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Earlier a senior member of Herri Batasuna, Patxi Zabaleta, said there were no political reasons to justify ETA's decision which went against the will of the Basque people.
BBC: ETA political wing calls for calm
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The Basque branch of the People's Party, the conservatives who hold power in Madrid, showed an even sharper rise: to 16 seats, up from 11.
ECONOMIST: Spain��s Basques
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Mr Aznar particularly wants people who live in the Basque country but are not Basque nationalists to vote next month.
ECONOMIST: Spain and the Basques