Next Riojan regional election

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Next Riojan regional election
Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg
  2023 No later than 23 May 2027

All 33 seats in the Parliament of La Rioja
17 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
  Gonzalo Capellan 2023b (cropped).jpg Javier Garcia Ibanez 1M.jpg Angel Alda 2023 (cropped).jpg
Leader Gonzalo Capellán Javier García Ángel Alda
Party PP PSOE Vox
Leader since13 October 202216 December 202413 February 2023
Last election17 seats, 45.4%12 seats, 31.9%2 seats, 7.6%
Current seats17122
Seats neededIn majority Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 5 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 15

  Henar Moreno 2019 (cropped).jpg
Leader Henar Moreno
Party Podemos–IU
Leader since5 April 2022
Last election2 seats, 5.1%
Current seats2
Seats needed Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 15

Incumbent President

Gonzalo Capellán
PP



The next Riojan regional election will be held no later than Sunday, 23 May 2027, to elect the 12th Parliament of the autonomous community of La Rioja. All 33 seats in the Parliament will be up for election.

Contents

Overview

Electoral system

The Parliament of La Rioja is the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of La Rioja, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Riojan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president. [1] Voting for the Parliament is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in La Rioja and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

The 33 members of the Parliament of La Rioja are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied regionally. [1] [2]

Election date

The term of the Parliament of La Rioja expires four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament 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 Parliament on Sunday, 23 May 2027. [1] [2] [3]

The president has the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of La Rioja 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. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament shall 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]

Parties and candidates

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 La Rioja, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. [2] [3]

Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which will likely contest the election:

CandidacyParties and
alliances
Leading candidateIdeologyPrevious resultGov.Ref.
Vote %Seats
PP
List
Gonzalo Capellan 2023b (cropped).jpg Gonzalo Capellán Conservatism
Christian democracy
45.4%17Check-green.svg
PSOE Javier Garcia Ibanez 1M.jpg Javier García Social democracy 31.9%12Dark Red x.svg [4]
Vox
List
Angel Alda 2023 (cropped).jpg Ángel Alda Right-wing populism
Ultranationalism
National conservatism
7.6%2Dark Red x.svg
Podemos–IU
List
Henar Moreno 2019 (cropped).jpg Henar Moreno Left-wing populism
Direct democracy
Democratic socialism
5.1%2Dark Red x.svg
PR+EV
List
Inmaculada Saenz 2023 (cropped).jpg Inmaculada Sáenz Regionalism
Progressivism
3.6%0Dark Red x.svg

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; 17 seats are required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of La Rioja.

Polling firm/CommissionerFieldwork dateSample sizeTurnout Logo del PP (2022).svg Logo PSOE La Rioja.svg VOX logo.svg Isotipo de Unidas Podemos (2023).svg
Logo de Podemos (2022).svg
Partido Riojano logo.png Sumar icon.svg SALF Lead
ElectoPanel/Electomanía [5] 29 Jul–29 Aug 20251,235?44.7
18
32.2
12
8.5
3
1.0
0
3.8
0
2.5
0
12.5
NC Report/La Razón [p 1] 16–31 May 202530064.9?
17
?
11
?
3
?
2
?
Sigma Dos/El Mundo [p 2] 19–28 May 20251,051?46.8
17/18
32.6
11/12
10.1
2/3
5.8
1/2
2.4
0
14.2
2024 EP election 9 Jun 202449.144.6
(17)
32.6
(13)
8.8
(3)
2.4
(0)
3.3
(0)
3.7
(0)
12.0
2023 general election 23 Jul 202370.245.6
(16)
35.7
(12)
9.8
(3)
[a] 6.6
(2)
9.9
2023 regional election 28 May 202367.845.4
17
31.9
12
7.6
2
5.1
2
3.6
0
13.5

Notes

  1. Within Sumar.

References

Opinion poll sources
  1. "Macroencuesta electoral de NC Report (y VI): Capellán (PP) revalida el gobierno en La Rioja y los socialistas se desploman". La Razón (in Spanish). 9 June 2025.
  2. "El PP atornilla su mayoría absoluta en La Rioja y amplía su brecha con el PSOE pese a que también crece". El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 June 2025.
Other
  1. 1 2 3 4 Ley Orgánica 3/1982, de 9 de junio, de Estatuto de Autonomía de La Rioja (Organic Law 3) (in Spanish). 9 June 1982. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Ley 3/1991, de 21 de marzo, de elecciones a la Diputación General de La Rioja (Law 3) (in Spanish). 21 March 1991. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. García, Pío (16 December 2024). "Javier García, nuevo secretario general del PSOE en La Rioja". La Rioja (in Spanish). Logroño. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. "ElectoPanel La Rioja (31ago): el PP mejora y consolida la absoluta". Electomanía (in Spanish). 31 August 2025.