A regional election was held in Navarre on 13 June 1999 to elect the 5th Parliament of the chartered community. All 50 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.

Overview Under the 1982 Reintegration and Improvement of the Chartered Regime, the Parliament of Navarre was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous chartered community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions..

Date The term of the Parliament of Navarre expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary election, with election day being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, but a 1998 amendment allowed for regional elections held in May 1995 to be held concurrently with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 54 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of Navarre (BON).; ( by ). The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the date for election day concurrently with that year's European Parliament election on 13 June 1999.

The Parliament of Navarre could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament..

The election to the Parliament of Navarre was officially called on 20 April 1999 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BON, setting election day for 13 June and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 2 July..

Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Navarre 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.; ( by ).

The Parliament of Navarre had a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 60 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 50. All were elected in a single multi-member constituency—corresponding to the chartered community's territory—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.; .

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. ( by ).

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 a coalition ahead of an election 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 Navarre, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list. ( by ).

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

Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Vote % Seats UPN Miguel Sanz ConservatismChristian democracyRegionalism 31.3% PSN–PSOE Juan José Lizarbe Social democracy 20.9% CDN Juan Cruz Alli Christian democracyRegionalism 18.6% EH Pernando Barrena Basque independenceAbertzale leftRevolutionary socialism 11.4% IU/EB Félix Taberna SocialismCommunism 9.3% EA–PNV Begoña Errazti Basque nationalismSocial democracyChristian democracy 5.6%

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; 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre.

Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout CDN PNV Lead 1999 regional election 13 Jun 1999 66.2 41.4 20.3 6.9 6.9 5.4 15.6 21.1 Eco Consulting/ABC 24 May–2 Jun 1999?? 36.7 19.0 15.6 6.7 4.6 12.7 17.7 Demoscopia/El País 26 May–1 Jun 1999? 65 37.7 24.6 5.9 8.9 6.5 11.9 13.1 CIES/Diario de Navarra 26 May–1 Jun 1999 1,502 73 38.1 25.2 6.4 8.1 5.4 13.0 12.9 Sigma Dos/El Mundo 17–21 May 1999 600? 36.5 22.9 9.6 9.9 4.9 9.8 13.6 Ikerfel/Noticias 18–20 May 1999 841 67.1 42.1 21.8 8.6 11.1 6.2 9.6 20.3 CIS 3–19 May 1999 654 67.0 39.3 21.6 11.0 7.1 4.6 11.3 17.7 CIES/Diario de Navarra 17–24 Mar 1999 1,205? 40.5 25.8 7.5 9.1 5.2 11.2 14.7 Ikerfel/Noticias 1–2 Feb 1999 816 69.5 39.5 23.5 7.1 11.1 4.0 2.5 11.1 16.0 CIES/Diario de Navarra 9–12 Jun 1998 800? 38.1 27.5 6.0 10.5 8.5 4.4 2.1 1.5 – 10.6 Ikerfel/Noticias 16–18 Mar 1998 816 65.8 40.5 26.3 9.8 11.0 6.3 3.4 – 1.5 – 14.2 1996 general election 3 Mar 1996 73.5 37.1 30.3 5.3 12.4 8.2 3.8 – 1.0 – 6.8 1995 regional election 28 May 1995 68.4 31.3 20.9 18.6 9.3 9.2 4.6 2.2 1.0 – 10.4

Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences.

Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size CDN PNV Lead 1999 regional election 13 Jun 1999 27.4 13.4 4.6 4.6 3.6 10.3 33.0 14.0 CIS 3–19 May 1999 654 22.8 13.0 2.6 4.4 2.3 4.9 37.0 11.3 9.8 1996 general election 3 Mar 1996 27.3 22.2 3.9 9.2 6.0 2.8 – 0.7 – 25.9 5.1 1995 regional election 28 May 1995 21.5 14.3 12.7 6.4 6.4 3.2 1.5 0.7 – 30.8 7.2

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 CDN Other/None Lead CIS 3–19 May 1999 654 28.9 15.4 2.4 5.4 2.3 5.0 0.8 39.7 13.5

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 Other/None Lead CIS 3–19 May 1999 654 63.6 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 – 32.3 60.2

Preferred President The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Government of Navarre.

Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead CIS 3–19 May 1999 654 33.6 6.7 7.5 4.1 2.0 3.7 0.6 41.7 26.1

Results + ← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Parliament of Navarre election results → Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 125,497 41.37 +10.02 22 +5 Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE) 61,531 20.28 −0.59 11 ±0 Basque Citizens (EH)1 47,271 15.58 +4.17 8 +3 United Left (IU/EB) 20,879 6.88 −2.47 3 −2 Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) 20,821 6.86 −8.70 3 −7 Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party (EA–PNV)2 16,512 5.44 −0.12 3 +1 Independents of Navarre (IN) 2,835 0.93 New 0 ±0 Carlist Party (EKA) 869 0.29 +0.01 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,126 2.35 +0.44 Total 303,341 50 ±0 Valid votes 303,341 99.17 −0.04 Invalid votes 2,539 0.83 +0.04 Votes cast / turnout 305,880 66.25 −2.15 Abstentions 155,849 33.75 +2.15 Registered voters 461,729 Sources

Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 21 July 1999 23 July 1999 26 July 1999 Required majority → 26 out of 50 26 out of 50 Simple Sources

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