1998 Basque regional election

The 1998 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 25 October 1998, to elect the 6th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.

1998 Basque regional election
25 October 1998
All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament
38 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered1,821,608 4.1%
Turnout1,275,008 (70.0%)
10.3 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Juan José Ibarretxe Carlos Iturgaiz Arnaldo Otegi
Party EAJ/PNV PP EH
Leader since 31 January 1998 5 October 1996 14 February 1998
Leader's seat Álava Biscay Guipúzcoa
Last election 22 seats, 29.3% 11 seats, 14.2% 11 seats, 16.0%
Seats won 21 16 14
Seat change 1 5 3
Popular vote 350,322 251,743 224,001
Percentage 27.6% 19.9% 17.7%
Swing 1.7 pp 5.7 pp 1.7 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Nicolás Redondo Carlos Garaikoetxea Javier Madrazo
Party PSE–EE (PSOE) EA IU/EB
Leader since 20 October 1997 4 September 1986 14 May 1994
Leader's seat Biscay Guipúzcoa Biscay
Last election 12 seats, 16.8% 8 seats, 10.1% 6 seats, 9.0%
Seats won 14 6 2
Seat change 2 2 4
Popular vote 220,052 108,635 71,064
Percentage 17.4% 8.6% 5.6%
Swing 0.6 pp 1.5 pp 3.4 pp
Lehendakari before election

José Antonio Ardanza
EAJ/PNV

 Elected Lehendakari

Juan José Ibarretxe
EAJ/PNV

The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) won 21 seats, the People's Party (PP) came second for the first time with 16 seats, the Basque Citizens (EH) coalition and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE) won 14 seats each.

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