The Autonomous Front () was an

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formed by the

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(PNV), the

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(PSE) and Socialists' Unification of the Basque Country (ESEI) to contest the 1977 Spanish Senate election in the Basque Country and

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. The main goal was to negotiate the establishment of a four province

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.Frente Autonómico
Enciclopedia Auñamendi.

Composition

The coalition also included various independent candidates.

Results

The list won in

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Gipuzkoa Gipuzkoa ( , ; ; ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiqu ...

and

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the coalition won the election, with all 9 candidates being elected. In

the front only managed to elect one senator, the historial

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Manuel de Irujo.

Elected senators

: Luis Alberto Aguiriano ( PSE-PSOE), Ramón Bajo (

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) and Ignacio Oregui (

EAJ-PNV The Basque Nationalist Party ( , EAJ; , PNV; , PNB; EAJ-PNV), officially the Basque National Party in English, is a Basque nationalist and regionalist political party. The party is located in the centre of the political spectrum. It has been de ...

). *

: Federico Zabala (

), Gregorio Monreal ( ESEI) and Enrique Iparraguirre ( PSE-PSOE) *

: Manuel de Irujo (

) *

: Mitxel Unzueta (

), Juan María Vidarte (

) and

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( PSE-PSOE).

References

1977 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community) 1977 disestablishments in Spain Defunct political party alliances in Spain Defunct political parties in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Political parties established in 1977 Political parties disestablished in 1977 Political parties in Navarre {{Spain-party-stub