▁Parliament ▁of ▁Navar re ▁were ▁elected ▁using ▁the ▁D ' H ond t ▁method ▁and ▁a ▁closed ▁list ▁proportional ▁representation , ▁with ▁a ▁threshold ▁of ▁ 3 ▁percent ▁of ▁valid ▁votes — which ▁included ▁blank ▁ball ots — be ing ▁applied ▁region ally . ▁Part ies ▁not ▁reaching ▁the ▁threshold ▁were ▁not ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration ▁for ▁seat ▁distribution . ▁ ▁The ▁elect oral ▁law ▁provided ▁that ▁parties , ▁feder ations , ▁coal itions ▁and ▁group ings ▁of ▁elect ors ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁present ▁lists ▁of ▁candidates . ▁However , ▁group ings ▁of ▁elect ors ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁signature ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁elect ors ▁registered ▁in ▁Navar re . ▁Elect ors ▁were ▁bar red ▁from ▁signing ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁list ▁of ▁candidates . ▁Con current ly , ▁parties ▁and ▁feder ations ▁int ending ▁to ▁enter ▁in ▁coal ition ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁joint ly ▁at ▁an ▁election ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁relevant ▁Elect oral ▁Commission ▁within ▁ten ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁being ▁called . ▁ ▁E lection ▁date ▁The ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Navar re ▁exp ired ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁its ▁previous ▁election . ▁E lections ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁were ▁fixed ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁Sunday ▁of ▁May ▁every ▁four ▁years . ▁The ▁previous ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁setting ▁the ▁election ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁Parliament ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁legal ▁am end