509: The Catalan parliament and called a regional election for 21 December 2017, but it left his PP severely mauled as Cs capitalised on anti-independence support in the region. The scale of PP's collapse in Catalonia and the success of Cs had an impact on national politics, with Ciudadanos rising to first place nationally in subsequent opinion polls, endangering PP's stand as the hegemonic party within

1755-680: The Congress of Deputies voted to oust Mariano Rajoy from power on 1 June 2018, replaced him as prime minister with PSOE's Pedro Sánchez. On 5 June, Rajoy announced his farewell from politics and his return to his position as property registrar in Santa Pola , vacating his seat in the Congress of Deputies and triggering a leadership contest in which the party's communication vice secretary-general Pablo Casado defeated former deputy prime minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría and became new PP president on 21 July 2018. For most of his government, Sánchez

1820-462: The December 2015 election and a round of coalition talks throughout the summer saw Mariano Rajoy obtaining the support of Ciudadanos (C's) and Canarian Coalition (CC) for his investiture, but this was still not enough to assure him re-election. Criticism of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez for his electoral results and his stance opposing Rajoy's investiture, said to be

1885-667: The Iberians. The Lady of Elche is a famous archeological find from this period. After a brief Carthaginian period , the Romans took over the area. Several cities thrived along the Via Augusta , which connected this part of Iberia to the rest of the Roman empire. One of those cities, Ilici Augusta (now Elche ) even reached the status of colonia . Following two centuries of rule by the Visigoths ,

1950-664: The Moor settlement - such as Alcassar, Benimeit, Benimarco, Moravit, Pouet del Morro and Tabaira. Indeed, local legend suggests that Moraira was named after the Moorish princess Ira, la Mora. During the Reconquista , the Moors were expelled by Jaime I de Aragón and became part of the Kingdom of Aragon between 1270 and 1280 - this is still celebrated today during the annual Moros y cristianos festival. In

2015-576: The PP government of "anti-democratic and totalitarian" repression. The Catalan parliament voted to unilaterally declare independence from Spain, which resulted in the Spanish Senate enforcing Article 155 of the Constitution to remove the regional authorities and impose direct rule. Carles Puigdemont and part of his cabinet fled to Belgium after being ousted, facing charges of sedition, rebellion and embezzlement . Rajoy immediately dissolved

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2080-574: The Senate election, the alliance was styled as Unidas Podemos Veus Progressistes and included Podemos and IU. The key dates are listed below (all times are CET . The Canary Islands used WET ( UTC+0 ) instead): The table below shows registered vote turnout on election day without including voters from the Census of Absent-Residents (CERA). The election resulted in a victory for Pedro Sánchez 's Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)—its first since

2145-485: The Senate, Geroa Bai , EH Bildu , Podemos and Izquierda-Ezkerra re-created the Cambio-Aldaketa alliance under which they had already contested the 2015 Spanish general election . Concurrently, UPN , Cs and PP formed the Navarra Suma alliance for both Congress and Senate elections. In Galicia, En Marea , the former Podemos– EU – Anova alliance which had been constituted as a party in 2016, broke away from

2210-517: The Senate, the PSOE became the largest party in the chamber for the first time since 1995, winning its first absolute majority of seats in that chamber since the 1989 election . The PP under Casado received its worst result in history after being reduced to 66 seats and 16.7% of the vote in what was dubbed the worst electoral setback for a major Spanish party since the collapse of the UCD in 1982 . Cs saw an increase of support which brought them within 0.8% of

2275-497: The Spanish centre-right spectrum. Massive protests by pensioners groups, long regarded as a key component of the PP's electoral base, demanding pension increases, further undermining the PP's standing. On 24 May 2018, the National Court found that the PP profited from the illegal kickbacks-for-contracts scheme of the Gürtel case , confirming the existence of an illegal accounting and financing structure that had run in parallel with

2340-691: The Spanish government increased after a major constitutional crisis over the issue of an independence referendum unravelled in Catalonia. Initial actions from the Parliament of Catalonia to approve two bills supporting a referendum and a legal framework for an independent Catalan state were suspended by the Constitutional Court of Spain . The government's crackdown on referendum preparations—which included police searches, raids and arrests of Catalan government officials as well as an intervention into Catalan finances—sparked public outcry and protests accusing

2405-510: The area was captured by Islamic armies and became a part of Al Andalus . Beginning in the 13th century, kings like Ferdinand III of Castile , James I of Aragon , Alfonso X of Castile , and James II of Aragon slowly reconquered the cities in the area. What is now Alicante province was initially split between the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon by means of the Treaty of Almizra . Later,

2470-516: The campaign, Vox's result signalled the first time since Blas Piñar 's election as a deputy for the National Union coalition in 1979 that a far-right party had won seats in the Spanish Parliament after the country's return to democracy as well as the first time that a far-right party would be able to form a parliamentary group of its own in the Congress of Deputies. After losing more than

2535-477: The coastline over the past 30 years. Strict planning regulations have prevented over development and high rise buildings, making it a highly desirable destination. Little remains of the fishing cottages that once made up the little port that serviced the town of Teulada that stands at the head of the valley. To preserve the heritage of the area, the Teulada council passed laws protecting the abundant pine trees and limited

2600-473: The counting of CERA votes, the Census of Absent-Residents, namely one for Zamora and one for Segovia. Support for the People's Party (PP) plummeted and scored the worst result of its history as well as the worst support for any of the party's incarnations since the People's Alliance results in the 1977 and 1979 elections. The PP was only able to remain the most voted party in five constituencies: Ávila , Lugo , Melilla , Ourense and Salamanca ; and it

2665-664: The creator parties and announced that it would contest the election on its own. Podemos, EU and Equo in Galicia formed a regional branch for the Unidas Podemos alliance branded En Común–Unidas Podemos whereas Anova chose to step out from the election race. In the Balearic Islands, an alliance was formed for the Congress election by More for Majorca (Més), More for Menorca (MpM), Now Eivissa (Ara Eivissa) and Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), named Veus Progressistes ; for

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2730-505: The election date in an institutional statement following a Council of Ministers meeting on 15 February. The Cortes Generales were officially dissolved on 5 March 2019 after the publication of the dissolution decree in the BOE, setting the election date for 28 April and scheduling for both chambers to reconvene on 21 May. The June 2016 general election had resulted in the People's Party (PP) gaining votes and seats relative to its result in

2795-548: The first time in history to a PP–Cs–Vox alliance. After the 2019 General State Budget was voted down by the Congress of Deputies on 13 February 2019 as a result of Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) siding against the government, Sánchez called a snap election to be held on 28 April, one month ahead of the Super Sunday of local , regional , and European Parliament elections scheduled for 26 May. The Valencian regional election

2860-434: The government losing the vote 191–158; this prompted a snap election to be called for 28 April. The tables below show the composition of the parliamentary groups in both chambers at the time of dissolution. The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry , coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form

2925-536: The height of buildings. It has a privately owned marina built in 1985, operated by Club Náutico Moraira. Moraira is also seen as a culinary destination, with many restaurants. Moraira has three sandy beaches popular with families, and many rocky coves and inlets frequented by snorkellers and scuba divers. There is a large market selling all sorts of things on Fridays (8.30am to 1.30pm), in the main car park. Yacht club Moraira The yacht club, “Club Náutico” has 620 embarkation points. It includes an association club which

2990-410: The hillside terraces for agriculture during the Moors era is still in evidence today. Moraira boasts a very stable Mediterranean climate with approximately 300 sunny days a year. The summers are hot and the winters mild, with the surrounding foothills providing protection from harsh weather during the winter while creating a natural vortex for cooling sea breezes in the summer. The sea temperature during

3055-466: The local Ayuntamiento , based in Teulada. It is formed of 17 elected councillors and led by the mayor, who selects councillors to sit on a separate Governing Board to support him in performing his duties. Since May 2015, the mayor has been Carlos Linares who replaced Antoni Joan Bertomeu after he chose not to stand for reelection to the Ayuntamiento. That election saw the People's Party retain control of

3120-565: The major tourist centres. The Iberians are the oldest people known to have lived in what is now Alicante province. Among several Iberian archaeologic sites, La Serreta (near Alcoy) is noteworthy as the location of the longest inscriptions ever found in the (still undeciphered) Iberian language . During the same period, the Phoenicians (in Guardamar) and Greeks (along the coast north of Alicante city) created coastal colonies and interacted with

3185-447: The municipality with a majority of seats on the council. Moraira's historic roots as a fishing village are still in evidence; its fish market is one of the most popular in the Costa Blanca region and the port has five fishing boats in operation. The Moraira region is also famous for the growing of Muscatel grapes for wine-making. However, the economy of Moraira is now built around tourism and Spanish property sales that have transformed

3250-405: The only party that could realistically form a government. The Spanish Cortes Generales were envisaged as an imperfect bicameral system. The Congress of Deputies had greater legislative power than the Senate , having the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a prime minister and to override Senate vetoes by an absolute majority of votes. Nonetheless, the Senate possessed

3315-487: The party's official one since 1989 and ruling that the PP helped establish "a genuine and effective system of institutional corruption through the manipulation of central, autonomous and local public procurement". This event prompted the PSOE to submit a motion of no confidence in Rajoy and in Cs withdrawing its support from the government and demanding the immediate calling of an early election. An absolute majority of 180 MPs in

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3380-421: The remaining 248 being distributed in proportion to their populations. Ceuta and Melilla were allocated the two remaining seats, which were elected using plurality voting . The use of the electoral method resulted in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Congress multi-member constituency

3445-465: The summer months is up to 25 degrees and it hardly rains during the months July–August. At a national level, Moraira elects representatives to the Congress of Deputies as part of the Alicante constituency . The constituency is typically a stronghold of the People's Party but the April 2019 general election take the most seats for the first time since 1989 . 2019 saw the region elected 12 deputies - 4 for

3510-485: The vote and within 9 seats of the PP, passing them in several major regions. The far-right Vox party entered Congress for the first time, but it failed to fulfill expectations by scoring 10.3% of the vote and 24 seats, which was less than was indicated in opinion polls during the run-up to the election. The three-way split in the overall right-of-centre vote not only ended any chance of an Andalusian-inspired right-wing alliance, but it also ensured that Sánchez's PSOE would be

3575-791: The whole territory became under the control of the Kingdom of Valencia , which was one of the domains of the Crown of Aragon. Today, Alicante has 12 deputies in the Spanish Parliament. It also has 36 deputies in the Corts Valencianes , the regional parliament of the Valencian Community. Costa Blanca is a popular climbing location thanks to its limestone crags and good weather conditions. April 2019 Spanish general election Pedro Sánchez PSOE No government formed and fresh election called. Pedro Sánchez remains acting Prime Minister The April 2019 Spanish general election

3640-513: The years that followed, the Moors were replaced by Christian settlers from Catalonia and Aragon , who introduced the Valencian language to the area. In 1386 Teulada was founded five kilometers from the coast by the Lords of Lluria, Serria and Grandia and became a municipality in its own right. During the 16th century, Barbary pirates raided the coast and Teulada was fortified with a lookout tower on

3705-513: Was enabled by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) abstaining from Mariano Rajoy 's investiture after a party crisis resulted in the ousting of Pedro Sánchez as leader. The PP's term of office was undermined by a constitutional crisis over the Catalan issue , the result of a regional election held thereafter, coupled with corruption scandals and protests with thousands of retirees demanding pension increases. In May 2018,

3770-399: Was entitled the following seats: For the Senate, 208 seats were elected using an open list partial block voting system , with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. In constituencies electing four seats, electors could vote for up to three candidates; in those with two or three seats, for up to two candidates; and for one candidate in single-member districts. Each of

3835-473: Was held on 26 June 2016, which meant that the legislature's term would expire on 26 June 2020. The election decree was required to be published in the BOE no later than 2 June 2020, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Cortes Generales on Sunday, 26 July 2020. The prime minister had the prerogative to dissolve both chambers at any given time—either jointly or separately—and call

3900-399: Was held on Sunday, 28 April 2019, to elect the 13th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain . All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 266 seats in the Senate . Following the 2016 election , the People's Party (PP) formed a minority government with confidence and supply support from Ciudadanos (Cs) and Canarian Coalition (CC), which

3965-423: Was no constitutional requirement for simultaneous elections for the Congress and the Senate. Still, as of 2024 there has been no precedent of separate elections taking place under the 1978 Constitution. After the 2019 General State Budget was voted down by the Congress of Deputies on 13 February 2019, it was announced that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would be calling a snap election for April. Sánchez confirmed

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4030-450: Was not able to remain the largest party in any region, including Galicia, where it lost to the PSOE for the first time ever in any kind of election. Overall, the party lost 3.6 million votes from 2016, with post-election analysis determining that 1.4 million had been lost to Albert Rivera 's Citizens party, 1.6 million to far-right Vox , 400,000 to abstentions and a further 300,000 to PSOE. Scoring below previous expectations throughout

4095-467: Was reliant on confidence and supply support from Unidos Podemos and New Canaries (NCa), negotiating additional support from Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) and Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) on an issue-by-issue basis. ERC, PDeCAT and En Marea withdrew their support from the government in February 2019 by voting down the 2019 General State Budget , with

4160-408: Was scheduled for 28 April in order for it to take place on the same date as the general election. On a turnout of 71.8%, the ruling PSOE of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez won a victory—the first for the party in a nationwide election in eleven years —with 28.7% of the vote and 123 seats, an improvement of 38 seats over its previous mark which mostly came at the expense of left-wing Unidas Podemos . In

4225-410: Was subsequently succeeded by Pablo Casado . Presiding over a minority government of 84 deputies, Pedro Sánchez struggled to maintain a working majority in the Congress with the support of the parties that had backed the no-confidence motion. The 2018 Andalusian regional election which saw a sudden and strong rise of the far-right Vox party resulted in the PSOE losing the regional government for

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