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2004 Spanish general election

December 15, 2023

The 2004 Spanish general election was held on Sunday, 14 March 2004, to elect the 8th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 259 seats in the Senate.

2004 Spanish general election
← 2000 14 March 2004 2008 →
All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies and 208 (of 259) seats in the Senate
176 seats needed for a majority in the Congress of Deputies
Opinion polls
Registered34,571,831 1.8%
Turnout26,155,436 (75.7%)
7.0 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Mariano Rajoy Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida
Party PSOE PP CiU
Leader since 22 July 2000 2 September 2003 24 January 2004
Leader's seat Madrid Madrid Barcelona
Last election 125 seats, 34.2%[a] 183 seats, 44.5% 15 seats, 4.2%
Seats won 164 148 10
Seat change 39 35 5
Popular vote 11,026,163 9,763,144 835,471
Percentage 42.6% 37.7% 3.2%
Swing 8.3 pp 6.8 pp 1.0 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira Josu Erkoreka Gaspar Llamazares
Party ERC EAJ/PNV IU
Leader since 2 February 2004 2004 29 October 2000
Leader's seat Barcelona Biscay Madrid
Last election 1 seat, 0.8% 7 seats, 1.5% 9 seats, 6.0%[b]
Seats won 8 7 5
Seat change 7 0 4
Popular vote 652,196 420,980 1,284,081
Percentage 2.5% 1.6% 5.0%
Swing 1.7 pp 0.1 pp 1.0 pp
Election results by Congress of Deputies constituency
Prime Minister before election

José María Aznar
PP

Prime Minister after election

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
PSOE

The electoral outcome was heavily influenced by the aftermath of the Madrid train bombings on 11 March, as a result of which all parties suspended their electoral campaigns.[1] For two days following the attacks, the People's Party (PP) government kept blaming the terrorist organization ETA for the bombings, even in spite of mounting evidence suggesting the involvement of Islamist groups. The government was accused of misinformation, as an Islamist attack would have been perceived as the direct result of Spain's involvement in the Iraq War, which had been highly unpopular among the public.[2][3]

The election result was described by some media as an "unprecedented electoral upset". The perceived abuse of the PP's absolute majority throughout the legislature, with a focus on Spain's involvement in Iraq, was said to have helped fuel a wave of discontent against the incumbent ruling party, with the government's mismanagement on the bombings serving as the final catalyst for change to happen.[4][5] At 11 million votes and 42.6%, the opposition Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) increased by 3.1 million its 2000 result, securing 164 seats—a net gain of 39. In contrast, the PP, which opinion polls earlier in the year had predicted would secure a diminished but still commanding victory, lost 35 seats and 7 percentage points, resulting in the worst defeat for a sitting government in Spain up to that point since 1982. The 75.7% turnout was among the highest since the Spanish transition to democracy, with no future general election having exceeded such a figure. The number of votes cast, at 26.1 million votes, remained the highest figure in gross terms for any Spanish general election until the April 2019 election.[6][7]

The day after the election, Zapatero announced his will to form a minority PSOE government, supported by other parties in a confidence and supply basis. Two minor left-wing parties, Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and United Left (IU), immediately announced their intention to support Zapatero's government. On 16 April 2004, Zapatero was elected as new prime minister by an outright majority of the new Congress, with 183 out of 350 members voting for him, being sworn in the next day.[8]

Overview edit

Electoral system edit

The Spanish Cortes Generales were envisaged as an imperfect bicameral system. The Congress of Deputies had greater legislative power than the Senate, having the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a prime minister and to override Senate vetoes by an absolute majority of votes. Nonetheless, the Senate possessed a few exclusive (yet limited in number) functions—such as its role in constitutional amendment—which were not subject to the Congress' override.[9][10] Voting for the Cortes Generales was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

For the Congress of Deputies, 348 seats were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Spain, with each being allocated an initial minimum of two seats and the remaining 248 being distributed in proportion to their populations. Ceuta and Melilla were allocated the two remaining seats, which were elected using plurality voting.[9][11] The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[12]

As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Congress multi-member constituency was entitled the following seats:[13]

For the Senate, 208 seats were elected using an open list partial block voting system, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. In constituencies electing four seats, electors could vote for up to three candidates; in those with two or three seats, for up to two candidates; and for one candidate in single-member districts. Each of the 47 peninsular provinces was allocated four seats, whereas for insular provinces, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, districts were the islands themselves, with the larger—Majorca, Gran Canaria and Tenerife—being allocated three seats each, and the smaller—Menorca, Ibiza–Formentera, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma—one each. Ceuta and Melilla elected two seats each. Additionally, autonomous communities could appoint at least one senator each and were entitled to one additional senator per each million inhabitants.[9][11]

Election date edit

The term of each chamber of the Cortes Generales—the Congress and the Senate—expired four years from the date of their previous election, unless they were dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette (BOE), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election was held on 12 March 2000, which meant that the legislature's term would expire on 12 March 2004. The election decree was required to be published in the BOE no later than 17 February 2004, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Cortes Generales on Sunday, 11 April 2004.[11]

The prime minister had the prerogative to dissolve both chambers at any given time—either jointly or separately—and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no state of emergency was in force and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. Additionally, both chambers were to be dissolved and a new election called if an investiture process failed to elect a prime minister within a two-month period from the first ballot.[9] Barred this exception, there was no constitutional requirement for simultaneous elections for the Congress and the Senate. Still, as of 2023 there has been no precedent of separate elections taking place under the 1978 Constitution.

On 9 January 2004, it was announced that the general election would be held in March,[14][15] with the election date being agreed with Andalusian president Manuel Chaves to make it being held concurrently with the 2004 Andalusian regional election.[16]

The Cortes Generales were officially dissolved on 20 January 2004 after the publication of the dissolution decree in the BOE, setting the election date for 14 March and scheduling for both chambers to reconvene on 2 April.[13]

Parliamentary composition edit

The tables below show the composition of the parliamentary groups in both chambers at the time of dissolution.[17][18]

Parties and candidates edit

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 the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[11]

Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:

Candidacy Parties and
alliances 		Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Ref.
Votes (%) Con. Sen.
PP
List
   Mariano Rajoy Conservatism
Christian democracy 		44.52% 183 127  Y [23]
[24]
[25]
PSOE
List
   José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Social democracy 34.17%[a] 125 53[e]  N [26]
[27]
[28]
CiU
List
   Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida Catalan nationalism
Centrism 		4.19% 15 8  N [29]
[30]
IU
List
   Gaspar Llamazares Socialism
Communism 		5.96%[b] 9 0[e]  N [31]
EAJ/PNV
List
   Josu Erkoreka Basque nationalism
Christian democracy
Conservative liberalism 		1.50%[f] 7 6  N [32]
[33]
CC
List
   Paulino Rivero Regionalism
Canarian nationalism
Centrism 		1.07% 4 5  N
BNG
List
   Francisco Rodríguez Galician nationalism
Left-wing nationalism
Socialism 		1.32% 3 0  N
PA
List
   José Antonio González Andalusian nationalism
Social democracy 		0.89% 1 0  N
ERC
List
   Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira Catalan independence
Left-wing nationalism
Social democracy 		0.84% 1 —[e]  N [34]
[35]
[36]
EA
List
   Begoña Lasagabaster Basque nationalism
Social democracy 		0.37%[g] 1 0  N [32]
[37]
[38]
CHA
List
   José Antonio Labordeta Aragonese nationalism
Eco-socialism 		0.33% 1 0  N
NaBai
List
   Uxue Barkos Basque nationalism
Social democracy 		0.09%[h] 0 0  N [39]
[40]
[41]
PSC–ERC–
ICV–EUiA
List
   Mercedes Aroz Catalanism
Social democracy
Eco-socialism 		Senate 8[e]  N [42]

The Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) agreed to continue with the Catalan Agreement of Progress alliance for the Senate with the inclusion of United and Alternative Left (EUiA).[42] In the Balearic Islands, PSM–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN), United Left of the Balearic Islands (EUIB), The Greens of the Balearic Islands (EVIB) and ERC formed the Progressives for the Balearic Islands alliance.[43] A proposal for an all-left electoral alliance for the Senate in the Valencian Community, comprising the PSOE, United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) and the Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV) was ultimately discarded.[44][45][46]

Campaign period edit

Party slogans edit

Party or alliance Original slogan English translation Ref.
PP « Juntos vamos a más » "Together we go for more" [47]
PSOE « Merecemos una España mejor » "We deserve a better Spain" [48]
CiU « Duran per Catalunya: sentit comú » "Duran for Catalonia: common sense" [49][50][51]
IU « Con tu voto, es posible. Palabra » "With your vote, it is possible. Promise" [52]
EAJ/PNV « Tú tienes la palabra »
« Tu voz es importante en Madrid » 		"You have the word"
"Your voice is important in Madrid" 		[53]
CC « Gana Canarias, ganas tú » "The Canaries win, you win" [54]
BNG « Dálle un Sí a Galiza » "Give a Yes to Galicia" [53]
PA « Andalucía es nuestro trabajo » "Andalusia is our job" [55]
ERC « Parlant la gent s'entén » "People understand [each other] by talking" [56]
CHA « Labordeta, gente como tú » "Labordeta, people like you" [54]
NaBai « Orain da geroa! »
« ¡Ahora es el futuro! » 		"The future is now!" [57]

Opinion polls edit

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2004 Spanish general election
 
Local regression trend line of poll results from 12 March 2000 to 14 March 2004, with each line corresponding to a political party.


Results edit

Congress of Deputies edit

For results by autonomous community/constituency, see Results breakdown of the 2004 Spanish general election (Congress).
← Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1 11,026,163 42.59 +8.42 164 +39
People's Party (PP) 9,763,144 37.71 –6.81 148 –35
United Left (IU)2 1,284,081 4.96 –0.93 5 –4
Convergence and Union (CiU) 835,471 3.23 –0.96 10 –5
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 652,196 2.52 +1.68 8 +7
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)3 420,980 1.63 +0.13 7 ±0
Canarian Coalition (CC) 235,221 0.91 –0.16 3 –1
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 208,688 0.81 –0.51 2 –1
Andalusian Party (PA) 181,868 0.70 –0.19 0 –1
Aragonese Union (CHA) 94,252 0.36 +0.03 1 ±0
Basque Solidarity (EA)3 80,905 0.31 –0.06 1 ±0
The Eco-pacifist Greens (LVEP) 68,027 0.26 +0.16 0 ±0
The Eco-pacifist Greens (LVEP) 37,499 0.14 +0.04 0 ±0
The Greens–The Ecologist Alternative (EV–AE) 30,528 0.12 New 0 ±0
Navarre Yes (NaBai)4 61,045 0.24 +0.15 1 +1
Valencian Nationalist Bloc–Green Left (Bloc–EV) 40,759 0.16 –0.09 0 ±0
Progressives for the Balearic Islands (PSM–EN, EU, EV, ER)5 40,289 0.16 –0.06 0 ±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) 40,208 0.16 New 0 ±0
Aralar–Stand up (Aralar–Zutik) 38,560 0.15 New 0 ±0
Aragonese Party (PAR) 36,540 0.14 –0.03 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 34,101 0.13 +0.03 0 ±0
Socialist Party of Andalusia (PSA) 24,127 0.09 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 21,758 0.08 ±0.00 0 ±0
The Greens of the Community of Madrid (LVCM) 19,600 0.08 –0.01 0 ±0
Republican Left (IR) 16,993 0.07 New 0 ±0
Cannabis Party for Legalisation and Normalisation (PCLyN) 16,918 0.07 New 0 ±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV) 16,699 0.06 New 0 ±0
The Greens (Verdes) 15,220 0.06 ±0.00 0 ±0
The Greens of the Region of Murcia (LVRM) 7,074 0.03 ±0.00 0 ±0
The Greens of Asturias (Verdes) 5,013 0.02 ±0.00 0 ±0
The Greens of Extremadura (LV) 3,133 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
National Democracy (DN) 15,180 0.06 New 0 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL) 14,160 0.05 –0.13 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 12,979 0.05 –0.01 0 ±0
The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 12,749 0.05 –0.04 0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)6 12,266 0.05 +0.02 0 ±0
Majorcan Union (UM) 10,558 0.04 ±0.00 0 ±0
The Phalanx (FE) 10,311 0.04 –0.02 0 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 8,866 0.03 –0.05 0 ±0
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 8,003 0.03 –0.02 0 ±0
Republican Social Movement (MSR) 6,768 0.03 New 0 ±0
Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 5,677 0.02 –0.02 0 ±0
Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) 5,573 0.02 –0.02 0 ±0
Authentic Phalanx (FA) 4,589 0.02 New 0 ±0
Asturianist Party (PAS) 4,292 0.02 –0.01 0 ±0
Spain 2000 (E–2000) 4,231 0.02 –0.02 0 ±0
Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) 4,092 0.02 New 0 ±0
United Extremadura (EU) 3,916 0.02 ±0.00 0 ±0
Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO) 3,124 0.01 –0.01 0 ±0
Initiative for the Development of Soria (IDES) 2,934 0.01 New 0 ±0
Andalusia Assembly (A) 2,930 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa) 2,715 0.01 New 0 ±0
European Green Group (GVE) 2,662 0.01 New 0 ±0
Independent Candidacy–The Party of Castile and León (CI–PCL) 2,421 0.01 –0.01 0 ±0
Unsubmissive Seats–Alternative of Discontented Democrats (Ei–ADD) 2,332 0.01 New 0 ±0
Party of the Democratic Karma (PKD) 2,300 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Galician People's Front (FPG) 2,257 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Galician Coalition (CG) 2,235 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Alliance for Development and Nature (ADN) 2,215 0.01 New 0 ±0
Party of Precarious Workers (PTPRE) 2,115 0.01 New 0 ±0
Kingdom of Valencia Identity (IRV) 2,111 0.01 New 0 ±0
Party of Self-employed, Retirees and Widows (PAE) 2,082 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Andecha Astur (AA) 1,970 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Union of the Salamancan People (UPSa) 1,871 0.01 New 0 ±0
The Greens–Green Alternative (EV–AV) 1,836 0.01 –0.04 0 ±0
Carlist Party (PC) 1,813 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Romantic Mutual Support Party (PMAR) 1,561 0.01 New 0 ±0
Cantabrian Nationalist Council (CNC) 1,431 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Salamanca–Zamora–León–PREPAL (PREPAL) 1,322 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Another Democracy is Possible (ODeP) 1,302 0.01 New 0 ±0
Independent Social Group (ASI) 1,237 0.00 New 0 ±0
Independent Social Democratic Party of the Valencian Community (PSICV) 1,096 0.00 New 0 ±0
Republican Party (PRF) 1,051 0.00 New 0 ±0
Alternative for Gran Canaria (AxGC) 957 0.00 New 0 ±0
Alliance for National Unity (AUN) 923 0.00 New 0 ±0
Left Assembly–Initiative for Andalusia (A–IZ) 901 0.00 New 0 ±0
Christian Positivist Party (PPCr) 892 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Asturian Left (IAS) 854 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta (PSPC) 807 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Liberal Centrist Union (UCL) 798 0.00 New 0 ±0
Caló Nationalist Party (PNCA) 757 0.00 –0.01 0 ±0
United Zamora (ZU) 754 0.00 New 0 ±0
Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM) 751 0.00 New 0 ±0
Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI)) 668 0.00 –0.01 0 ±0
Spanish Democratic Front (FDE) 619 0.00 New 0 ±0
Castilian Unity (UdCa) 601 0.00 New 0 ±0
Andalusian Social Democratic Party (PSDA) 583 0.00 New 0 ±0
Nationalist Maga Alternative (AMAGA) 468 0.00 New 0 ±0
Balearic People's Union (UPB) 411 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
European Nation State (N) 410 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD) 407 0.00 New 0 ±0
National Workers' Party (PNT) 379 0.00 New 0 ±0
Party of The People (LG) 378 0.00 New 0 ±0
Regionalist Party of Guadalajara (PRGU) 330 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
National Union (UN) 318 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Citizens' Convergence of the South-East (CCSE) 308 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
National Democratic Party of Spain (PDNE) 232 0.00 New 0 ±0
Spanish Absolute Honesty Political Group (GPHAE) 52 0.00 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 407,795 1.58 ±0.00
Total 25,891,299 350 ±0
Valid votes 25,891,299 98.99 –0.33
Invalid votes 264,137 1.01 +0.33
Votes cast / turnout 26,155,436 75.66 +6.95
Abstentions 8,416,395 24.34 –6.95
Registered voters 34,571,831
Sources[58][59]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
PSOE
 
 42.59%
PP
 
 37.71%
IU
 
 4.96%
CiU
 
 3.23%
ERC
 
 2.52%
EAJ/PNV
 
 1.63%
CC
 
 0.91%
BNG
 
 0.81%
CHA
 
 0.36%
EA
 
 0.31%
NaBai
 
 0.24%
Others
 
 3.17%
Blank ballots
 
 1.58%
Seats
PSOE
 
 46.86%
PP
 
 42.29%
CiU
 
 2.86%
ERC
 
 2.29%
EAJ/PNV
 
 2.00%
IU
 
 1.43%
CC
 
 0.89%
BNG
 
 0.57%
CHA
 
 0.29%
EA
 
 0.29%
NaBai
 
 0.29%

Senate edit

← Summary of the 14 March 2004 Senate of Spain election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 26,639,965 37.92 –7.43 102 –25
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 25,666,070 36.53 +10.13 81 +28
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1 25,664,516 36.53 +10.13 81 +28
For our Land (PSOE–PNC) 1,554 0.00 New 0 ±0
Catalan Agreement of Progress (PSC–ERC–ICV–EUiA) 6,087,158 8.66 +2.66 12 +4
United Left (IU) 2,857,366 4.07 –3.60 0 ±0
Convergence and Union (CiU) 2,670,375 3.80 –0.73 4 –4
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)2 1,219,623 1.74 +0.12 6 ±0
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 750,251 1.07 –0.36 0 ±0
Andalusian Party (PA) 487,558 0.69 –0.24 0 ±0
Canarian Coalition (CC) 409,246 0.58 –0.13 3 –2
The Eco-pacifist Greens (LVEP) 267,017 0.38 +0.30 0 ±0
The Greens–The Ecologist Alternative (EV–AE) 200,487 0.28 New 0 ±0
The Eco-pacifist Greens (LVEP) 66,530 0.09 +0.01 0 ±0
Basque Solidarity (EA)2 227,665 0.32 –0.09 0 ±0
Aragonese Union (CHA) 227,065 0.32 +0.02 0 ±0
Navarre Yes (NaBai)3 176,179 0.25 +0.21 0 ±0
Valencian Nationalist Bloc–Green Left (Bloc–EV) 135,872 0.19 +0.06 0 ±0
Aragonese Party (PAR) 124,777 0.18 –0.02 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 92,564 0.13 +0.03 0 ±0
Aralar–Stand up (Aralar–Zutik) 92,118 0.13 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 85,877 0.12 +0.01 0 ±0
Progressives for the Balearic Islands (PSM–EN, EU, EV, ER)4 74,842 0.11 –0.11 0 ±0
Socialist Party of Andalusia (PSA) 73,843 0.11 New 0 ±0
Yuntar Action (AY) 67,356 0.10 New 0 ±0
Burdened and Angry Citizens (CAyC) 66,213 0.09 New 0 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 64,987 0.09 New 0 ±0
Cannabis Party for Legalisation and Normalisation (PCLyN) 57,312 0.08 New 0 ±0
The Greens (Verdes) 56,672 0.08 –0.05 0 ±0
The Greens of the Region of Murcia (LVRM) 24,257 0.03 –0.01 0 ±0
The Greens of Asturias (Verdes) 17,899 0.03 ±0.00 0 ±0
The Greens of Extremadura (LV) 10,948 0.02 ±0.00 0 ±0
The Greens–Left Forum (LV–FI) 2,847 0.00 New 0 ±0
The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes) 721 0.00 –0.03 0 ±0
Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) 56,300 0.08 ±0.00 0 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL) 55,587 0.08 –0.12 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 49,495 0.07 –0.01 0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)5 45,127 0.06 +0.02 0 ±0
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 41,992 0.06 –0.05 0 ±0
Family and Life Party (PFyV) 35,476 0.05 New 0 ±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) 35,385 0.05 New 0 ±0
Another Democracy is Possible (ODeP) 30,557 0.04 New 0 ±0
The Greens of the Community of Madrid (LVCM) 28,788 0.04 –0.05 0 ±0
Republican Left–Socialist Action Party (IR–PASOC) 27,973 0.04 +0.02 0 ±0
Majorcan Union (UM) 27,050 0.04 ±0.00 0 ±0
Carlist Traditionalist Communion (CTC) 23,852 0.03 –0.02 0 ±0
National Democracy (DN) 23,544 0.03 New 0 ±0
Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV) 22,688 0.03 +0.01 0 ±0
The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 22,656 0.03 –0.04 0 ±0
Authentic Phalanx (FA) 19,413 0.03 New 0 ±0
United Extremadura (EU) 18,040 0.03 ±0.00 0 ±0
Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) 16,946 0.02 –0.02 0 ±0
Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 15,655 0.02 –0.01 0 ±0
Asturianist Party (PAS) 14,345 0.02 –0.01 0 ±0
Internationalist Struggle (LI (LIT–CI)) 13,312 0.02 +0.01 0 ±0
Spain 2000 (E–2000) 13,150 0.02 +0.01 0 ±0
Galician People's Front (FPG) 13,149 0.02 +0.01 0 ±0
Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) 11,457 0.02 ±0.00 0 –1
Initiative for the Development of Soria (IDES) 10,884 0.02 New 0 ±0
Party of Self-employed and Professionals (AUTONOMO) 10,647 0.02 ±0.00 0 ±0
Carlist Party (PC) 10,487 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Salamanca–Zamora–León–PREPAL (PREPAL) 10,434 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Unsubmissive Seats–Alternative of Discontented Democrats (Ei–ADD) 9,040 0.01 New 0 ±0
Party of Self-employed, Retirees and Widows (PAE) 8,673 0.01 +0.01 0 ±0
Andalusia Assembly (A) 8,355 0.01 –0.01 0 ±0
Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) 8,047 0.01 New 0 ±0
Alliance for Development and Nature (ADN) 7,807 0.01 –0.01 0 ±0
Andecha Astur (AA) 7,665 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
The Phalanx (FE) 7,603 0.01 –0.05 0 ±0
Party of The People (LG) 7,507 0.01 New 0 ±0
The Greens–Green Alternative (EV–AV) 7,382 0.01 –0.07 0 ±0
Independent Candidacy–The Party of Castile and León (CI–PCL) 7,362 0.01 –0.01 0 ±0
Union of the Salamancan People (UPSa) 6,495 0.01 New 0 ±0
Party of Precarious Workers (PTPRE) 6,171 0.01 New 0 ±0
European Nation State (N) 5,982 0.01 +0.01 0 ±0
Cantabrian Nationalist Council (CNC) 5,526 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
25 May Citizens' Alternative (AC25M) 5,360 0.01 New 0 ±0
Party of the Democratic Karma (PKD) 5,099 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Independent Social Democratic Party of the Valencian Community (PSICV) 5,078 0.01 New 0 ±0
Canarian Popular Alternative (APCa) 4,853 0.01 New 0 ±0
Asturian Left (IAS) 4,474 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 4,242 0.01 New 0 ±0
Republican Party (PRF) 4,206 0.01 New 0 ±0
Galician Coalition (CG) 4,173 0.01 ±0.00 0 ±0
Caló Nationalist Party (PNCA) 3,356 0.00 New 0 ±0
Kingdom of Valencia Identity (IRV) 3,342 0.00 New 0 ±0
Romantic Mutual Support Party (PMAR) 3,277 0.00 New 0 ±0
Clean Hands Project (PML) 3,179 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Left Assembly–Initiative for Andalusia (A–IZ) 3,052 0.00 New 0 ±0
United Zamora (ZU) 2,992 0.00 New 0 ±0
Party Association of Widows and Legal Wives (PAVIEL) 2,950 0.00 –0.01 0 ±0
Progressives for Ibiza and Formentera (EU–ENE–ERC) 2,876 0.00 New 0 ±0
Independent Social Group (ASI) 2,620 0.00 New 0 ±0
Castilian Unity (UdCa) 2,463 0.00 New 0 ±0
Alliance for National Unity (AUN) 2,338 0.00 New 0 ±0
Liberal Centrist Union (UCL) 2,155 0.00 New 0 ±0
New Force (FN) 2,096 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta (PSPC) 1,904 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Natural Culture (CN) 1,767 0.00 –0.01 0 ±0
The Republic (La República) 1,686 0.00 New 0 ±0
Alternative for Gran Canaria (AxGC) 1,672 0.00 New 0 ±0
Party of El Bierzo (PB) 1,640 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Immigrants with the Right to Equality and Obligations (INDIO) 1,587 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Christian Positivist Party (PPCr) 1,297 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Regionalist Party of Guadalajara (PRGU) 1,142 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD) 1,074 0.00 New 0 ±0
Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM) 802 0.00 New 0 ±0
European Green Group (GVE) 795 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Initiative for La Palma (INPA) 722 0.00 New 0 ±0
National Workers' Party (PNT) 508 0.00 New 0 ±0
National Union (UN) 505 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Citizens' Convergence of the South-East (CCSE) 366 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
New Spanish Republicans (NRUP) 220 0.00 New 0 ±0
Cives (Cives) 199 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Balearic People's Union (UPB) 98 0.00 ±0.00 0 ±0
Digital Citizens from Castelnou (CDC) 79 0.00 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots[i] 679,816 2.67 –0.15
Total 70,258,035 208 ±0
Valid votes 25,426,107 97.09 –0.42
Invalid votes 761,055 2.91 +0.42
Votes cast / turnout 26,187,162 75.75 +6.92
Abstentions 8,384,669 24.25 –6.92
Registered voters 34,571,831
Sources[18][58][59][60]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
PP
 
 37.92%
PSOE
 
 36.53%
ECdP
 
 8.66%
IU
 
 4.07%
CiU
 
 3.80%
EAJ/PNV
 
 1.74%
BNG
 
 1.07%
CC
 
 0.58%
Others
 
 4.67%
Blank ballots
 
 2.67%
Seats
PP
 
 49.04%
PSOE
 
 38.94%
ECdP
 
 5.77%
EAJ/PNV
 
 2.88%
CiU
 
 1.92%
CC
 
 1.44%

Aftermath edit

Further information: First government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Investiture
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE)
Ballot → 16 April 2004
Required majority → 176 out of 350  Y
Yes
183 / 350
No
  • • PP (148)
148 / 350
Abstentions
19 / 350
Absentees
0 / 350
Sources[61]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Results for PSOE–p (34.2%, 125 deputies) and Extremaduran Coalition (0.01%, 0 deputies) in the 2000 election.
  2. ^ a b Results for IU (5.45%, 8 deputies and 0 senators) and IC–V (0.51%, 1 deputy and 0 senators) in the 2000 election.
  3. ^ Cristina Alberdi, former PSOE legislator.[20]
  4. ^ Enrique Bellido, former PP legislator.[22]
  5. ^ a b c d The PSC–PSOE (7 senators), ERC (1 senator) and IC–V (0 senators) contested the 2000 Senate election within the Entesa alliance.
  6. ^ Results for EAJ/PNV in the 2000 election, not including Navarre.
  7. ^ Results for EA in the 2000 election, not including Navarre.
  8. ^ Results for EA (0.06%, 0 seats) and EAJ/PNV in Navarre (0.03%, 0 seats) in the 2000 election.
  9. ^ The percentage of blank ballots is calculated over the official number of valid votes cast, irrespective of the total number of votes shown as a result of adding up the individual results for each party.

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2004, spanish, general, election, held, sunday, march, 2004, elect, cortes, generales, kingdom, spain, seats, congress, deputies, were, election, well, seats, senate, 2000, march, 2004, 2008, seats, congress, deputies, seats, senate176, seats, needed, majority. The 2004 Spanish general election was held on Sunday 14 March 2004 to elect the 8th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election as well as 208 of 259 seats in the Senate 2004 Spanish general election 2000 14 March 2004 2008 All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies and 208 of 259 seats in the Senate176 seats needed for a majority in the Congress of DeputiesOpinion pollsRegistered34 571 831 1 8 Turnout26 155 436 75 7 7 0 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Mariano Rajoy Josep Antoni Duran i LleidaParty PSOE PP CiULeader since 22 July 2000 2 September 2003 24 January 2004Leader s seat Madrid Madrid BarcelonaLast election 125 seats 34 2 a 183 seats 44 5 15 seats 4 2 Seats won 164 148 10Seat change 39 35 5Popular vote 11 026 163 9 763 144 835 471Percentage 42 6 37 7 3 2 Swing 8 3 pp 6 8 pp 1 0 pp Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Josep Lluis Carod Rovira Josu Erkoreka Gaspar LlamazaresParty ERC EAJ PNV IULeader since 2 February 2004 2004 29 October 2000Leader s seat Barcelona Biscay MadridLast election 1 seat 0 8 7 seats 1 5 9 seats 6 0 b Seats won 8 7 5Seat change 7 0 4Popular vote 652 196 420 980 1 284 081Percentage 2 5 1 6 5 0 Swing 1 7 pp 0 1 pp 1 0 ppElection results by Congress of Deputies constituencyPrime Minister before electionJose Maria AznarPP Prime Minister after election Jose Luis Rodriguez ZapateroPSOEThe electoral outcome was heavily influenced by the aftermath of the Madrid train bombings on 11 March as a result of which all parties suspended their electoral campaigns 1 For two days following the attacks the People s Party PP government kept blaming the terrorist organization ETA for the bombings even in spite of mounting evidence suggesting the involvement of Islamist groups The government was accused of misinformation as an Islamist attack would have been perceived as the direct result of Spain s involvement in the Iraq War which had been highly unpopular among the public 2 3 The election result was described by some media as an unprecedented electoral upset The perceived abuse of the PP s absolute majority throughout the legislature with a focus on Spain s involvement in Iraq was said to have helped fuel a wave of discontent against the incumbent ruling party with the government s mismanagement on the bombings serving as the final catalyst for change to happen 4 5 At 11 million votes and 42 6 the opposition Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE increased by 3 1 million its 2000 result securing 164 seats a net gain of 39 In contrast the PP which opinion polls earlier in the year had predicted would secure a diminished but still commanding victory lost 35 seats and 7 percentage points resulting in the worst defeat for a sitting government in Spain up to that point since 1982 The 75 7 turnout was among the highest since the Spanish transition to democracy with no future general election having exceeded such a figure The number of votes cast at 26 1 million votes remained the highest figure in gross terms for any Spanish general election until the April 2019 election 6 7 The day after the election Zapatero announced his will to form a minority PSOE government supported by other parties in a confidence and supply basis Two minor left wing parties Republican Left of Catalonia ERC and United Left IU immediately announced their intention to support Zapatero s government On 16 April 2004 Zapatero was elected as new prime minister by an outright majority of the new Congress with 183 out of 350 members voting for him being sworn in the next day 8 Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Electoral system 1 2 Election date 2 Parliamentary composition 3 Parties and candidates 4 Campaign period 4 1 Party slogans 5 Opinion polls 6 Results 6 1 Congress of Deputies 6 2 Senate 7 Aftermath 8 Notes 9 References 10 BibliographyOverview editElectoral system edit The Spanish Cortes Generales were envisaged as an imperfect bicameral system The Congress of Deputies had greater legislative power than the Senate having the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a prime minister and to override Senate vetoes by an absolute majority of votes Nonetheless the Senate possessed a few exclusive yet limited in number functions such as its role in constitutional amendment which were not subject to the Congress override 9 10 Voting for the Cortes Generales was on the basis of universal suffrage which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights For the Congress of Deputies 348 seats were elected using the D Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes which included blank ballots being applied in each constituency Seats were allocated to constituencies corresponding to the provinces of Spain with each being allocated an initial minimum of two seats and the remaining 248 being distributed in proportion to their populations Ceuta and Melilla were allocated the two remaining seats which were elected using plurality voting 9 11 The use of the D Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold depending on the district magnitude 12 As a result of the aforementioned allocation each Congress multi member constituency was entitled the following seats 13 Seats Constituencies35 Madrid 1 31 Barcelona16 Valencia12 Seville 1 11 Alicante10 Malaga9 A Coruna Biscay Cadiz Murcia8 Asturias 1 Balearic Islands 1 Las Palmas 1 7 Cordoba Granada Pontevedra 1 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Zaragoza6 Badajoz Girona 1 Guipuzcoa Jaen Tarragona5 Almeria Cantabria Castellon Ciudad Real Huelva Leon Navarre Toledo Valladolid4 Alava Albacete Burgos Caceres 1 La Rioja Lleida Lugo Ourense Salamanca3 Avila Cuenca Guadalajara Huesca Palencia Segovia Soria Teruel ZamoraFor the Senate 208 seats were elected using an open list partial block voting system with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties In constituencies electing four seats electors could vote for up to three candidates in those with two or three seats for up to two candidates and for one candidate in single member districts Each of the 47 peninsular provinces was allocated four seats whereas for insular provinces such as the Balearic and Canary Islands districts were the islands themselves with the larger Majorca Gran Canaria and Tenerife being allocated three seats each and the smaller Menorca Ibiza Formentera Fuerteventura La Gomera El Hierro Lanzarote and La Palma one each Ceuta and Melilla elected two seats each Additionally autonomous communities could appoint at least one senator each and were entitled to one additional senator per each million inhabitants 9 11 Election date edit The term of each chamber of the Cortes Generales the Congress and the Senate expired four years from the date of their previous election unless they were dissolved earlier The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette BOE with election day taking place on the fifty fourth day from publication The previous election was held on 12 March 2000 which meant that the legislature s term would expire on 12 March 2004 The election decree was required to be published in the BOE no later than 17 February 2004 with the election taking place on the fifty fourth day from publication setting the latest possible election date for the Cortes Generales on Sunday 11 April 2004 11 The prime minister had the prerogative to dissolve both chambers at any given time either jointly or separately and call a snap election provided that no motion of no confidence was in process no state of emergency was in force and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one Additionally both chambers were to be dissolved and a new election called if an investiture process failed to elect a prime minister within a two month period from the first ballot 9 Barred this exception there was no constitutional requirement for simultaneous elections for the Congress and the Senate Still as of 2023 there has been no precedent of separate elections taking place under the 1978 Constitution On 9 January 2004 it was announced that the general election would be held in March 14 15 with the election date being agreed with Andalusian president Manuel Chaves to make it being held concurrently with the 2004 Andalusian regional election 16 The Cortes Generales were officially dissolved on 20 January 2004 after the publication of the dissolution decree in the BOE setting the election date for 14 March and scheduling for both chambers to reconvene on 2 April 13 Parliamentary composition editThe tables below show the composition of the parliamentary groups in both chambers at the time of dissolution 17 18 Parliamentary composition in January 2004 19 Congress of DeputiesGroups Parties DeputiesSeats TotalPeople s Parliamentary Group in the Congress PP 180 183UPN 3Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 107 124PSC 17Catalan Parliamentary Group Convergence and Union CDC 11 15UDC 4United Left s Federal Parliamentary Group IU 8 8Basque Parliamentary Group EAJ PNV EAJ PNV 7 7Canarian Coalition s Parliamentary Group AIC 2 4ICAN 2Mixed Parliamentary Group BNG 3 9PA 1ERC 1ICV 1EA 1CHA 1INDEP 1 c Parliamentary composition in January 2004 21 SenateGroups Parties SenatorsSeats TotalPeople s Parliamentary Group in the Senate PP 147 150UPN 3Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 67 67Catalan Agreement of ProgressParliamentary Group PSC 9 12ERC 2ICV 1Convergence and Union sCatalan Parliamentary Group in the Senate CDC 7 10UDC 3Basque Nationalist Senators Parliamentary Group EAJ PNV 7 7Canarian Coalition Senators Parliamentary Group AIC 2 6ICAN 2AHI 1AM 1Mixed Parliamentary Group IU 3 7BNG 1PAR 1PIL 1INDEP 1 d 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 the constituencies for which they sought election disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates 11 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 Con Sen PP List People s Party PP Navarrese People s Union UPN Valencian Union UV Independents of Fuerteventura IF nbsp Mariano Rajoy ConservatismChristian democracy 44 52 183 127 nbsp Y 23 24 25 PSOE List Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE Socialists Party of Catalonia PSC The Greens LV nbsp Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Social democracy 34 17 a 125 53 e nbsp N 26 27 28 CiU List Convergence and Union CiU Democratic Convergence of Catalonia CDC Democratic Union of Catalonia UDC nbsp Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida Catalan nationalismCentrism 4 19 15 8 nbsp N 29 30 IU List United Left IU Communist Party of Spain PCE Collective for the Unity of Workers Andalusian Left Bloc CUT BAI Revolutionary Workers Party POR Workers Revolutionary Party Revolutionary Left PRT IR Initiative for Catalonia Greens United and Alternative Left ICV EUiA Initiative for Catalonia Greens ICV United and Alternative Left EUiA Bloc for Asturias BA The Greens of Aragon LV The Greens United Left Citizens Alternative Initiative LV IU AC25M 25 May Citizens Alternative AC25M Independent Socialists of Extremadura SIEx United Left The Agreement Entesa United Left of the Valencian Country EUPV Republican Left IR nbsp Gaspar Llamazares SocialismCommunism 5 96 b 9 0 e nbsp N 31 EAJ PNV List Basque Nationalist Party EAJ PNV nbsp Josu Erkoreka Basque nationalismChristian democracyConservative liberalism 1 50 f 7 6 nbsp N 32 33 CC List Canarian Independent Groups AIC Tenerife Group of Independents ATI La Palma Group of Independents API Gomera Group of Independents AGI Nationalist Canarian Initiative ICAN Nationalist Canarian Centre CCN Canarian Nationalist Party PNC Independent Herrenian Group AHI Majorera Assembly AM nbsp Paulino Rivero RegionalismCanarian nationalismCentrism 1 07 4 5 nbsp NBNG List Galician Nationalist Bloc BNG Galician People s Union UPG Socialist Collective CS Galician Nationalist Party Galicianist Party PNG PG Nationalist Left EN Inzar Inzar nbsp Francisco Rodriguez Galician nationalismLeft wing nationalismSocialism 1 32 3 0 nbsp NPA List Andalusian Party PA nbsp Jose Antonio Gonzalez Andalusian nationalismSocial democracy 0 89 1 0 nbsp NERC List Republican Left of Catalonia ERC nbsp Josep Lluis Carod Rovira Catalan independenceLeft wing nationalismSocial democracy 0 84 1 e nbsp N 34 35 36 EA List Basque Solidarity EA nbsp Begona Lasagabaster Basque nationalismSocial democracy 0 37 g 1 0 nbsp N 32 37 38 CHA List Aragonese Union CHA nbsp Jose Antonio Labordeta Aragonese nationalismEco socialism 0 33 1 0 nbsp NNaBai List Basque Solidarity EA Aralar Aralar Basque Nationalist Party EAJ PNV Assembly Batzarre nbsp Uxue Barkos Basque nationalismSocial democracy 0 09 h 0 0 nbsp N 39 40 41 PSC ERC ICV EUiA List Socialists Party of Catalonia PSC Republican Left of Catalonia ERC Initiative for Catalonia Greens ICV United and Alternative Left EUiA nbsp Mercedes Aroz CatalanismSocial democracyEco socialism Senate 8 e nbsp N 42 The Socialists Party of Catalonia PSC Republican Left of Catalonia ERC and Initiative for Catalonia Greens ICV agreed to continue with the Catalan Agreement of Progress alliance for the Senate with the inclusion of United and Alternative Left EUiA 42 In the Balearic Islands PSM Nationalist Agreement PSM EN United Left of the Balearic Islands EUIB The Greens of the Balearic Islands EVIB and ERC formed the Progressives for the Balearic Islands alliance 43 A proposal for an all left electoral alliance for the Senate in the Valencian Community comprising the PSOE United Left of the Valencian Country EUPV and the Valencian Nationalist Bloc BNV was ultimately discarded 44 45 46 Campaign period editParty slogans edit Party or alliance Original slogan English translation Ref PP Juntos vamos a mas Together we go for more 47 PSOE Merecemos una Espana mejor We deserve a better Spain 48 CiU Duran per Catalunya sentit comu Duran for Catalonia common sense 49 50 51 IU Con tu voto es posible Palabra With your vote it is possible Promise 52 EAJ PNV Tu tienes la palabra Tu voz es importante en Madrid You have the word Your voice is important in Madrid 53 CC Gana Canarias ganas tu The Canaries win you win 54 BNG Dalle un Si a Galiza Give a Yes to Galicia 53 PA Andalucia es nuestro trabajo Andalusia is our job 55 ERC Parlant la gent s enten People understand each other by talking 56 CHA Labordeta gente como tu Labordeta people like you 54 NaBai Orain da geroa Ahora es el futuro The future is now 57 Opinion polls editMain article Opinion polling for the 2004 Spanish general election nbsp Local regression trend line of poll results from 12 March 2000 to 14 March 2004 with each line corresponding to a political party Results editCongress of Deputies edit For results by autonomous community constituency see Results breakdown of the 2004 Spanish general election Congress Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results nbsp Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes pp Total Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE 1 11 026 163 42 59 8 42 164 39People s Party PP 9 763 144 37 71 6 81 148 35United Left IU 2 1 284 081 4 96 0 93 5 4Convergence and Union CiU 835 471 3 23 0 96 10 5Republican Left of Catalonia ERC 652 196 2 52 1 68 8 7Basque Nationalist Party EAJ PNV 3 420 980 1 63 0 13 7 0Canarian Coalition CC 235 221 0 91 0 16 3 1Galician Nationalist Bloc BNG 208 688 0 81 0 51 2 1Andalusian Party PA 181 868 0 70 0 19 0 1Aragonese Union CHA 94 252 0 36 0 03 1 0Basque Solidarity EA 3 80 905 0 31 0 06 1 0The Eco pacifist Greens LVEP 68 027 0 26 0 16 0 0The Eco pacifist Greens LVEP 37 499 0 14 0 04 0 0The Greens The Ecologist Alternative EV AE 30 528 0 12 New 0 0Navarre Yes NaBai 4 61 045 0 24 0 15 1 1Valencian Nationalist Bloc Green Left Bloc EV 40 759 0 16 0 09 0 0Progressives for the Balearic Islands PSM EN EU EV ER 5 40 289 0 16 0 06 0 0Citizens for Blank Votes CenB 40 208 0 16 New 0 0Aralar Stand up Aralar Zutik 38 560 0 15 New 0 0Aragonese Party PAR 36 540 0 14 0 03 0 0Democratic and Social Centre CDS 34 101 0 13 0 03 0 0Socialist Party of Andalusia PSA 24 127 0 09 New 0 0Humanist Party PH 21 758 0 08 0 00 0 0The Greens of the Community of Madrid LVCM 19 600 0 08 0 01 0 0Republican Left IR 16 993 0 07 New 0 0Cannabis Party for Legalisation and Normalisation PCLyN 16 918 0 07 New 0 0Family and Life Party PFyV 16 699 0 06 New 0 0The Greens Verdes 15 220 0 06 0 00 0 0The Greens of the Region of Murcia LVRM 7 074 0 03 0 00 0 0The Greens of Asturias Verdes 5 013 0 02 0 00 0 0The Greens of Extremadura LV 3 133 0 01 0 00 0 0National Democracy DN 15 180 0 06 New 0 0Leonese People s Union UPL 14 160 0 05 0 13 0 0Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain PCPE 12 979 0 05 0 01 0 0The Greens Green Group LV GV 12 749 0 05 0 04 0 0Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO FE JONS 6 12 266 0 05 0 02 0 0Majorcan Union UM 10 558 0 04 0 00 0 0The Phalanx FE 10 311 0 04 0 02 0 0Commoners Land Castilian Nationalist Party TC PNC 8 866 0 03 0 05 0 0Internationalist Socialist Workers Party POSI 8 003 0 03 0 02 0 0Republican Social Movement MSR 6 768 0 03 New 0 0Spanish Democratic Party PADE 5 677 0 02 0 02 0 0Convergence of Democrats of Navarre CDN 5 573 0 02 0 02 0 0Authentic Phalanx FA 4 589 0 02 New 0 0Asturianist Party PAS 4 292 0 02 0 01 0 0Spain 2000 E 2000 4 231 0 02 0 02 0 0Canarian Nationalist Party PNC 4 092 0 02 New 0 0United Extremadura EU 3 916 0 02 0 00 0 0Party of Self employed and Professionals AUTONOMO 3 124 0 01 0 01 0 0Initiative for the Development of Soria IDES 2 934 0 01 New 0 0Andalusia Assembly A 2 930 0 01 0 00 0 0Canarian Popular Alternative APCa 2 715 0 01 New 0 0European Green Group GVE 2 662 0 01 New 0 0Independent Candidacy The Party of Castile and Leon CI PCL 2 421 0 01 0 01 0 0Unsubmissive Seats Alternative of Discontented Democrats Ei ADD 2 332 0 01 New 0 0Party of the Democratic Karma PKD 2 300 0 01 0 00 0 0Galician People s Front FPG 2 257 0 01 0 00 0 0Galician Coalition CG 2 235 0 01 0 00 0 0Alliance for Development and Nature ADN 2 215 0 01 New 0 0Party of Precarious Workers PTPRE 2 115 0 01 New 0 0Kingdom of Valencia Identity IRV 2 111 0 01 New 0 0Party of Self employed Retirees and Widows PAE 2 082 0 01 0 00 0 0Andecha Astur AA 1 970 0 01 0 00 0 0Union of the Salamancan People UPSa 1 871 0 01 New 0 0The Greens Green Alternative EV AV 1 836 0 01 0 04 0 0Carlist Party PC 1 813 0 01 0 00 0 0Romantic Mutual Support Party PMAR 1 561 0 01 New 0 0Cantabrian Nationalist Council CNC 1 431 0 01 0 00 0 0Salamanca Zamora Leon PREPAL PREPAL 1 322 0 01 0 00 0 0Another Democracy is Possible ODeP 1 302 0 01 New 0 0Independent Social Group ASI 1 237 0 00 New 0 0Independent Social Democratic Party of the Valencian Community PSICV 1 096 0 00 New 0 0Republican Party PRF 1 051 0 00 New 0 0Alternative for Gran Canaria AxGC 957 0 00 New 0 0Alliance for National Unity AUN 923 0 00 New 0 0Left Assembly Initiative for Andalusia A IZ 901 0 00 New 0 0Christian Positivist Party PPCr 892 0 00 0 00 0 0Asturian Left IAS 854 0 00 0 00 0 0Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta PSPC 807 0 00 0 00 0 0Liberal Centrist Union UCL 798 0 00 New 0 0Calo Nationalist Party PNCA 757 0 00 0 01 0 0United Zamora ZU 754 0 00 New 0 0Union of Centrists of Menorca UCM 751 0 00 New 0 0Internationalist Struggle LI LIT CI 668 0 00 0 01 0 0Spanish Democratic Front FDE 619 0 00 New 0 0Castilian Unity UdCa 601 0 00 New 0 0Andalusian Social Democratic Party PSDA 583 0 00 New 0 0Nationalist Maga Alternative AMAGA 468 0 00 New 0 0Balearic People s Union UPB 411 0 00 0 00 0 0European Nation State N 410 0 00 0 00 0 0Workers for Democracy Coalition TD 407 0 00 New 0 0National Workers Party PNT 379 0 00 New 0 0Party of The People LG 378 0 00 New 0 0Regionalist Party of Guadalajara PRGU 330 0 00 0 00 0 0National Union UN 318 0 00 0 00 0 0Citizens Convergence of the South East CCSE 308 0 00 0 00 0 0National Democratic Party of Spain PDNE 232 0 00 New 0 0Spanish Absolute Honesty Political Group GPHAE 52 0 00 New 0 0Blank ballots 407 795 1 58 0 00Total 25 891 299 350 0Valid votes 25 891 299 98 99 0 33Invalid votes 264 137 1 01 0 33Votes cast turnout 26 155 436 75 66 6 95Abstentions 8 416 395 24 34 6 95Registered voters 34 571 831Sources 58 59 Footnotes 1 Spanish Socialist Workers Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers Party Progressives and Extremaduran Coalition in the 2000 election 2 United Left results are compared to the combined totals of United Left Initiative for Catalonia Greens and Independent Socialists of Extremadura in the 2000 election It does not include results in the Balearic Islands 3 Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity do not include results in Navarre 4 Navarre Yes results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Solidarity and Basque Nationalist Party in Navarre in the 2000 election 5 Progressives for the Balearic Islands results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of Majorca Nationalist Agreement United Left of the Balearic Islands The Greens of the Balearic Islands and Republican Left of Catalonia in the 2000 election only in the Balearic Islands 6 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO results are compared to Independent Spanish Phalanx Phalanx 2000 totals in the 2000 election Popular votePSOE 42 59 PP 37 71 IU 4 96 CiU 3 23 ERC 2 52 EAJ PNV 1 63 CC 0 91 BNG 0 81 CHA 0 36 EA 0 31 NaBai 0 24 Others 3 17 Blank ballots 1 58 SeatsPSOE 46 86 PP 42 29 CiU 2 86 ERC 2 29 EAJ PNV 2 00 IU 1 43 CC 0 89 BNG 0 57 CHA 0 29 EA 0 29 NaBai 0 29 Senate edit Summary of the 14 March 2004 Senate of Spain election results nbsp Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes pp Total People s Party PP 26 639 965 37 92 7 43 102 25Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE 25 666 070 36 53 10 13 81 28Spanish Socialist Workers Party PSOE 1 25 664 516 36 53 10 13 81 28For our Land PSOE PNC 1 554 0 00 New 0 0Catalan Agreement of Progress PSC ERC ICV EUiA 6 087 158 8 66 2 66 12 4United Left IU 2 857 366 4 07 3 60 0 0Convergence and Union CiU 2 670 375 3 80 0 73 4 4Basque Nationalist Party EAJ PNV 2 1 219 623 1 74 0 12 6 0Galician Nationalist Bloc BNG 750 251 1 07 0 36 0 0Andalusian Party PA 487 558 0 69 0 24 0 0Canarian Coalition CC 409 246 0 58 0 13 3 2The Eco pacifist Greens LVEP 267 017 0 38 0 30 0 0The Greens The Ecologist Alternative EV AE 200 487 0 28 New 0 0The Eco pacifist Greens LVEP 66 530 0 09 0 01 0 0Basque Solidarity EA 2 227 665 0 32 0 09 0 0Aragonese Union CHA 227 065 0 32 0 02 0 0Navarre Yes NaBai 3 176 179 0 25 0 21 0 0Valencian Nationalist Bloc Green Left Bloc EV 135 872 0 19 0 06 0 0Aragonese Party PAR 124 777 0 18 0 02 0 0Democratic and Social Centre CDS 92 564 0 13 0 03 0 0Aralar Stand up Aralar Zutik 92 118 0 13 New 0 0Humanist Party PH 85 877 0 12 0 01 0 0Progressives for the Balearic Islands PSM EN EU EV ER 4 74 842 0 11 0 11 0 0Socialist Party of Andalusia PSA 73 843 0 11 New 0 0Yuntar Action AY 67 356 0 10 New 0 0Burdened and Angry Citizens CAyC 66 213 0 09 New 0 0Anti Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals PACMA 64 987 0 09 New 0 0Cannabis Party for Legalisation and Normalisation PCLyN 57 312 0 08 New 0 0The Greens Verdes 56 672 0 08 0 05 0 0The Greens of the Region of Murcia LVRM 24 257 0 03 0 01 0 0The Greens of Asturias Verdes 17 899 0 03 0 00 0 0The Greens of Extremadura LV 10 948 0 02 0 00 0 0The Greens Left Forum LV FI 2 847 0 00 New 0 0The Greens of the Canaries Verdes 721 0 00 0 03 0 0Internationalist Socialist Workers Party POSI 56 300 0 08 0 00 0 0Leonese People s Union UPL 55 587 0 08 0 12 0 0Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain PCPE 49 495 0 07 0 01 0 0Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO FE JONS 5 45 127 0 06 0 02 0 0Commoners Land Castilian Nationalist Party TC PNC 41 992 0 06 0 05 0 0Family and Life Party PFyV 35 476 0 05 New 0 0Citizens for Blank Votes CenB 35 385 0 05 New 0 0Another Democracy is Possible ODeP 30 557 0 04 New 0 0The Greens of the Community of Madrid LVCM 28 788 0 04 0 05 0 0Republican Left Socialist Action Party IR PASOC 27 973 0 04 0 02 0 0Majorcan Union UM 27 050 0 04 0 00 0 0Carlist Traditionalist Communion CTC 23 852 0 03 0 02 0 0National Democracy DN 23 544 0 03 New 0 0Republican Left of the Valencian Country ERPV 22 688 0 03 0 01 0 0The Greens Green Group LV GV 22 656 0 03 0 04 0 0Authentic Phalanx FA 19 413 0 03 New 0 0United Extremadura EU 18 040 0 03 0 00 0 0Convergence of Democrats of Navarre CDN 16 946 0 02 0 02 0 0Spanish Democratic Party PADE 15 655 0 02 0 01 0 0Asturianist Party PAS 14 345 0 02 0 01 0 0Internationalist Struggle LI LIT CI 13 312 0 02 0 01 0 0Spain 2000 E 2000 13 150 0 02 0 01 0 0Galician People s Front FPG 13 149 0 02 0 01 0 0Lanzarote Independents Party PIL 11 457 0 02 0 00 0 1Initiative for the Development of Soria IDES 10 884 0 02 New 0 0Party of Self employed and Professionals AUTONOMO 10 647 0 02 0 00 0 0Carlist Party PC 10 487 0 01 0 00 0 0Salamanca Zamora Leon PREPAL PREPAL 10 434 0 01 0 00 0 0Unsubmissive Seats Alternative of Discontented Democrats Ei ADD 9 040 0 01 New 0 0Party of Self employed Retirees and Widows PAE 8 673 0 01 0 01 0 0Andalusia Assembly A 8 355 0 01 0 01 0 0Canarian Nationalist Party PNC 8 047 0 01 New 0 0Alliance for Development and Nature ADN 7 807 0 01 0 01 0 0Andecha Astur AA 7 665 0 01 0 00 0 0The Phalanx FE 7 603 0 01 0 05 0 0Party of The People LG 7 507 0 01 New 0 0The Greens Green Alternative EV AV 7 382 0 01 0 07 0 0Independent Candidacy The Party of Castile and Leon CI PCL 7 362 0 01 0 01 0 0Union of the Salamancan People UPSa 6 495 0 01 New 0 0Party of Precarious Workers PTPRE 6 171 0 01 New 0 0European Nation State N 5 982 0 01 0 01 0 0Cantabrian Nationalist Council CNC 5 526 0 01 0 00 0 025 May Citizens Alternative AC25M 5 360 0 01 New 0 0Party of the Democratic Karma PKD 5 099 0 01 0 00 0 0Independent Social Democratic Party of the Valencian Community PSICV 5 078 0 01 New 0 0Canarian Popular Alternative APCa 4 853 0 01 New 0 0Asturian Left IAS 4 474 0 01 0 00 0 0Socialist Party of Menorca Nationalist Agreement PSM EN 4 242 0 01 New 0 0Republican Party PRF 4 206 0 01 New 0 0Galician Coalition CG 4 173 0 01 0 00 0 0Calo Nationalist Party PNCA 3 356 0 00 New 0 0Kingdom of Valencia Identity IRV 3 342 0 00 New 0 0Romantic Mutual Support Party PMAR 3 277 0 00 New 0 0Clean Hands Project PML 3 179 0 00 0 00 0 0Left Assembly Initiative for Andalusia A IZ 3 052 0 00 New 0 0United Zamora ZU 2 992 0 00 New 0 0Party Association of Widows and Legal Wives PAVIEL 2 950 0 00 0 01 0 0Progressives for Ibiza and Formentera EU ENE ERC 2 876 0 00 New 0 0Independent Social Group ASI 2 620 0 00 New 0 0Castilian Unity UdCa 2 463 0 00 New 0 0Alliance for National Unity AUN 2 338 0 00 New 0 0Liberal Centrist Union UCL 2 155 0 00 New 0 0New Force FN 2 096 0 00 0 00 0 0Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta PSPC 1 904 0 00 0 00 0 0Natural Culture CN 1 767 0 00 0 01 0 0The Republic La Republica 1 686 0 00 New 0 0Alternative for Gran Canaria AxGC 1 672 0 00 New 0 0Party of El Bierzo PB 1 640 0 00 0 00 0 0Immigrants with the Right to Equality and Obligations INDIO 1 587 0 00 0 00 0 0Christian Positivist Party PPCr 1 297 0 00 0 00 0 0Regionalist Party of Guadalajara PRGU 1 142 0 00 0 00 0 0Workers for Democracy Coalition TD 1 074 0 00 New 0 0Union of Centrists of Menorca UCM 802 0 00 New 0 0European Green Group GVE 795 0 00 0 00 0 0Initiative for La Palma INPA 722 0 00 New 0 0National Workers Party PNT 508 0 00 New 0 0National Union UN 505 0 00 0 00 0 0Citizens Convergence of the South East CCSE 366 0 00 0 00 0 0New Spanish Republicans NRUP 220 0 00 New 0 0Cives Cives 199 0 00 0 00 0 0Balearic People s Union UPB 98 0 00 0 00 0 0Digital Citizens from Castelnou CDC 79 0 00 New 0 0Blank ballots i 679 816 2 67 0 15Total 70 258 035 208 0Valid votes 25 426 107 97 09 0 42Invalid votes 761 055 2 91 0 42Votes cast turnout 26 187 162 75 75 6 92Abstentions 8 384 669 24 25 6 92Registered voters 34 571 831Sources 18 58 59 60 Footnotes 1 Spanish Socialist Workers Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers Party and Progressive Pact in the 2000 election 2 Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity do not include results in Navarre 3 Navarre Yes results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Solidarity and Basque Nationalist Party in Navarre in the 2000 election 4 Progressives for the Balearic Islands results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of Majorca Nationalist Agreement United Left of the Balearic Islands The Greens of the Balearic Islands and Republican Left of Catalonia in the 2000 election only in the Balearic Islands 5 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO results are compared to Independent Spanish Phalanx Phalanx 2000 totals in the 2000 election Popular votePP 37 92 PSOE 36 53 ECdP 8 66 IU 4 07 CiU 3 80 EAJ PNV 1 74 BNG 1 07 CC 0 58 Others 4 67 Blank ballots 2 67 SeatsPP 49 04 PSOE 38 94 ECdP 5 77 EAJ PNV 2 88 CiU 1 92 CC 1 44 Aftermath editFurther information First government of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero InvestitureJose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero PSOE Ballot 16 April 2004Required majority 176 out of 350 nbsp YYes PSOE 164 ERC 8 IU ICV 5 CC 3 BNG 2 CHA 1 183 350No PP 148 148 350Abstentions CiU 10 PNV 7 EA 1 NaBai 1 19 350Absentees 0 350Sources 61 Notes edit a b Results for PSOE p 34 2 125 deputies and Extremaduran Coalition 0 01 0 deputies in the 2000 election a b Results for IU 5 45 8 deputies and 0 senators and IC V 0 51 1 deputy and 0 senators in the 2000 election Cristina Alberdi former PSOE legislator 20 Enrique Bellido former PP legislator 22 a b c d The PSC PSOE 7 senators ERC 1 senator and IC V 0 senators contested the 2000 Senate election within the Entesa alliance Results for EAJ PNV in the 2000 election not including Navarre Results for EA in the 2000 election not including Navarre Results for EA 0 06 0 seats and EAJ PNV in Navarre 0 03 0 seats in the 2000 election The percentage of blank ballots is calculated over the official number of valid votes cast irrespective of the total number of votes shown as a result of adding up the individual results for each party References edit Los partidos suspenden la campana electoral in Spanish Cadena SER 11 March 2004 Retrieved 28 January 2019 Protestas en las sedes del PP por los atentados del 11M in Spanish RTVE 13 March 2004 Retrieved 28 January 2019 El 91 de los espanoles rechaza la intervencion militar en Irak segun el CIS El Pais in Spanish 28 March 2003 Retrieved 28 January 2019 El voto de castigo dio la victoria al PSOE segun la prensa El Pais in Spanish 15 March 2004 Retrieved 28 January 2019 Zapatero atribuye su victoria a las ganas de cambio en Espana y no al atentado del 11 M El Pais in Spanish 16 March 2004 Retrieved 28 January 2019 El PSOE da el gran vuelco electoral El Pais in Spanish 15 March 2004 Retrieved 28 January 2019 Zapatero vence con casi 11 millones de votos El Pais in Spanish 15 March 2004 Retrieved 28 January 2019 Zapatero investido presidente del Gobierno con mayoria absoluta ABC in Spanish 16 April 2004 Retrieved 28 January 2019 a b c d Constitucion Espanola Constitution of 29 December 1978 in Spanish Retrieved 27 December 2016 Constitucion espanola Sinopsis articulo 66 Congress of Deputies in Spanish Retrieved 12 September 2020 a b c d 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 Gallagher Michael 30 July 2012 Effective threshold in electoral systems Trinity College Dublin Archived from the original on 30 July 2017 Retrieved 22 July 2017 a b Real Decreto 100 2004 de 19 de enero de disolucion del Congreso de los Diputados y del Senado y de convocatoria de elecciones PDF Boletin Oficial del Estado in Spanish 17 2115 2116 20 January 2004 ISSN 0212 033X Aznar disolvera el Parlamento el dia 19 y convocara elecciones para el 14 de marzo El Pais in Spanish 10 January 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Aznar convoca las elecciones y advierte de que seria un riesgo votar al PSOE El Pais in Spanish 20 January 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Chaves pacta con Aznar simultanear el 14 de marzo las elecciones andaluzas y generales El Pais in Spanish 10 January 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Grupos Parlamentarios en el Congreso de los Diputados y el Senado Historia Electoral com in Spanish Retrieved 29 October 2022 a b Composicion del Senado 1977 2023 Historia Electoral com in Spanish Retrieved 29 October 2022 Grupos parlamentarios Congress of Deputies in Spanish Retrieved 7 December 2020 La ex ministra Alberdi se va del PSOE tras 5 meses de disputa Diario de Cordoba in Spanish 17 December 2003 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Grupos Parlamentarios desde 1977 Senate of Spain in Spanish Retrieved 8 July 2020 Bellido deja la presidencia de la Comision de Sanidad El Pais in Spanish 5 September 2002 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Rajoy asume el legado de Aznar tras ser ratificado como candidato del PP a La Moncloa El Pais in Spanish 2 September 2003 Retrieved 27 January 2019 UV renuncia a sus siglas y Chiquillo ira en la lista del PP al Senado El Pais in Spanish 29 January 2004 Retrieved 27 January 2019 Juan Jose Imbroda candidato indiscutible Melilla Hoy in Spanish 21 February 2017 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Zapatero Quitare el poder a los poderosos y hare un pais para todos El Pais in Spanish 28 October 2002 Retrieved 27 January 2019 Los Verdes concurriran con el PSOE a las elecciones generales El Pais in Spanish 11 January 2004 Retrieved 27 January 2019 Ciutadans pel Canvi se lamenta de no figurar en las listas del PSC a las generales El Pais in Spanish 27 January 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Duran se afianza como cabeza de lista de CiU en las generales de 2004 El Pais in Spanish 30 November 2001 Retrieved 27 January 2019 Los partidos arrancan la precampana como una revalida de las autonomicas El Pais in Spanish 25 January 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 IU cierra su etapa de division y reelige a Llamazares con el 76 5 de los votos El Pais in Spanish 22 December 2003 Retrieved 27 January 2019 a b PNV y EA concurriran por separado a los comicios de marzo El Pais in Spanish 27 January 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 El sustituto probable de Anasagasti El Pais in Spanish 16 February 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Carod Rovira deja la Generalitat y se mantiene el tripartito en Cataluna in Spanish Cadena SER 28 January 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 El lider de ERC buscara en las urnas el refrendo a sus gestiones ante ETA El Pais in Spanish 28 January 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Carod desvincula su futuro del resultado de ERC en las elecciones legislativas El Pais in Spanish 15 February 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Aralar ve dificil coligarse con EA para las elecciones El Pais in Spanish 15 January 2004 Retrieved 27 January 2019 Los partidos nacionalistas iran por separado a las elecciones generales El Pais in Spanish 25 January 2004 Retrieved 27 January 2019 PNV EA y Aralar iran juntos a las elecciones generales en Navarra El Pais in Spanish 24 December 2003 Retrieved 27 January 2019 Una periodista encabezara la lista nacionalista navarra El Pais in Spanish 7 January 2004 Retrieved 4 February 2020 En Navarra si en Euskadi no El Pais in Spanish 25 January 2004 Retrieved 27 January 2019 a b Obstaculos en la Entesa El Pais in Spanish 23 January 2004 Retrieved 27 January 2019 El PSM propone a Nanda Ramon para encabezar la lista al Congreso Ultima Hora in Spanish 24 December 2003 Retrieved 27 January 2019 EU propone una lista conjunta de la izquierda para el Senado El Pais in Spanish 23 October 2003 Retrieved 4 February 2020 El Bloc propone una plataforma valencianista para las elecciones El Pais in Spanish 27 October 2003 Retrieved 4 February 2020 Pla estudiara la oferta de EU para ir en una lista conjunta al Senado El Pais in Spanish 28 October 2003 Retrieved 4 February 2020 El PP mantiene el lema Juntos vamos a mas pese a coincidir con el eslogan de una caja andaluza El Mundo in Spanish 26 February 2004 Retrieved 24 January 2019 El PSOE presenta su campana para el 14 M bajo el lema Merecemos una Espana mejor El Pais in Spanish 12 February 2004 Retrieved 24 January 2019 CiU incorpora l eslogan Prou de fer mal a Catalunya com a resposta a l afer Carod in Spanish CCMA 26 February 2004 Retrieved 24 January 2019 Duran garantiza que PP y PSOE sudaran por el apoyo de CiU El Mundo in Spanish 27 February 2004 Retrieved 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