The term of the Parliament of Navarre expired four years after the date of its previous election, with elections to the Parliament being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 13 June 1999, setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 25 May 2003.[1][2][3]
After legal amendments in 2001, the president was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Navarre and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a thirty-day period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.[1]
Parties and candidatesedit
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in Navarre, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[2][3]
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre.
After legal amendments in 2001, investiture processes to elect the president of the Government of Navarre required for an absolute majority—more than half the votes cast—to be obtained in the first ballot. If unsuccessful, a new ballot would be held 24 hours later requiring only of a simple majority—more affirmative than negative votes—to succeed. If such majorities were not achieved, successive candidate proposals would be processed under the same procedure. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a thirty-day period from the first ballot, the Parliament would be automatically dissolved and a snap election called.[1]
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^. ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 25 May 2003. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^"UPN (22-24) y PSN (12-14) suben, Aralar entra con 3 y CDN (3-4) será clave para el Gobierno". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 18 May 2003.
^"Sondeos electorales CIES" (PDF). CIES (in Spanish). 22 May 2011.
^"Preelectoral elecciones autonómicas, 2003. Comunidad Foral de Navarra (Estudio nº 2495. Marzo-Abril 2003)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 17 May 2003.
^"La guerra pasa factura electoral al PP". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 18 May 2003.
^"UPN mantiene 22 parlamentarios y el PSN sube de 11 a 12 escaños". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 16 March 2003.
^"Informe de la Actualidad en Navarra. Noviembre, 2002" (PDF). n@vcomtel (in Spanish). 12 November 2002.
^Muez, Mikel (13 November 2002). "Una encuesta del Parlamento navarro concluye que Batasuna recupera apoyos". El País (in Spanish).
^"Instituciones y autonomías, II. Comunidad Foral de Navarra (Estudio nº 2455. Septiembre-Octubre 2002)". CIS (in Spanish). 19 November 2002.
^"El PP, partido más votado en diez Comunidades Autónomas" (PDF). El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 November 2002.
^"El PP ganaría las autonómicas en diez Comunidades y el PSOE en cuatro, según el CIS". ABC (in Spanish). 20 November 2002.
^"UPN, cerca de la mayoría absoluta y Batasuna pierde 4 escaños". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 17 October 2001.
^"Estudio sobre la Actualidad de Navarra. Octubre, 2001" (PDF). CIES (in Spanish). 16 October 2001.
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^ abc"Ley Foral 16/1986, de 17 de noviembre, reguladora de las elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra". Law No. 16 of 17 December 1986 (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ ab"Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^"VI Legislature (2003-2007)". parlamentodenavarra.es (in Spanish). Parliament of Navarre. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
^ ab"Elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra (Nafarroako Parlamentua) (1979 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
April 13, 2024
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The 2003 Navarrese regional election was held on Sunday 25 May 2003 to elect the 6th Parliament of the Chartered Community of Navarre All 50 seats in the Parliament were up for election The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain 2003 Navarrese regional election 1999 25 May 2003 2007 All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre26 seats needed for a majorityOpinion pollsRegistered464 826 0 7 Turnout328 609 70 7 4 5 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Miguel Sanz Juan Jose Lizarbe Felix TabernaParty UPN PSN PSOE IUN NEBLeader since 17 January 1995 18 December 1997 1991Last election 22 seats 41 4 11 seats 20 3 3 seats 6 9 Seats won 23 11 4Seat change 1 0 1Popular vote 127 460 65 003 26 962Percentage 41 5 21 2 8 8 Swing 0 1 pp 0 9 pp 1 9 pp Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Patxi Zabaleta Juan Cruz Alli Begona ErraztiParty Aralar CDN EA PNVLeader since 30 June 2001 10 April 1995 1995Last election Did not contest 3 seats 6 9 3 seats 5 4 Seats won 4 4 4Seat change 4 1 1Popular vote 24 068 23 516 22 824Percentage 7 8 7 7 7 4 Swing New party 0 8 pp 2 0 ppPresident before electionMiguel SanzUPN Elected President Miguel SanzUPN Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Electoral system 1 2 Election date 2 Parties and candidates 3 Opinion polls 4 Results 5 Aftermath 6 Notes 7 ReferencesOverview editElectoral system edit The Parliament of Navarre was the devolved unicameral legislature of the Chartered Community of Navarre having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Reintegration and Enhancement of the Foral Regime of Navarre Law as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president 1 Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age registered in Navarre and in full enjoyment of their political rights The 50 members of the Parliament of Navarre were elected using the D Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation with a threshold of three percent of valid votes which included blank ballots being applied regionally 2 Election date edit The term of the Parliament of Navarre expired four years after the date of its previous election with elections to the Parliament being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years The previous election was held on 13 June 1999 setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday 25 May 2003 1 2 3 After legal amendments in 2001 the president was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Navarre and call a snap election provided that no motion of no confidence was in process no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met namely that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature s last year ahead of its scheduled expiry nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a thirty day period from the first ballot the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four year terms 1 Parties and candidates editThe electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in Navarre disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates 2 3 Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov Ref Votes SeatsUPN List Navarrese People s Union UPN nbsp Miguel Sanz ConservatismChristian democracyRegionalism 41 37 22 nbsp YPSN PSOE List Socialist Party of Navarre PSN PSOE nbsp Juan Jose Lizarbe Social democracy 20 28 11 nbsp NIUN NEB List United Left of Navarre IUN NEB Communist Party of the Basque Country PCE EPK Revolutionary Workers Party POR Workers Revolutionary Party Revolutionary Left PRT IR nbsp Felix Taberna SocialismCommunism 6 88 3 nbsp NCDN List Convergence of Democrats of Navarre CDN nbsp Juan Cruz Alli Christian democracyRegionalism 6 86 3 nbsp NEA PNV List Basque Solidarity EA Basque Nationalist Party EAJ PNV nbsp Begona Errazti Basque nationalismSocial democracyChristian democracy 5 44 3 nbsp NAralar List Aralar Aralar nbsp Patxi Zabaleta Basque nationalismLeft wing nationalismSocialism New party nbsp NOpinion polls editThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done as opposed to the date of publication Where the fieldwork dates are unknown the date of publication is given instead The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party s colour If a tie ensues this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages The Lead column on the right shows the percentage point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll When available seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below or in place of the percentages in a smaller font 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre Color key Exit poll Polling firm Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CDN nbsp PNV nbsp nbsp Lead2003 regional election 25 May 2003 70 7 41 523 21 211 8 84 7 74 7 44 a 2 60 7 84 20 3Sigma Dos Antena 3 p 1 25 May 2003 24 25 12 13 5 4 4 a Ipsos Eco RTVE p 2 25 May 2003 24 11 13 4 5 a CIES Diario de Navarra p 3 p 4 7 13 May 2003 1 600 65 43 622 24 25 512 14 8 14 5 7 53 4 6 73 4 a 1 50 6 53 18 1CIS p 5 p 6 22 Mar 28 Apr 2003 829 67 1 38 324 20 713 8 65 6 33 8 45 a 17 6CIES Diario de Navarra p 7 17 28 Feb 2003 1 212 65 40 622 23 712 10 45 6 43 5 73 7 44 a 2 10 3 21 16 9Navcomtel Parliament of Navarre p 8 p 9 21 27 Oct 2002 1 600 41 222 23 22 511 12 13 06 7 7 53 4 5 62 3 4 92 a 1 10 3 31 18 7CIS p 10 p 11 p 12 9 Sep 9 Oct 2002 443 67 3 43 925 21 012 8 74 8 64 4 82 5 12 3 31 22 9CIES Parliament of Navarre p 13 p 14 24 Sep 2 Oct 2001 1 300 68 44 223 24 24 012 13 8 14 6 63 5 42 6 43 a 1 20 3 82 20 22000 general election 12 Mar 2000 66 1 49 9 29 27 3 15 7 6 4 2 9 0 6 8 2 2 2 0 22 61999 regional election 13 Jun 1999 66 2 41 422 20 311 15 68 6 93 6 93 5 43 a b 21 1Results edit Summary of the 25 May 2003 Parliament of Navarre election results nbsp Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes pp Total Navarrese People s Union UPN 127 460 41 48 0 11 23 1Socialist Party of Navarre PSN PSOE 65 003 21 15 0 87 11 0United Left of Navarre IUN NEB 26 962 8 77 1 89 4 1Aralar Aralar 24 068 7 83 New 4 4Convergence of Democrats of Navarre CDN 23 516 7 65 0 79 4 1Basque Solidarity Basque Nationalist Party EA PNV 22 824 7 43 1 99 4 1Assembly Batzarre 7 873 2 56 New 0 0Humanist Party PH 1 290 0 42 New 0 0Carlist Party EKA PC 1 017 0 33 0 04 0 0Basque Citizens EH n a n a 15 58 0 8Blank ballots 7 304 2 38 0 03Total 307 317 50 0Valid votes 307 317 93 52 5 65Invalid votes 21 292 6 48 5 65Votes cast turnout 328 609 70 70 4 45Abstentions 136 217 29 30 4 45Registered voters 464 826Sources 4 5 Popular voteUPN 41 48 PSN PSOE 21 15 IUN NEB 8 77 Aralar 7 83 CDN 7 65 EA PNV 7 43 Batzarre 2 56 Others 0 75 Blank ballots 2 38 SeatsUPN 46 00 PSN PSOE 22 00 IUN NEB 8 00 Aralar 8 00 CDN 8 00 EA PNV 8 00 Aftermath editAfter legal amendments in 2001 investiture processes to elect the president of the Government of Navarre required for an absolute majority more than half the votes cast to be obtained in the first ballot If unsuccessful a new ballot would be held 24 hours later requiring only of a simple majority more affirmative than negative votes to succeed If such majorities were not achieved successive candidate proposals would be processed under the same procedure In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a thirty day period from the first ballot the Parliament would be automatically dissolved and a snap election called 1 InvestitureMiguel Sanz UPN Ballot 26 June 2003Required majority 26 out of 50 nbsp YYes UPN 23 CDN 4 27 50No PSN 11 IUN 4 Aralar 4 EA PNV 4 23 50Abstentions 0 50Absentees 0 50Sources 5 Notes edit a b c d e f g h i Within EA Within EH References editOpinion poll sources El sondeo de Sigma Dos determina una lucha codo a codo entre populares y socialistas en Madrid ABC Sevilla in Spanish 25 May 2003 Archived from the original on 25 May 2019 Retrieved 19 May 2019 Sondeo a pie de urna de Ipsos Eco Consulting para TVE ABC Sevilla in Spanish 25 May 2003 Archived from the original on 7 December 2017 Retrieved 24 June 2018 UPN 22 24 y PSN 12 14 suben Aralar entra con 3 y CDN 3 4 sera clave para el Gobierno Diario de Navarra in Spanish 18 May 2003 Sondeos electorales CIES PDF CIES in Spanish 22 May 2011 Preelectoral elecciones autonomicas 2003 Comunidad Foral de Navarra Estudio nº 2495 Marzo Abril 2003 PDF CIS in Spanish 17 May 2003 La guerra pasa factura electoral al PP La Vanguardia in Spanish 18 May 2003 UPN mantiene 22 parlamentarios y el PSN sube de 11 a 12 escanos Diario de Navarra in Spanish 16 March 2003 Informe de la Actualidad en Navarra Noviembre 2002 PDF n vcomtel in Spanish 12 November 2002 Muez Mikel 13 November 2002 Una encuesta del Parlamento navarro concluye que Batasuna recupera apoyos El Pais in Spanish Instituciones y autonomias II Comunidad Foral de Navarra Estudio nº 2455 Septiembre Octubre 2002 CIS in Spanish 19 November 2002 El PP partido mas votado en diez Comunidades Autonomas PDF El Mundo in Spanish 19 November 2002 El PP ganaria las autonomicas en diez Comunidades y el PSOE en cuatro segun el CIS ABC in Spanish 20 November 2002 UPN cerca de la mayoria absoluta y Batasuna pierde 4 escanos Diario de Navarra in Spanish 17 October 2001 Estudio sobre la Actualidad de Navarra Octubre 2001 PDF CIES in Spanish 16 October 2001 Other a b c d Ley Organica 13 1982 de 10 de agosto de reintegracion y amejoramiento del Regimen Foral de Navarra Organic Law No 13 of 10 August 1982 in Spanish Retrieved 18 June 2017 a b c Ley Foral 16 1986 de 17 de noviembre reguladora de las elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra Law No 16 of 17 December 1986 in Spanish Retrieved 18 June 2017 a b Ley Organica 5 1985 de 19 de junio del Regimen Electoral General Organic Law No 5 of 19 June 1985 in Spanish Retrieved 28 December 2016 VI Legislature 2003 2007 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