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Aragon institutions

The Autonomous Community of Aragon is ruled by its Statute of Autonomy approved in 1982 and its later modifications, the last one was approved by the Ley Orgánica 5/2007. The institutions of the Autonomous Community of Aragón are the Cortes, the President, the Government or Diputación General and the Justicia. (art. 32)

The Cortes of Aragon

The Cortes of Aragon represent the aragonese people, they exert the Community's own legislative authority, they have a single-chamber nature and are composed by Deputies elected by universal suffrage, equal, free, direct and secret. The electoral district is the province and 18 Deputies are elected for Huesca, 14 for Teruel and 35 for Zaragoza. (art. 33 and next ones).

The Cortes of Aragon composition, 2015. Seats by political parties.

PSOE 18 PODEMOS 14

PP 21 PAR 6

C's 5 CHA 2 IU 1

The President and the Government of Aragon

The President of the Government of Aragon is elected by the Cortes among its Deputies and named by the King. (art. 46) The Government of Aragon or Diputación General de Aragón exerts the statutory and executive authority in the aragonese Autonomous Community. It is composed by the President, the Vice- presidents, as appropriate, and the Counselors. (art. 53)

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The Justicia of Aragon

Evolution of the dossiers iniciated by the Justicia of Aragon.

3.500 2.906 2.938 3.000 2.560 2.501 2.142 2.309 2.285 2.500 1.938 2.002 2.089 2.090 1.700 1.684 1.839 2.000 1.476 1.372 1.500 1.000 500 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

The Justicia of Aragon, without prejudice to the duties attributed to the spanish Ombudsman and in coordination with him, has the specific tasks of protection and defense of the individual and collective rights recognized in the Statute of Autonomy, the tutelage of the aragonese legal system, watching over its defense and application, and the defense of the Statute.

Distribution of the dossiers presented to the Justicia of Aragon by issues, 2017. Estate 942 Education 557 Social care 211 Environment 141 Health 135 Public Employment 120 Inside 109 Justice 84 Culture and heritage 73 Town planning 62 Public services 59 living place 57 Minors 55 Social Security 52 Job 42 Rights 38 Public Works 34 Industry 34 A dossier can be farming 30 initiated in two ways: Commerce 22 Economy 20 1. Complaint presented Public Contracting 19 by one or more Guardianship of the Legal Order of Aragon 18 persons. Transparency 18 2. Dossier initiated ex Cattle raising 5 officio , with no need of DEA 1 a previous complaint. Source: Memorias anuales del Justicia de Aragón.

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Courts and Tribunals (Juzgados y Tribunales de Justicia ) Aragon, at May 2017. The Aragon High Court of Collegiate bodies (Órganos colegiados ) Justice is the organ where the High Court of Justice (Tribunal Superior de Justicia ) 1 judicial system of Aragon Presidency (Presidencia) 1 culminates and where the Dispute Chambers (section I and II) (Salas de lo Contencioso consecutive procedural instances 1 Administrativo) (sección I y II) will finish when they haven't finished in other jurisdictional Criminal and Civil Chambers (Salas de lo Civil y Penal ) 1 organ placed in the Autonomous Social Chambers (Salas de lo Social ) 1 Community, and with no Public Prosecution of the Autonomous Community (Fiscalía de la 1 prejudice to the Supreme Court's Comunidad Autónoma) area of responsibility. Government Secretary (Secretaría de Gobierno ) 1 Provincial Courts (Audiencias Provinciales ) 3 The Justice Administration. Provincial Courts Sections (Secciones de las Audiencias Provinciales) 6 It belongs to the Autonomous Community: Coordination Secretaries (Secretarías de Coordinación) 3 The responsibility over all the Public Prosecutions (Fiscalías) personnel serving at the Justice Provincial Public Prosecutions (Fiscalías Provinciales ) 3 Administration that is not Territorial sections (Secciones territoriales ) 2 integrated in the Judiciary, according to that stipulated in the Juvenile Public Prosecutions (Fiscalías de menores ) 3 Ley Orgánica del Poder Judicial. Police prosecution (Fiscalía de guardia ) 1 The organization, the endowment Bodies (Órganos) and the management of the Senior Court (Juzgado Decano) 1 judicial offices and the organs and services supporting the Police Courts (Juzgados de Guardia ) 21 jurisdictional organs. The Local Courts (Juzgados de 1ª Instancia ) 12 Autonomous Community will be Investigation Courts (Juzgados de Instrucción ) 30 able to, under agreement with the Local and Investigation Courts (Juzg. 1ª Instancia e Instrucción ) 4 State, participate in the management of the deposit Juvenile Courts (Juzgados de Menores ) 7 accounts and the judiciary Dispute Courts (Juzgados de lo Contencioso Administrativo ) 12 consignment and their returns. Criminal Courts (Juzgados de lo Penal ) 9 The Autonomous Community of Social Courts (Juzgados de lo Social ) 2 Aragon has the competence over the Aragon Justice Commercial Courts (Juzgados de lo Mercantil ) 2 Administration's physical Violence against women Courts (Juzg. Violencia sobre la mujer ) 2 resources and is in charge of the Prison Supervision Courts (Juzgados de Vigilancia penitenciaria ) 1 free justice services organization Magistrates' Courts (Juzgados de Paz ) 715 and free legal guidance. (Ley Orgánica 5/2007, de 20 de abril, Victim Assistance Offices (Oficinas de asistencia a las victimas) 3 de reforma del Estatuto de Delegate Offices (Oficinas delegadas) 3 Autonomía de Aragón ). Source: Departamento de Política Territorial, Justicia e Interior. Gobierno de Aragón.

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Local entities Local entities and dependent bodies. Aragon, 2017.

Local entities Dependent bodies Number of Number of entities entities Total 866 Total 386 Municipalities 731 Autonomous organs 64 Provinces 3 Trading companies 84 Comarcas 32 Consortiums 19 Municipalities' communities 39 Foundations 44 Communities of Villa and Tierra 18 Municipalities' associations 175 Minor Local Entities 43 Reference date: july 2017. Source: Departamento de Política Territorial, Justicia e Interior. Gobierno de Aragón.

Finance and expense structure of local entities. Aragon, 2016. Unit: percentage.

Income. Total income: 1,621 million euros Direct taxes 34,0 Indirect taxes 3,4 Fees and other income 15,9 Current transfers 40,4 Income from property 2,5 Real investments' sales 0,4 Capital transfers 2,1 Financial assets 0,1 Financial liabilities 1,2 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Expense per functions. Total expense: 1,628 million euros

Public Debt 8,6 Basic Civil Service 31,3 Social protection and promotion actions 10,3 Preferential public goods production 16,4 Economic actions 10,6 General actions 22,8 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Source: Ministerio de Hacienda y Administraciones públicas

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Autonomous Community of Aragon's budget Expense share per functions in the budget. Financial year 2018. Unit: percentage.

Health 32,30 Education 17,95 Public debt 16,64 Agriculture and Livestock 9,06 Security and Social Protection 6,52 Basic Infrastructure and Transport 2,62 General Administration 2,33 Agricultural Infrastructures 2,20 Social Promotion 2,05 General Economic Actions 1,68 Justice 1,22 Scientific, Technical and Applied Research 1,22 Total Expense: Transfers to AA.PP. Territorial 1,01 6,162,31 million euros Housing and Urbanism 0,65 Culture 0,57 Top Management of C.A. and the… 0,44 Financial Activity 0,38 Community Welfare 0,37 tourism 0,22 Industry 0,17 Energy and Mines 0,16 Commerce 0,12 Relac. Foreign Affairs and International… 0,09 Basic Information and Statistics 0,02 Other economic actions 0,01 Other Community and Social Services 0,00 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Source: Presupuesto 2018. Departamento de Hacienda y Administración Pública. Gobierno de Aragón.

The financial statements of the Autonomous Community's budget represent the annual, systematic, numbered expresion of the expense and income items. The consolidated budget is the result of the consolidation of the Autonomous Community and its Public Institutions' budget. It comprises the budgets of the Cortes of Aragon, the Consejo Económico y Social , the Comisión Jurídico Asesora and the Departments (Consejerías ) of the Government of Aragon, so as the following Autonomous Institutions and Public Bodies: - Aragonesa de Servicios Telemáticos - Instituto Aragonés de Servicios Sociales - Instituto Aragonés del Agua - Servicio Aragonés de Salud - Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la - Instituto Aragonés de Empleo Salud - Instituto Aragonés de la Mujer - Banco de Sangre y Tejidos - Instituto Aragonés de la Juventud - Agencia de Calidad y Prospectiva - Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria Universitaria The functional consolidated Autonomous Community's budget comprises its own consolidation and its Public Institutions' budget, showing the expense classified according to its functional purpose, without prejudice of its organic (Departments or Consejerías ) or economic (staff, investments, etc.) adscription.

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Autonomous Community of Aragon's budget Expense and income economic classification by chapters. Financial year 2018.

Consolidated expense. Million Expense's percentage distribution Chapters euros Percentage by chapters. Total 6.162,31 100,00 I. Staff costs 2.112,70 34,28 Ch. IX Ch. I II. Expenditure on current Ch. VIII 910,13 14,77 goods and services Ch. VII

III. Financial costs 179,06 2,91 Ch. VI Ch. V IV. Current transfers 1.621,41 26,31 Current operations 4.823,30 78,27 Ch. IV VI. Real investment 187,25 3,04 Ch. II VII. Capital transfers 278,68 4,52 VIII. Financial assets 3,24 0,05 Ch. III IX. Financial liabilities 855,47 13,88 Capital operations 1.324,63 21,50 V. Contingency Fund 14,38 0,23

Consolidated income. Million Income's percentage distribution Chapters euros Percentage per chapters. Total 6.162,31 100,00 I. Direct taxes 1.549,21 25,14 Ch. IX II. Indirect taxes 2.047,63 33,23

III. Fees and other income 68,05 1,10 Ch. VIII Ch. I IV. Current transfers 1.079,30 17,51 Ch. VII Ch. VI V. Income from property 10,61 0,17 Ch. V Current operations 4.754,80 77,16 VI. Real investments' sales Ch. II VII. Capital transfers 160,47 2,60 Ch. IV VIII. Financial assets 15,19 0,25 Ch. III IX. Financial liabilities 1.231,85 19,99 Capital operations 1.407,51 22,84 Source: Presupuesto 2018. Departamento de Hacienda y Administración Pública. Gobierno de Aragón.

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Query Census of Aragón. Electoral census composition of March 1st, 2018.

Electoral census composition. Voters by census type. Spanish voters Residing in Aragon (CER) 976.592 Electoral census is composed by: Residing abroad (CERA) 35.019 CER. Electoral census of spanish voters living in Spain. CERA. Electoral census of resident- absentee spanish voters living abroad. Electoral census of resident-absentee spanish voters (CERA) by residence geographical area. Total (CERA) 35.019 Europe 15.838 Africa 282 America 18.104 Asia 526 Oceania 269 Source: Oficina del Censo Electoral. INE.

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Cortes de Aragón elections

Elections to the Cortes of Aragon, 2015. Vote distribution Total population: 1.325.385 Elections to Cortes de Aragón in 2015 Election data PSOE PP 21,9% 28,1% Electors: 1.020.106 Voters: 676.654 66,33% Other 3,5% Abstention: 343.452 33,67% PAR C's 7,0% 9,6% Blank votes: 13.224 1,98% CHA 4,7% Invalid votes: 8.796 1,30% PODEMOS IU 21,0% 4,3% Vote evolution in the regional elections.

100% Other 80% C's 60% PODEMOS 40% IU CHA 20% PAR 0% PP 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 PSOE

Source: Instituto Aragonés de Estadistica with data from Gobierno de Aragón.

Municipal elections

Municipal elections. Aragon, 2015P. Vote distribution municipal elections in 2015 Total population: 1.325.385 Election data PSOE 27,0% Electors: 1.000.406 PP Voters: 680.669 68,04% 28,4% Other Abstention: 319.737 31,96% 4,2% Blank votes: 15.671 2,34% C's PAR 8,1% 9,0% Invalid votes: 11.429 1,68% C.Convergencia* CHA 16,8% 6,4% P Provisional data. Vote evolution in the municipal elections

100% Other 80% C's C.Convergencia* 60% IU 40% CHA 20% PAR PP 0% PSOE 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 * Candidaturas de Convergencia: new candidates that attended the elections in electoral groups, supported by several political parties converging to a common programme or project (Zaragoza en Común, Ganar, Cambiar, Aragón sí se puede, IU, Izquierda Plural, Somos, …) Source: Instituto Aragonés de Estadística with data from Ministerio del Interior.

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Elections of Deputies and Senators to

Elections to Spain's Congreso de los Diputados. Vote distribution Aragon, June 2016 Elections to Congreso in 2016. PP-PAR Total population 1.317.847 36,2% Election data PSOE Electors 984.309 25,1% Voters 707.574 71,9% Resto Abstention 276.735 28,1% 2,6% Blank votes 5.932 0,8% Ciudadanos Podemos-IU- Invalid votes 6.104 0,9% 16,3% EQUO 19,8% Aragon representation in Spain's Congreso de los Diputados. General elections, 2000 to 2016. PSOE PP* CHA* Podemos Ciudadanos 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 2 8 5 8 6 6

7 8 4 4 4 4

2000 2004 2008 2011* 2015* 2016*

Elections to Spain's Senado. Vote distribution Aragon, June 2016 Elections to Senado in 2016. Total population 1.317.847 Election data PSOE Electors 699.373 PP-PAR 26,8% Voters 71,2% 37,0% Abstention 28,8% Resto Aragon representation in Spain's Senado. 4,0% General elections, 2000 to 2016. Ciudadanos Podemos-IU- PSOE PP* 13,4% EQUO 18,7% 4 3 9 9 9 9 8 9 3 3 3 3 2000 2004 2008 2011* 2015* 2016*

* In 2011, two coalitions: PP-PAR and CHA-IU. * In 2015, two coalitions: PP-PAR and IU-CHA-UPeC. * In 2016, one coalition: Podemos-IU-EQUO. Source: Instituto Aragonés de Estadística con datos del Ministerio del Interior.

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European Parliament elections

European Parliament elections. Vote distribution Aragon, 2014. European Parliament Elections, 2014.

Total population 1.347.150 PSOE PODEMOS 25,1% 9,8% Election data Electors 1.024.502 Voters 468.511 45,73% IUA 9,7% Abstention 555.991 54,27% PP Blank votes 13.952 2,98% 28,7% UPyD 8,8% Invalid votes 8.260 1,76%

Other 17,8%

European Parliament elections results. Aragon.

2014 2009

Candidates Votes % Votes % PP 128.252 27,9% 196.056 41,7% PSOE 111.976 24,3% 206.713 44,0% PODEMOS 43.896 9,5% - - IUA 43.326 9,4% 16.573 3,5% UPyD 39.308 8,5% 14.956 3,2% PRIMAVERA EUROPEA 20.703 4,5% 13.353 2,8% C's 13.431 2,9% - - 10.749 2,3% - - Rest of candidates 34.658 7,6% 13.342 2,8%

CHA participated in 2014 elections within Primavera Europea. Source: Instituto Aragonés de Estadística with data from Ministerio del Interior.

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