2015 Asturian regional election

2015 Asturian regional election

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All 45 seats in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias 23 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	988,057 0.2%
Turnout	551,192 (55.8%) 4.7 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Javier Fernández Mercedes Fernández Emilio León Party PSOE PP Podemos Leader since 23 October 2010 14 February 2012 1 April 2015 Leader's seat Central Central Central Last election 17 seats, 32.1% 10 seats, 21.5% Did not contest Seats won 14 11 9 Seat change 3 1 9 Popular vote 143,851 117,319 103,571 Percentage 26.5% 21.6% 19.1% Swing 5.6 pp 0.8 pp New party   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Gaspar Llamazares Cristina Coto Nicanor García Party IU FAC C's Leader since 24 January 2015 21 February 2015 18 April 2015 Leader's seat Central Central Central Last election 5 seats, 13.8% 12 seats, 24.8% Did not contest Seats won 5 3 3 Seat change 0 9 3 Popular vote 64,868 44,480 38,687 Percentage 11.9% 8.2% 7.1% Swing 1.9 pp 16.6 pp New party
Constituency results map for the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
President before election Javier Fernández PSOE Elected President Javier Fernández PSOE

The 2015 Asturian regional election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. Because regional elections in the Principality of Asturias were mandated for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, the 2012 snap election did not alter the term of the four-year legislature starting in 2011. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Final results showed the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) with 26.5% of the vote (14 seats), the People's Party (PP) in second with 21.6% (11 seats) and newly created Podemos (Spanish for "We can") in a close third with 19.1% (9 seats). The Asturias Forum (FAC), which had ruled the community in the 2011–12 period, saw a dramatic loss of support, falling to fifth place with 8.2% and 3 seats, overcame by a stagnant United Left (IU/IX) and in a draw with up-and-coming Citizens (C's).

Socialist leader Javier Fernández was able to retain the regional government thanks to the support of United Left, after PP and FAC joined their votes against the PSOE and with Podemos supporting its own candidate.