Aranese general election, April 2018

The next Aranese general election were held in Arriola on 28 March 2018 to elect the members of the lower house of the General Junta, the Chamber of Deputies.

Background
Following the 2014 election the Democratic Alliance (AD) was forced to govern in minority, relying on Junts per Sí (JxSí) for confidence and supply. The collapse and split of the left was blamed on the string of corruption scandals within the Socialist Party and sluggish economic growth and austerity measures. Disillusionment amongst leftist voters at the actions of the Socialist Party and formation of the first right-wing government in decades saw it's leader ousted and many of its members abandoning the party altogether. This strongly benefitted the anti-establishment Podem, which is now the largest party in Arriola.

Coalitions and parties
This is a list of the main coalitions and parties which will likely participate in the election and are polled in most opinion surveys.

Campaign
Most pre-election polls found the Zúñiga government to be the most unpopular in Aranese history, with only 32% viewing it's performance favourably. Zúñiga, who was already in a vulnerable position due to several attempts by his colleagues to unseat him, resisted repeated calls to step aside and allow someone else to take the reigns of the party.