Alejandra Caminas (1993-) was Prime Minister of Spain from 2013.
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Alejandra Caminas was born in Madrid, Spain in 1993, and she worked as a teacher before being elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2013 at the age of 20. Her party chose her as leader in a bid to give the aging PSOE a young and fresh face, and she led her party to wwin 20.53% of the vote and 8 seats, just behind the People's Party with 22.36% and 9 seats. She formed a government with the support of Podemos, the ERC, the PNV, Ciudadanos, and Vox, defeating PP leader Diego Alcalde 28-10.
Under Caminas, the Cortes voted 20-10 against an income tax, 15-15 to keep the housing tax, 28-4 to approve public housing, and 32-2 to approve retirement homes. In the elections of November 2013, the PP dropped to 20.31% and 8 seats, while the PSOE rose to 22.24% and 9 seats. Meanwhile, Ciudadanos was reduced to 13.61% and 5 seats, Vox rose to 13.26% and 5 seats, Podemos dropped to 11.35% and 5 seats, ERC rose to 10.45% and 4 seats, and the PNV dropped to 8.79% and 4 seats (having a smaller share of the vote while picking up a seat). Caminas was then re-elected 26-11. The new Cortes voted 20-13 to abolish the housing tax, leading to economic downturn. The PSOE picked up an extra seat when Podemos deputy Adrian Garcia Herrer defected to the party in January 2014. The Cortes then voted 23-8 to keep the European Union, defeating Podemos and Ciudadanos' Euroscepticism. The ensuing election of mid-2014 saw the PSOE drop to 18.29% and 7 seats, the PP dropped to 20.02% and 8 seats, Ciudadanos rose to 15.99% and 7 seats, Vox rose to 13.95% and 6 seats, Podemos dropped to 8.20% and 3 seats, ERC rose to 11.20% and 5 seats, and the PNV rose to 9.44% and 4 seats.