[2] The term of the Regional Assembly of Murcia expires four years after the date of its previous election.

[1][2][3] The president has the prerogative to dissolve the Regional Assembly of Murcia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence is in process, no nationwide election is due and some time requirements are met: namely, that dissolution does not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year has elapsed since a previous dissolution under this procedure.

[2][3] Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which will likely contest the election: The tables below list opinion polling results in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication.

The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour.

The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll.