Basque parliamentary election, 1998
Encyclopedia
Elections to the Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
, Spain
, were held on October 25, 1998.
The Basque Nationalist Party
(PNV) won 21 seats, the People`s Party
came second with 16 seats, the Batasuna
party under the name Euskal Herritarrok and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country won 14 seats each.
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, were held on October 25, 1998.
The Basque Nationalist Party
Basque Nationalist Party
The Basque National Party is the largest and oldest Basque nationalist party. It is currently the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community also with a minor presence in Navarre and a marginal one in the French Basque Country...
(PNV) won 21 seats, the People`s Party
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
came second with 16 seats, the Batasuna
Batasuna
Batasuna was a Basque nationalist political party based mainly in Spain, where it was outlawed in 2003, after a court ruling declared proven that the party was financing ETA with public money. Batasuna is included in the "European Union list of terrorist persons and organizations" as a component...
party under the name Euskal Herritarrok and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country won 14 seats each.
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage (change) | Total Seats (change) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basque Nationalist Party Basque Nationalist Party The Basque National Party is the largest and oldest Basque nationalist party. It is currently the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community also with a minor presence in Navarre and a marginal one in the French Basque Country... (EAJ-PNV) |
350,322 | 28.01% | -1.83% | 21 | -1 | |
| People's Party People's Party (Spain) The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship... (PP) |
251,743 | 20.13% | +5.72% | 16 | +5 | |
| Euskal Herritarrok (EH) | 224,001 | 17.91% | +1.62% | 14 | +3 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE-EE) | 220,052 | 17.60% | +0.47% | 14 | +2 | |
| Eusko Alkartasuna Eusko Alkartasuna Eusko Alkartasuna is a Basque nationalist political party operating in Spain and France. The Basque language name means Basque Solidarity and abbreviated as EA. The party describes itself as a Basque nationalist, democratic, popular, progressive and non-denominational party... (EA) |
108,635 | 8.69% | -1.62% | 6 | -2 | |
| Basque United Left – The Greens United Left (Spain) The United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 bringing together several political organisations opposed to Spain joining NATO. It was formed by a number of groups of leftists, greens, left-wing socialists and republicans, but was dominated by the Communist Party of Spain... (EB-IU) |
71,064 | 5.68% | –3.47% | 2 | -4 | |
| Unidad Alavesa (UA) | 15,738 | 1.26% | -1.47% | 2 | -3 | |
| All Others | 9,010 | 0.72% | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1,250,565 | 100.00% | 75 | |||