Balearic Islands of the rest of Spain, but have their own distinctive features. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain, with Palma de Mallorca as the capital. The 2007 Statute of Autonomy declares the Balearic Islands as one "nationality" of Spain. The co-official languages in the Balearic Islands are Catalan and Spanish. The official name of the Balearic Islands in Catalan is "Illes Balears", while in Spanish, they are known as the "Islas Baleares". The term "Balearic" derives from Greek (/"Gymnesiae" and /"Balliareis"). In Latin, it is "Baleares". Of the various theories on the origins of the two
2019 Balearic regional election 2019 Balearic regional election The 2019 Balearic regional election will be held no later than Sunday, 23 June 2019, to elect the 10th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands. All 59 seats in the Parliament will be up for election. As per convention, the election is scheduled to be held on 26 May 2019, simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election. The previous election saw a left-wing majority in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands for the first time. After the