Tonight’s polls have drawn the most nationalist Basque parliament in history, as PNV and EH Bildu have won three of the four seats. In concrete terms, 54 of the 75 parliamentarians in the House belong to one of these two formations.
The polls were drawn tonight the most nationalist Basque parliament in historysince PNV and EH Bildu took over three of the four seats. In concrete terms, 54 of the 75 parliamentarians in the House belong to one of these two formations.
The polls were already predicting a huge number and a tight result, and that has been the case, with PNV and EH Bildu tied since the start of control.
Finally, The Jeltzales have won votes again, something that has happened in all regional elections to date. Moreover, it has piled up 20,050 additional ballots that four years ago. If we look at all the elections held in Euskadi since the advent of democracy (municipal, provincial, European…), there are 60 in total, The PNV has won 54 times.
The Jeltzals They came from their third best historical result, as in 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, they won 31 seats (four more than tonight). Only twice have they achieved better representation: during Carlos Garaikoetxea’s second term, with 32 seats, and in 2001, in coalition with Eusko Alkartasuna, with 33 seats.
On the other side of the coin, The Jeltzals were the second fighting force in 1986, as the PSE-EE won in seats, although the PNV managed to retain the Lehendakaritza. And in the 2009 elections, the Socialists won 25 seats, and thanks to an agreement with the PP and the support of UPyD, they took over the Lehendakaritza from the PNV for the first and only time, with Patxi López at the helm.
As all studies have shown, EH Bildu has achieved its best historical result on this occasion it obtained six more seats than four years ago and 90,000 more votes. The coalition has won for the first time in Álava and Gipuzkoa. The distance in number of votes compared to the PNV is being reduced more than ever: They are practically 29,000 votes away. The Nationalist Left once won the European elections, in 1987.
It has returned in third place the Socialist Party, which improves its results and continues to overcome its worst result, that of 2016, pressured by the rise of Podemos, which relegated them to the fourth estate, with nine parliamentarians. On this occasion, Eneko Andueza’s PSE-EE won 24,000 more votes than in previous regional elections.
The year was 2016 the sweetest time for Podemos: They won 11 seats, but two legislatures later, and separated from Sumar, they disappear from the chamber today. Sumar, on the other hand, will get a seat in the new Basque Chamber.
In case of People’s Party, It noticeably improves the numerical results, from just over 60,000 votes in 2020 to 96,000 tonight. The party became the second force in the Basque parliament in 2001, with Jaime Mayor Oreja, who rose to 19 seats, and is now fourth with 7 MPs.
Vox It has also managed to retain its only parliamentarian, who will repeat for a second term, and has added 3,500 more ballots than four years ago.
Another detail to highlight has been the participation. We ended up with the worst figures in democracy, as half of the electorate did not vote in 2020. In this case, 62.4% did so, a figure far removed from the 78% participation recorded in 2001.
Once election night is over, we will know the final count on Friday, the day the election takes place claims, and also the foreign votes, which could make some seats dance as some will be counted 8,000 new votes.
Source: EITB
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