Spain has a constitutional monarchy form of government with King Juan Carlos I as the head of state since 1975. A national referendum in 1978 established Spain's transition to democracy. The executive branch is led by the President of Government, currently Mariano Rajoy. Spain has a bicameral parliamentary system. Spain is a descentralised country made up of 17 autonomous communities, 2 foral administrations (Basque Country and Navarra), and 50 provinces. The autonomous communities have their own elected governments and budgets to administer areas like health and education.

1. Spain
• The Spanish constitution is the culmination of the Spanish transition to
Constitution democracy.
• A national Referendum on 6 December 1978 was accepted by 88 % of
voters
Head of • King Juan Carlos I sine 1975
State
• Spain is a constitutional monarchy, with a hereditary monarch and a
bicameral parliament, the Cortes Generales.
• The executive branch is the President of Government, Mariano
Government: Rajoy, nominated and appointed by monarch and confirmed by Congress.
• The legislative branch is made up of the Congress of deputies with 350
members, elected by popular vote on block list by proportional representation
to serve four-year terms and s senate with 250 seats

2. Administrative system
There are 17
Autonomous
Communities There are two
They have their foral
Spain is a own elected administrations
descentralised parliaments, govern , Basque Country
country . ments, public and Navarra , They
administrations, bu have got their own
dgets , therefore public finances.
health and
education systems

3. Administrative divisions:
The basic institutional law of the autonomous community is the statute of Autonomy. They establish the
denomination of the community according to its historical identity, the limits of their territories , the
flag…
The government of all autonomous communities must be based on a division of powers comprising:
1-A legislative Assembly whose members must be elected by universal suffrage according to the system of
proportional representation .
2- a government Council , with executive and administrative functions headed by a
president, elected by the Legislative Assembly and nominated by the King of Spain
3-A supreme Court of Justice , under the Supreme Court of the State

5. The current fifty
province structure is
based on the one
created in 1833 by
Javier de Burgos . The
communities of
Asturias, Cantabria, La
Rioja, The Balearic
Island, Madrid , Murcia
and Navarre having
been granted
autonomy as single-
provinces for historical
reasons are counted
as well

6. Cabildos are a Spanish system of government administration that are now only used in the
Canary Islands, each governing one of the seven main islands -
Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro The
island of La Graciosa falls under the jurisdiction of the cabildo of Lanzarote

7. It is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of
Spain, Portugal,. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a
"march, mark" plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".