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The next Asturian regional election will be held no later than Sunday, 23 May 2027, to elect the 13th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta will be up for election.
The General Junta of the Principality of Asturias is the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Asturias, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Asturian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president. [1] Voting for the General Junta is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Asturias and in full enjoyment of their political rights.
The 45 members of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats are allocated to constituencies, which were established as follows:
Each constituency is allocated an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 39 being distributed in proportion to their populations. [2]
As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each General Junta constituency is entitled the following seats:
Seats | Constituencies |
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34 | Central District |
6 | Western District |
5 | Eastern District |
The use of the D'Hondt method may result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude. [3]
The term of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias expires four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the General Junta are fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 28 May 2023, setting the election date for the General Junta on Sunday, 23 May 2027. [1] [2] [4]
The president has the prerogative to dissolve the General Junta and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence is in process, no nationwide election is due and some time requirements are met: namely, that dissolution does not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year has elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the General Junta is to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances will not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remains of their four-year terms. [1]
The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the General Junta at the present. [5]
Groups | Parties | Legislators | |||
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Seats | Total | ||||
Socialist Parliamentary Group | PSOE | 19 | 19 | ||
People's Parliamentary Group | PP | 17 | 17 | ||
Vox Parliamentary Group | Vox | 4 | 4 | ||
Assembly for Asturias Parliamentary Group | IU/IX | 2 | 3 | ||
MP | 1 | ||||
Mixed Parliamentary Group | Foro | 1 | 2 | ||
INDEP | 1 [lower-alpha 1] |
The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. [2] [4]
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which will likely contest the election:
Candidacy | Parties and alliances | Leading candidate | Ideology | Previous result | Gov. | Ref. | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | ||||||||
PSOE | List | ![]() | Adrián Barbón | Social democracy | 36.50% | 19 | ![]() | ||
PP | List
| ![]() | Álvaro Queipo | Conservatism Christian democracy | 32.61% | 17 | ![]() | [8] [9] | |
Vox | List
| ![]() | Carolina López | Right-wing populism Ultranationalism National conservatism | 10.11% | 4 | ![]() | ||
IU–MP–IAS | List
| ![]() | Ovidio Zapico | Socialism Communism | 7.59% | 3 | ![]() | ||
Podemos Asturies | List
| ![]() | TBD | Left-wing populism Direct democracy Democratic socialism | 3.92% | 1 | ![]() | [7] | |
Foro | List
| ![]() | Adrián Pumares | Regionalism Conservatism | 3.66% | 1 | ![]() |
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.
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; 23 seats are required for an absolute majority in the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | SOS | ![]() | ![]() | Lead |
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GAD3/PP [p 1] | 13–21 Mar 2024 | 1,000 | ? | 36.1 18/20 | 37.4 18/20 | 8.8 3 | 7.8 3 | 3.4 1 | 2.3 0 | – | – | – | 1.3 |
Celeste-Tel/PP [p 2] | 26 Jan–8 Feb 2024 | 1,270 | ? | 36.2 18 | 34.8 19 | 9.9 4 | 7.4 3 | 3.0 1 | 3.2 0 | – | – | – | 1.4 |
ElectoPanel/Electomanía [p 3] | 26 Sep–29 Oct 2023 | 1,270 | ? | 37.4 20 | 32.2 17 | 9.6 3 | 8.3 3 | 3.6 1 | 3.6 1 | 0.8 0 | 1.0 0 | – | 5.2 |
2023 general election | 23 Jul 2023 | — | 62.9 | 34.3 | 35.6 | 12.5 | [lower-alpha 2] | [lower-alpha 2] | – | 0.4 | – | 14.8 | 1.3 |
2023 regional election | 28 May 2023 | — | 56.8 | 36.5 19 | 32.6 17 | 10.1 4 | 7.6 3 | 3.9 1 | 3.7 1 | 1.1 0 | 0.9 0 | – | 3.9 |
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