SPAIN
AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY OF LA RIOJA
LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 25 MAY 2003
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Elections to the Parlamento de La Rioja 
Source: My thanks to José María Pérez Medina, Coordinador de Área 
de Asuntos Europeos, Dirección General de Política Autonómica, 
Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas, for supplying these 
figures.

Parties
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* IU - Izquierda Unida (United Left)
* PP - Partido Popular (People's Party)
* PR - Partido Riojano (Party of La Rioja)
* PSOE - Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist 
   Workers' Party)

SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS
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Votes and seats are compared with those obtained in 1999
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Voters:                 
Votes cast:             
Invalid votes:            
Valid votes:            166,194
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Party                 Votes      %       Change        Seats
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IU                        4,684  02.7    (-01.2)        -   ( 00)
PP                       83,596  48.4    (-02.5)       17   (-01)
PR                       11,811  06.8    (+01.1)        2   ( 00)
PSOE                     66,103  38.3    (+03.2)       14   (+01)
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Total                   166,194                        33
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