Political+Characteristics


 * Spain's linguistic differences have been a major source of political tension
 * The government is made up of a mayor and 52-member city council
 * City Hall is located in the Plaza de la Villa in the colonial section of Madrid
 * There are three political parties known as the Popular Party, Spanish Socialist Workers Party and the United Left
 * Madrid is a democracy which means that everyone was a right to vote
 * In Mardid there is a government and a royal family