The Basque Country is called to the polls this Sunday for tight regional elections. Almost 1.8 million Basques have the possibility of casting their vote from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in elections where polls show a technical tie between PNV and Bildu, of their candidates Imanol Pradales and Pello Otxandiano, respectively.
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Participation in the Basque autonomous communities is traditionally high, with some electoral appointment touching 80%. However, in 2020 in elections held in the midst of a pandemic, it remained at 50.78%. The PNV has been the most voted force in all the autonomous elections of democracy, regardless of the registered participation: it has obtained good results with higher and lower participations.
Comparison with other years
In the first update of the Minister of the Interior, 28% voted at 1:00 p.m., more than 13 points more than in the 2020 elections (at 12:00, 14.14% of voters had voted)which were held in July, just after the confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The province with the highest participation rate at this time is Guipzcoa with 30.02%. Then there is Vizcaya with 27.43% and, finally, Lava with 25.93%. As for the main cities, in Bilbao 25.7% had already cast their vote at 1:00 p.m., a figure similar to that of Vitoria-Gasteiz (25.3%). In San Sebastin, the figure is higher, 29.5%.
However, the difference must be put into context, since the 2020 data was in the middle of the pandemic. It must also be noted that This year the data has been given at 2:00 p.m. with data corresponding to 1:00 p.m., while in previous elections they were held at 1:00 p.m., with data from 12:00 p.m. Thus, in 2016, for example, participation was 15.4%, while in 2012 it was 14.77%. If we go further back, in 2009, 17.14% of the census had voted at midday.
New voters and voting by mail
A total of 75,634 young people will vote for the first time after turning 18 Since the 2020 elections: 38,271 in Bizkaia, 26,332 in Gipuzkoa and 11,031 in Lava.
For its part, 54,559 Basques have voted by mailwhich is 52.8% less than the total number of votes admitted in the last elections, when, due to the COVID pandemic, this method of voting was triggered.
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