2001 Basque regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Basque Country 2001 Basque regional election Basque Country parliamentary no 1998 Basque regional election 1998 2005 Basque regional election 2005 All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament 38 #Opinion polls 1,813,356 10px 0.5% 1,431,996 (79.0%)10px 9.0 pp 13 May 2001 170x170px Juan José Ibarretxe PNV–EA 31 January 1998 Álava 27 seats, 36.2%"PNV+EA" Results for EAJ/PNV (27.6%, 21 seats) and EA (8.6%, 6 seats) in the 1998 election. 33 10px 6 604,222 42.4% 10px 6.2 pp 170x170px Jaime Mayor Oreja People's Party of the Basque Country 26 February 2001 Biscay 18 seats, 21.1%"PP+UA" Results for PP (19.9%, 16 seats) and UA (1.2%, 2 seats) in the 1998 election. 19 10px 1 326,933 22.9% 10px 1.8 pp 170x170px Nicolás Redondo PSE–EE (PSOE) 20 October 1997 Biscay 14 seats, 17.4% 13 10px 1 253,195 17.8% 10px 0.4 pp 170x170px Arnaldo Otegi Euskal Herritarrok 14 February 1998 Guipúzcoa 14 seats, 17.7% 7 10px 7 143,139 10.0% 10px 7.7 pp 170x170px Javier Madrazo IU/EB 14 May 1994 Biscay 2 seats, 5.6% 3 10px 1 78,862 5.5% 10px 0.1 pp x250px Vote winner strength by constituency x300px Election result by constituency Lehendakari Lehendakari after election Juan José Ibarretxe Basque Nationalist Party Juan José Ibarretxe Basque Nationalist Party A regional election was held in the Basque Country on 13 May 2001 to elect the 7th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The PNV–EA alliance, established by the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and Basque Solidarity (EA) parties which had formed the Basque government since 1998, won a landslide victory with 33 seats and 42.4% of the share, which represented their best combined result in history as well as the best performance for the top voted list in a Basque regional election, outperforming the PNV's own record in 1984. The People's Party (PP), which for this election ran in coalition with Alavese Unity (UA), came second with 22.9% of the share and 19 seats, whereas the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE) came in third with 13 seats and 17.8% of the vote. Together, they fell well short of their intended aim of commanding an overall majority in parliament that was able to oust the ruling PNV from power, but also one seat behind the PNV–EA result. The abertzale left Basque Citizens (EH) coalition obtained 7 seats and 10.0% of the vote, in what was seen as a mix of both tactical voting in favour of the PNV–EA list as well as a punishment to the political force because of its leadership's alleged collaboration with the banned separatist group ETA. Overview Under the 1979 Statute of Autonomy, the Basque Parliament was the unicameral legislature of the Basque Autonomous Community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a lehendakari.Statute 1979 arts. 25 & 27–28. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEPV 1990 final prov. 1. Date The term of the Basque Parliament expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 25 days before the scheduled expiration date of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country (BOPV), with election day taking place 54 days after the decree's publication.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1990 art. 46. The previous election was held on 25 October 1998, which meant that the chamber's term would have expired on 25 October 2002. The election decree was required to be published in the BOPV no later than 1 October 2002, setting the latest possible date for election day on 24 November 2002. The lehendakari had the prerogative to dissolve the Basque Parliament at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process.LGV 1981 arts. 7 & 50–51. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a lehendakari within a 60-day period from the Parliament's reconvening, the chamber was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.LGV 1981 art. 6. The final months of 2000 had seen the government of the incumbent lehendakari, Juan José Ibarretxe, struggle to maintain a working parliamentary majority,Martínez Isabel Cristina 11 December 2000 El PNV cree que Ibarretxe ha superado "lo peor" e intentará demorar las elecciones hasta abril https://elpais.com/diario/2000/12/11/espana/976489211_850215.html es El País Vitoria 10 June 2026Gorospe Pedro 24 December 2000 Los partidos dan por hecho que la Cámara vasca se disolverá en enero https://elpais.com/diario/2000/12/24/espana/977612408_850215.html es El País Vitoria 10 June 2026Gorospe Pedro 28 December 2000 Ibarretxe pide a sus consejeros que estudien si la ofensiva de PP y PSE le aboca a las elecciones https://elpais.com/diario/2000/12/28/espana/977958004_850215.html es El País Vitoria 10 June 2026 with him barely surviving two motions of no confidence tabled by both the People's Party and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country in October 2000.Gorospe Pedro 6 October 2000 Ibarretxe supera las dos mociones y advierte de que seguirá gobernando "durante meses" https://elpais.com/diario/2000/10/06/espana/970783201_850215.html es El País Vitoria 10 June 2026 After several weeks of speculation and of Ibarretxe rejecting a snap election,Uriona Alberto 29 November 2000 Ibarretxe insiste en que las elecciones no son "un elixir mágico" https://elpais.com/diario/2000/11/29/espana/975452406_850215.html es El País Bilbao 10 June 20262 January 2001 Ibarretxe eludió toda referencia al anticipo electoral en su mensaje de fin de año https://elpais.com/diario/2001/01/02/espana/978390007_850215.html es El País Vitoria 10 June 2026Martínez Isabel Cristina 7 January 2001 Ibarretxe y el PNV apuestan por no disolver la Cámara vasca y retomar la actividad en febrero https://elpais.com/diario/2001/01/07/espana/978822009_850215.html es El País Vitoria 10 June 2026 he finally acknowledged such possibility on 11 January 2001, tentatively setting election day for either "before or after the summer".Martínez Isabel Cristina 12 January 2001 Ibarretxe admite por primera vez el adelanto de las elecciones pero deja la fecha en el aire https://elpais.com/diario/2001/01/12/espana/979254009_850215.html es El País Vitoria 10 June 2026 The Basque Parliament was officially dissolved on 20 March 2001 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOPV, setting election day for 13 May.Decree 2/2001 2001 art. 1.20 March 2001 Ibarretxe firma el decreto que disuelve la Cámara vasca y convoca elecciones https://elpais.com/diario/2001/03/20/espana/985042807_850215.html es El País Vitoria 10 June 2026 Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Basque Country and with full political rights, provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1990 arts. 2–3 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The Basque Parliament had 75 seats. All were elected in three multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of Álava, Biscay and Guipúzcoa, each of which was assigned a fixed number of 25 seats to provide for an equal parliamentary representation of the three provinces—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a threeAmendments in 2000 had seen the electoral threshold being lowered from five to three percent. percent of valid votes (which included blank ballots) being applied in each constituency.Statute 1979 art. 26; LEPV 1990 arts. 9–12; Decree 2/2001 2001 art. 2. The use of this electoral method resulted in a higher effective threshold depending on district magnitude and vote distribution.Gallagher Michael 30 July 2012 http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php Effective threshold in electoral systems Trinity College Dublin Dublin https://web.archive.org/web/20170730092518/http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php 22 July 2017 30 July 2017 The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.LEPV 1990 arts. 12 & 65 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). Outgoing parliament The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of dissolution.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/aeuzkadi.html Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco / Eusko Legebilitzarra (desde 1980) es Historia Electoral.com 9 November 2024https://www.legebiltzarra.eus/c_comorga_gru_L06.html Parlamentarios y Órganos. Grupos. Composición. Históricos - VI Legislatura (1998-2001) es Basque Parliament 12 March 2026 + Parliamentary composition in March 2001 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total Basque Nationalists Parliamentary Group EAJ/PNV 21 21 Basque People's Parliamentary Group PP 16 16 Basque Citizens' Parliamentary Group EH 14 14 Basque Socialists Parliamentary Group PSE–EE (PSOE) 14 14 Basque Solidarity Parliamentary Group EA 6 6 Mixed Group IU/EB 2 4 UA 2 Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 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.LEPV 1990 art. 53 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 44). Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Government Ref. References Vote % Seats PNV–EA List on Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Solidarity (EA) 50px Juan José Ibarretxe Basque nationalismChristian democracyConservative liberalism 36.2%"PNV+EA" 27 Guenaga Bidaurrazaga Aitor 25 February 2001 La asamblea del PNV proclama a Ibarretxe como candidato https://elpais.com/diario/2001/02/25/espana/983055603_850215.html es El País Bilbao 10 June 20263 March 2001 PNV y EA ultimaron ayer la coalición electoral en Euskadi https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2001/03/03/economia/983602584_850215.html es Cinco Días 10 June 2026 PP List on People's Party (PP) Alavese Unity (UA) 50px Jaime Mayor Oreja ConservatismChristian democracy 21.1%"PP+UA" 18 Castaño Federico 27 February 2001 El PP vasco propone a Mayor Oreja como candidato a 'lehendakari' https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2001/02/27/economia/983256989_850215.html es Cinco Días 10 June 2026 EH List on Popular Unity (HB)– Basque Nationalist Action (EAE/ANV) 50px Arnaldo Otegi Basque independenceAbertzale leftRevolutionary socialism 17.7% 14 PSE–EE(PSOE) List on Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 50px Nicolás Redondo Social democracy 17.4% 14 IU/EB List on United Left (IU/EB) 50px Javier Madrazo SocialismCommunism 5.6% 2 Opinion polls The tables below list opinion polling results 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. Voting intention estimates The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Basque Parliament. Color key: #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 28px|link=Basque Nationalist Party|PNV 33px|link=People's Party of the Basque Country|PP 27px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH 28px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left|PSE–EE (PSOE) 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 25px|link=Ezker Batua|IU/EB 35px|link=Alavese Unity|UA Lead 2001 regional election 13 May 2001 79.0 42.475% Verdana 33 22.975% Verdana 19 10.075% Verdana 7 17.875% Verdana 13 "PNV" Within PNV. 5.575% Verdana 3 "PP" Within PP. 19.5 Eco Consulting/EITBLos sondeos dan más crecimiento a PNV-EA que a PP-UA y PSE https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2001/05/13/portada/989776619.html es El Mundo 13 May 2001La coalició PNB-EA guanya clarament els comicis a Euskadi https://www.racocatala.cat/noticia/109/coalicio-pnb-ea-guanya-clarament-comicis-euskadi ca Racó Català 13 May 2001 13 May 2001???75% Verdana 29/30?75% Verdana 20/21?75% Verdana 9/10?75% Verdana 13/14 "PNV"?75% Verdana 3 "PP"? Opitel/Tele 5 13 May 2001???75% Verdana 30/31?75% Verdana 19/20?75% Verdana 9/10?75% Verdana 12/13 "PNV"?75% Verdana 3 "PP"? COPE 13 May 2001???75% Verdana 30?75% Verdana 20?75% Verdana 9?75% Verdana 14 "PNV"?75% Verdana 2 "PP"? Sigma Dos/Antena 3 13 May 2001???75% Verdana 29/31?75% Verdana 20/24?75% Verdana 7/9?75% Verdana 13/15 "PNV"?75% Verdana 2/3 "PP"? Gallup/RTVE 13 May 2001???75% Verdana 29/31?75% Verdana 19/22?75% Verdana 10/11?75% Verdana 13/14 "PNV"?75% Verdana 3 "PP"? Ibecom/La RazónElecciones al Parlamento Vasco de 13 de mayo de 2001: ¿Unas elecciones sorprendentes? http://revistas.uned.es/index.php/derechopolitico/article/viewFile/8821/8414 es Revista de Derecho Político 2001Encuestas y previsiones http://www.libertadidioma.com/2001/20010506.htm#Encuestas%20y%20previsiones es La Razón 6 May 2001 6 May 2001???75% Verdana 24?75% Verdana 22?75% Verdana 11?75% Verdana 15 "PNV"?75% Verdana 3 "PP"? Ipsos–Eco/ABCPP y PSE podrían quedarse a un solo escaño de la mayoría absoluta en el País Vasco http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2001/05/06/022.html es ABC 6 May 2001Encuesta de Ipsos-Eco Consulting para ABC http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2001/05/06/023.html es ABC 6 May 2001 2–3 May 2001 900 73–74 34.575% Verdana 25/28 24.375% Verdana 20/22 14.975% Verdana 10/11 19.175% Verdana 14/15 "PNV" 4.975% Verdana 2/3 "PP" 10.2 Sigma Dos/El MundoPP y PSOE se acercan a la mayoría absoluta pese al alza de PNV-EA http://www.elmundo.es/2001/05/04/espana/990602.html https://web.archive.org/web/20010630102808/http://www.elmundo.es/2001/05/04/espana/990602.html dead 30 June 2001 es La Vanguardia 4 May 2001 27 Apr–3 May 2001 1,400? 38.275% Verdana 27/30 24.775% Verdana 20/23 11.575% Verdana 7/8 19.075% Verdana 14/16 "PNV" 4.475% Verdana 1/3 "PP" 13.5 Demoscopia/El PaísPortada: PP y PSE rozan la mayoría suficiente para gobernar http://elpais.com/hemeroteca/elpais/portadas/2001/05/06/ es El País 6 May 2001PP y PSE rozan la mayoría suficiente para gobernar https://elpais.com/diario/2001/05/06/espana/989100001_850215.html es El País 6 May 2001 25 Apr–3 May 2001 1,814 75 39.675% Verdana 30 23.975% Verdana 21/22 10.075% Verdana 7/8 20.075% Verdana 15 "PNV" 4.275% Verdana 1/2 "PP" 15.7 Sondaxe/Diario 16Un tercio de los votantes del PP apuesta por un diálogo con ETA para lograr la paz https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2001/05/05/tercio-votantes-pp-apuesta-dialogo-eta-lograr-paz/0003_547565.htm es La Voz de Galicia 5 May 2001Los sondeos colocan una alianza entre PP y PSE al borde de la mayoría absoluta https://ultimahora.es/noticias/nacional/2001/05/07/853067/los-sondeos-colocan-una-alianza-entre-pp-y-pse-al-borde-de-la-mayoria-absoluta.html es Última Hora 7 May 2001 25 Apr–3 May 2001 1,800??75% Verdana 30?75% Verdana 19?75% Verdana 9?75% Verdana 14 "PNV"?75% Verdana 3 "PP"? Bergareche/El Correo 26–29 Apr 2001 3,600??75% Verdana 28?75% Verdana 20?75% Verdana 10?75% Verdana 14 "PNV"?75% Verdana 3 "PP"? Sondaxe/La Voz de GaliciaLos nacionalistas rozarían la mayoría mientras que PP-PSOE necesitarían a IU https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2001/05/01/nacionalistas-rozarian-mayoria-pp-psoe-necesitarian-iu/0003_100000001797.htm es La Voz de Galicia 1 May 2001 25–28 Apr 2001 900? 41.075% Verdana 30/33 22.975% Verdana 19/21?75% Verdana 7/9 17.775% Verdana 12/14 "PNV" 4.475% Verdana 2/3 "PP" 18.1 CISPreelectoral del País Vasco elecciones autonómicas, 2001 (Estudio nº 2414. Abril 2001) https://www.cis.es/es/visor?migrado=true&fichero=e241400html es CIS 9 May 2001El PNV no hace ascos al voto de Otegi http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2001/05/10/pagina-13/34175915/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 10 May 2001 17–25 Apr 2001 2,487 73.5 38.775% Verdana 28/31 24.775% Verdana 21/23 11.675% Verdana 8/9 18.675% Verdana 14/16 "PNV" 4.275% Verdana 1/2 "PP" 14.0 Opina/La VanguardiaPP y PSE se acercan a su objetivo http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2001/04/29/pagina-15/34152199/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 29 April 2001Los populares confían en los más de 45.000 votos por correo http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2001/04/29/pagina-16/34152205/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 29 April 2001El PNV gana, pero sólo podría gobernar con EH http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2001/04/29/pagina-17/34152210/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 29 April 2001 19–20 Apr 2001 1,500? 37.075% Verdana 27/28 22.575% Verdana 20/21 15.575% Verdana 10/12 18.575% Verdana 14 "PNV" 4.075% Verdana 2 "PP" 14.5 Ikertalde/GPSPrevisiones de voto para Elecciones Autonómicas (Abril 2001) http://www.euskadi.eus/contenidos/documentacion/o_sv16prev/es_sv16prev/adjuntos/sv16prev.pdf es Basque Government 11 April 2001Un sondeo del Gobierno vasco coloca al PP y al PSOE a dos escaños de la mayoría absoluta https://elpais.com/diario/2001/04/12/espana/987026406_850215.html es El País 12 April 2001 Uriona Alberto 14–28 Mar 2001 2,996 72.5 37.575% Verdana 27/29 23.375% Verdana 19/20 13.275% Verdana 9/10 19.575% Verdana 14/16 "PNV" 4.475% Verdana 3 "PP" 14.2 Opina/Cadena SERElecciones en el País Vasco http://www.cadenaser.com:80/PaginasASP/especiales_ser.asp?pagina=pulsometro/010322/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20030106013411/http://www.cadenaser.com/PaginasASP/especiales_ser.asp?pagina=pulsometro%2F010322%2Findex.htm dead 6 January 2003 es Cadena SER 22 March 2001 19 May 2020 Intención de voto http://www.cadenaser.com:80/PaginasASP/especiales_ser.asp?pagina=pulsometro/010322/temassemana/p7.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20030126005632/http://www.cadenaser.com/PaginasASP/especiales_ser.asp?pagina=pulsometro%2F010322%2Ftemassemana%2Fp7.htm dead 26 January 2003 es Cadena SER 22 March 2001 19 May 2020 Ficha técnica http://www.cadenaser.com:80/PaginasASP/especiales_ser.asp?pagina=pulsometro/010322/fichatecnica.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20030126010610/http://www.cadenaser.com/PaginasASP/especiales_ser.asp?pagina=pulsometro%2F010322%2Ffichatecnica.htm dead 26 January 2003 es Cadena SER 22 March 2001 19 May 2020 El PNV y EA parten en la precampaña como ganadores, seguidos del Partido Popular https://elpais.com/diario/2001/03/23/espana/985302009_850215.html es El País 23 March 2001 19–20 Mar 2001 1,500? 38.675% Verdana 29 23.475% Verdana 18/19 13.575% Verdana 10/11 18.075% Verdana 13/15 "PNV" 4.575% Verdana 3 "PP" 15.2 PSOEIU, posible llave para un Gobierno no nacionalista, según un sondeo del PSOE http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2001/04/07/021.html es ABC 7 April 2001 9–12 Mar 2001 1,800??75% Verdana 29/30?75% Verdana 18/19?75% Verdana 9/10?75% Verdana 14/15 "PNV"?75% Verdana 2/3 "PP"? Opitel/Tele 5Aznar: 'Mayor ha renunciado a estar en el Gobierno para jugársela' https://elpais.com/diario/2001/03/05/espana/983746802_850215.html es El País 5 March 2001 Casqueiro Javier 4 Mar 2001???75% Verdana 26?75% Verdana 18?75% Verdana 9?75% Verdana 15?75% Verdana 4?75% Verdana 2?75% Verdana 1? Ipsos–Eco/ABCEl frente nacionalista pierde entre tres y cinco diputados y PP-PSE ganan hasta seis http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2001/02/25/017.html es ABC 25 February 2001Encuesta de Ipsos-Eco Consulting sobre las Elecciones Vascas http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2001/02/25/018.html es ABC 25 February 2001 21–22 Feb 2001 900? 31.775% Verdana 22/23 21.475% Verdana 19/20 15.775% Verdana 10/11 18.975% Verdana 14/16 6.575% Verdana 4 4.375% Verdana 3 0.875% Verdana 1 10.3 CISSituación social y política del País Vasco, XIII (Estudio nº 2407. Enero-Febrero 2001) https://www.cis.es/es/visor?migrado=true&fichero=e240700html es CIS 20 March 2001El CIS pronostica que el cambio de mayoría en el País Vasco es difícil pero no imposible http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2001/03/21/pagina-16/34182616/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 21 March 2001 31 Jan–18 Feb 2001 2,482 72.0 31.375% Verdana 22/24 21.675% Verdana 18/20 14.475% Verdana 10/11 18.475% Verdana 14/15 7.075% Verdana 5 4.575% Verdana 2/3 0.775% Verdana 0/1 9.7 PPEl PP se ve en condiciones de ganar las elecciones http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2001/02/18/pagina-17/34189425/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 18 February 2001Mayor, Alonso y San Gil, cabezas de candidatura del PP a las vascas http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/sevilla/abc.sevilla/2001/03/01/025.html es ABC Sevilla 1 March 2001Arenas afirma que el PP está en posición de ganar en Euskadi, según los sondeos https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2001/02/17/arenas-afirma-pp-posicion-ganar-euskadi-segun-sondeos/0003_428762.htm es La Voz de Galicia 17 February 2001 17 Feb 2001 2,300??75% Verdana 21/23?75% Verdana 21/24?75% Verdana 9/12?75% Verdana 14/16?75% Verdana 2/4?75% Verdana 1/3 –? Ikertalde/GPSPrevisiones de voto para Elecciones Autonómicas (Diciembre 2000) http://www.euskadi.eus/contenidos/documentacion/o_a002prev/es_a002prev/adjuntos/a002prev.pdf es Basque Government 28 December 2000Atutxa no ve más salida que las elecciones http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2000/12/29/pagina-13/34078117/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 29 December 2000 27 Nov–15 Dec 2000 2,016 70.0 29.475% Verdana 21/23 21.775% Verdana 18/20 14.675% Verdana 10/11 19.275% Verdana 16 7.675% Verdana 5 4.975% Verdana 3 0.375% Verdana 0 7.7 CPS/EHULa alianza de PP y UA podría igualar al PNV en las elecciones http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2000/12/16/pagina-20/34089827/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 16 December 2000Empate técnico en intención de voto entre nacionalistas y no nacionalistas http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2000/12/15/espana/976869532.html es El Mundo 15 December 2000El Euskobarómetro augura un empate entre nacionalistas y constitucionalistas https://elpais.com/diario/2000/12/16/espana/976921203_850215.html es El País 16 December 2000 2–17 Nov 2000 1,800? 28.375% Verdana 22 23.475% Verdana 22 14.575% Verdana 9 17.875% Verdana 14 8.175% Verdana 5 5.075% Verdana 3 "PP" 4.9? 28.375% Verdana 22 22.875% Verdana 20 14.575% Verdana 10 17.875% Verdana 14 8.175% Verdana 5 5.075% Verdana 3 0.675% Verdana 1 5.5 Bergareche/El CorreoUndecided and/or abstentionists excluded.Euskal Etxeak. Nº 49 Año 2001. El Lehendakari convoca elecciones en Euskadi para el día 13 de mayo http://www.euskadi.eus/contenidos/informacion/06_revista_euskaletxeak/es_ee/adjuntos/49_c.pdf es Basque Government 2001El PNV volvería a ganar las elecciones, según una encuesta https://elpais.com/diario/2000/11/15/espana/974242803_850215.html es El País 15 November 2000 26–29 Oct 2000 750 75.2 32.475% Verdana 24 20.875% Verdana 18 14.875% Verdana 12 16.475% Verdana 12 7.175% Verdana 5 5.175% Verdana 3 1.075% Verdana 1 11.6 CPS/EHUUn sondeo pone al PP a un solo escaño del PNV y deja a los nacionalistas sin mayoría http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2000/07/29/pagina-14/34100635/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 29 July 2000Ibarretxe admite que la apuesta por el diálogo ha fracasado y se impone una nueva etapa https://elpais.com/diario/2000/07/29/espana/964821604_850215.html es El País 29 July 2000 Martínez Isabel C. 5–16 Jun 2000 1,800? 27.275% Verdana 21 22.575% Verdana 20 15.075% Verdana 11 17.075% Verdana 14 7.575% Verdana 5 5.175% Verdana 3 0.775% Verdana 1 4.7 2000 general election 12 Mar 2000 63.8 30.475% Verdana (24) 28.375% Verdana (25) – 23.375% Verdana (19) 7.675% Verdana (5) 5.475% Verdana (2) – 2.1 1999 EP election 13 Jun 1999 64.5 33.975% Verdana (26) 19.875% Verdana (18) 19.575% Verdana (14) 19.575% Verdana (17) "PNV" 3.975% Verdana (0) – 14.1 1999 foral elections 13 Jun 1999 64.8 34.775% Verdana (27) 19.175% Verdana (17) 19.775% Verdana (15) 18.375% Verdana (14) "PNV" 4.675% Verdana (1) 0.875% Verdana (1) 15.0 1998 regional election 25 Oct 1998 70.0 27.675% Verdana 21 19.975% Verdana 16 17.775% Verdana 14 17.475% Verdana 14 8.675% Verdana 6 5.675% Verdana 2 1.275% Verdana 2 7.7 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|link=Basque Nationalist Party|PNV 33px|link=People's Party of the Basque Country|PP 27px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH 28px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left|PSE–EE (PSOE) 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 25px|link=Ezker Batua|IU/EB 35px|link=Alavese Unity|UA Lead 2001 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 13 May 2001 33.1 17.9 7.9 13.8 "PNV" 4.3 "PP" 20.1 15.2 CIS 17–25 Apr 2001 2,487 28.4 6.2 5.2 7.4 "PNV" 2.4 "PP" 39.4 8.9 21.0 CIS 31 Jan–18 Feb 2001 2,482 24.1 5.2 6.4 8.6 2.9 1.8 0.1 34.2 13.7 15.5 2000 general election"CERA" 12 Mar 2000 19.4 18.0 – 14.9 4.8 3.5 – 35.5 1.4 1999 EP election"CERA" 13 Jun 1999 22.0 12.8 12.6 12.6 "PNV" 2.6 – 34.7 9.2 1999 foral elections 13 Jun 1999 22.3 12.2 12.7 11.8 "PNV" 3.0 0.5 35.2 9.6 1998 regional election"CERA" 25 Oct 1998 19.1 13.8 12.3 12.0 5.9 3.9 0.9 29.4 5.3 Victory preferences The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|link=Basque Nationalist Party|PNV 33px|link=People's Party of the Basque Country|PP 27px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH 28px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left|PSE–EE (PSOE) 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 25px|link=Ezker Batua|IU/EB 35px|link=Alavese Unity|UA Other/None Lead CIS 17–25 Apr 2001 2,487 34.6 6.7 5.4 8.4 "PNV" 2.6 "PP" 9.1 33.3 26.2 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–20 Apr 2001 1,500 37.2 11.6 6.9 9.1 "PNV" 2.7 "PP" – 32.5 25.6 CIS 31 Jan–18 Feb 2001 2,482 29.8 6.0 6.8 10.0 3.4 2.2 0.1 1.4 40.3 19.8 Victory likelihood The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 28px|link=Basque Nationalist Party|PNV 33px|link=People's Party of the Basque Country|PP 27px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH 28px|link=Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left|PSE–EE (PSOE) 25px|link=Ezker Batua|IU/EB Other/None Lead Opina/La Vanguardia 19–20 Apr 2001 1,500 64.2 6.3 0.2 1.2 0.0 – 28.1 57.9 Preferred Lehendakari The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become lehendakari. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead IbarretxePNV M. OrejaPP OtegiEH RedondoPSE–EE MadrazoEB–B ErraztiEA CIS 17–25 Apr 2001 2,487 40.5 7.9 – 7.3 – – 17.3 27.0 32.6 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–20 Apr 2001 1,500 39.8 12.1 4.6 7.1 1.4 – – 35.0 27.7 CIS 31 Jan–18 Feb 2001 2,482 34.3 5.9 3.6 8.1 0.8 1.0 15.3 31.3 26.2 Predicted Lehendakari The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood for each leader to become lehendakari. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead IbarretxePNV M. OrejaPP OtegiEH RedondoPSE–EE MadrazoEB–B Opina/La Vanguardia 19–20 Apr 2001 1,500 55.5 8.1 0.2 1.6 0.1 – 34.5 47.4 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 13 May 2001 Basque Parliament election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1 604,222 42.38 +6.19 33 +6 People's Party (PP)2 326,933 22.93 +1.84 19 +1 Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 253,195 17.76 +0.41 13 −1 Basque Citizens (EH) 143,139 10.04 −7.62 7 −7 United Left (IU/EB) 78,862 5.53 −0.07 3 +1 Humanist Party (PH) 3,708 0.26 ±0.00 0 ±0 Party of the Democratic Karma (PKD) 2,000 0.14 New 0 ±0 Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD) 1,017 0.07 New 0 ±0 Freedom (Askatasuna) 663 0.05 New 0 ±0 Carlist Party (EKA/PC) 530 0.04 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 11,508 0.81 −0.58 Total 1,425,777 75 ±0 Valid votes 1,425,777 99.57 +0.10 Invalid votes 6,219 0.43 −0.10 Votes cast / turnout 1,431,996 78.97 +8.98 Abstentions 381,360 21.03 −8.98 Registered voters 1,813,356 Sourceshttps://www.euskadi.eus/ab12aAREWar/resultado/maint Resultados Electorales es Basque Government 28 December 20254 June 2001 Acuerdo de la Junta Electoral de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, por la que se acuerda la publicación de los resultados correspondientes al escrutunio general de las elecciones al Parlamento Vasco https://www.euskadi.eus/web01-bopv/es/bopv2/datos/2001/06/0103081a.pdf es Official Gazette of the Basque Country 105 2483-5366 10979–10982 12 March 2026 left Footnotes: 1 Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1998 election. 2 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of the People's Party and Alavese Unity in the 1998 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PNV–EA PNV–EA 42.38 PP People's Party of the Basque Country 22.93 PSE–EE (PSOE) Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left 17.76 EH Euskal Herritarrok 10.04 IU/EB Ezker Batua 5.53 Others #777777 0.56 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.81 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PNV–EA PNV–EA 44.00 PP People's Party of the Basque Country 25.33 PSE–EE (PSOE) Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left 17.33 EH Euskal Herritarrok 9.33 IU/EB Ezker Batua 4.00 Distribution by constituency Constituency PNV–EA PP PSE–EE EH IU/EB % S % S % S % S % S Álava 33.6 9 32.5 9 20.4 5 6.1 1 5.9 1 Biscay 43.4 12 23.4 6 18.1 4 8.0 2 5.6 1 Guipúzcoa 44.3 12 18.0 4 16.1 4 15.1 4 5.2 1 Total 42.4 33 22.9 19 17.8 13 10.0 7 5.5 3 Sources Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 11 July 2001"No" 7 EH MPs did not participate in any of the votes. 12 July 2001"No" Required majority → 38 out of 75 Simple Juan José Ibarretxe (PNV) • PNV (26) • EA (7) (6 on 12 Jul) • IU/EB (3) (on 12 Jul) 33 75 Basque Nationalist Party 125px 15 35 75 Basque Nationalist Party 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots • PP (19) • PSE–EE (13) • IU/EB (3) (on 11 Jul) 35 75 gray 125px 32 75 gray 125px Absentees • EA (1) (on 12 Jul) 0 75 black 125px 1 75 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 3/1979, de 18 de diciembre, de Estatuto de Autonomía para el País Vasco Organic Law 3/1979 18 December 1979 version as of 22 December 1979 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1979-30177 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1979-30177&tn=1&p=19791222 12 March 2026 Statute 1979 y Ley 7/1981, de 30 de junio, sobre Ley de Gobierno Law 7/1981 30 June 1981 version as of 23 November 1988 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2012-5927 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-5927&tn=1&p=19881123 12 March 2026 LGV 1981 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 30 June 2000 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=20000630 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 5/1990, de 15 de junio, de Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco Law 5/1990 15 June 1990 version as of 7 November 2000 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2012-2859 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2012-2859&tn=1&p=20001107 12 March 2026 LEPV 1990 y Decreto 2/2001, de 19 de marzo, del Lehendakari, por el que se disuelve el Parlamento Vasco y se convocan elecciones Decree 2/2001 19 March 2001 Official Gazette of the Basque Country es https://www.euskadi.eus/web01-bopv/es/bopv2/datos/2001/03/0101502a.pdf 12 March 2026 Decree 2/2001 2001 Regional election Basque Country Category:Regional elections in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country