Editing Castile and León (section)

===Cortes of Castile and León===
During the first legislature, the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] was the party with the most representation in Cortes, being the first president of the community the Socialist [[Demetrio Madrid]]. Since the 1990s, regional policy has been framed by a series of absolute majorities of the [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]], which continues to comfortably govern at present. Other national parties with presence in the community, either locally or regionally, are [[United Left (Spain)|United Left]] (previously as [[Communist Party of Spain]]) and [[Union, Progress and Democracy]], with a significant presence in the provinces of [[province of Ávila|Ávila]] and [[province of Burgos|Burgos]]. Previously [[Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|Democratic and Social Centre]] of [[Adolfo Suárez]] also managed to be in the regional political life occupying the reformist center of the political spectrum.

The Leonesism through the [[Leonese People's Union]], the Castilianism through [[Castilian Party|Party of Castile and León]], previously [[Commoners' Land]] or localistas parties like [[Independent Solution (Spain)|Independent Solution]], [[Group of Zamoran Independent Electoral Members]] or [[Initiative for the Development of Soria]] have also had their presence, although at a lower level.

The community is governed by [[Alfonso Fernández Mañueco]], of the [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]]. This party obtained 29 [[Procurator in Cortes|procurators]] in the [[2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election]]. Mañueco's investiture was supported by the party [[Citizens (Spanish political party)|Citizens]], with 12 representatives. The party that obtained the most seats at the election, the [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]] is in opposition, with 35 representatives. The leader of the opposition is [[Luis Tudanca]]. In addition, four more formations obtained parliamentary representation in the region: [[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]] (2 seats), [[Vox (political party)|Vox]] (1), [[For Ávila|XÁvila]] (1) and [[Leonese People's Union]] (1).

A 2024 law passed by the regional Castile and León coalition (including Vox and the People's Party) omitted any mention of General Franco as a dictator, which sparked criticism.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= Right-wing parties 'whitewash' Spain's fascist past with law erasing Franco dictatorship|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/03/30/spain-vox-castilla-y-leon-franco-new-law-fascism/ |work= |location= |access-date=}}</ref>