1998 Basque regional election

1998 Basque regional election

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All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament 38 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	1,821,608 4.1%
Turnout	1,275,008 (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%[a] 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
Vote winner strength by constituency Election result by constituency
Lehendakari before election José Antonio Ardanza EAJ/PNV Elected Lehendakari Juan José Ibarretxe EAJ/PNV

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.

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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