Coordinates: 40°22′55.15″N 3°39′44.29″W / 40.3819861°N 3.6623028°W / 40.3819861; -3.6623028 The Assembly of Madrid or Madrid Assembly (English: Asamblea de Madrid) is the unicameral regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of Madrid since the approval of the Madrid Charter of Autonomy in 1983.
It is elected every four years during the Spanish Regional and Municipal elections, as the Community of Madrid Charter of Autonomy does not recognise the right to call early elections (as in the Basque Country, Catalonia, Galicia and Andalusia), save for exceptional situations like the scandal that deadlocked the May 2003 Assembly and forced fresh elections in October 2003. According to the Charter, the Assembly is empowered to draw the Madrid Regional legislation, to control the Regional Government's actions and to elect the President of the Community of Madrid.
The Assembly meets in a purpose-built assembly hall in the district of Vallecas of Madrid inaugurated in 1998 specifically designed to host the Madrid Assembly.
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