Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
political party and former
electoral alliance
An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections.
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Eusko Alkartasuna
Eusko Alkartasuna (; ; ; ) is a Basque nationalist and social-democratic political party operating in Spain and France. The Basque language name means ''Basque Solidarity'' and abbreviated as EA. The party describes itself as a " Basque national ...
and
Batasuna
Batasuna (; ) was a Basque nationalist political party. Based mainly in Spain, it was banned in 2003, after a court ruling declared proven that the party was financing ETA with public money.
The party is included in the "European Union list of ...
. Batasuna was dissolved in 2013, and replaced by
Sortu
Sortu () is a Basque people, Basque socialist political party. Founded in February 2011, it is the first political party belonging to the Basque nationalism, Basque nationalist "abertzale left" that openly rejects any kind of political violence.
B ...
Batasuna
Batasuna (; ) was a Basque nationalist political party. Based mainly in Spain, it was banned in 2003, after a court ruling declared proven that the party was financing ETA with public money.
The party is included in the "European Union list of ...
, and
Eusko Alkartasuna
Eusko Alkartasuna (; ; ; ) is a Basque nationalist and social-democratic political party operating in Spain and France. The Basque language name means ''Basque Solidarity'' and abbreviated as EA. The party describes itself as a " Basque national ...
. Although initial discussions included the possibility of the
Basque Nationalist Party
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 ...
(EAJ) joining the coalition, EAJ ultimately decided to remain outside due to the resumption of ETA's armed campaign on 5 June 2007.
In 2011, the three parties forming the coalition called for an end to party divisions, as members of the Basque nationalist movement were demanding unity, aiming to become a single, strong movement. This push for unity was reflected in both the 2012 legislative elections and the 2014 municipal elections, serving as a sign of the organization's unification and an effort to concretely define the organization through a participatory process.
On 22 December 2014, EH Bai held its first General Assembly in Uztaritze. In March 2018, another General Assembly decided to change the leadership of EH Bai, signaling a shift in the political phase in response to ETA's cessation of armed struggle. Additionally, the assembly resolved that EH Bai would transition from being a coalition to becoming a unified movement, focusing on local groups rather than political parties.
2024 legislative elections
For the
2024 French legislative election
Legislative elections in France, Legislative elections were held in France on 30 June and 7 July 2024 (and one day earlier for some voters outside of metropolitan France) to elect all 577 Deputy (France), members of the 17th legislature of th ...
Biarritz
Biarritz ( , , , ; also spelled ; ) is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France. It is located from the border with Spain. It is a luxu ...
and
Hendaye
Hendaye (; Basque: ''Hendaia'',HENDAIA Peio Dufau was selected as the candidate for the NPF.
Dufau won the first round of the election with 29.4% of the votes, just ahead of the Ensemble and the extreme-right candidates, who also progressed to the second round. In the second round Dufau won 36.3% of the votes, edging out the Ensemble candidate for first place. Dufau is the first Basque nationalist elected to the
National Assembly
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.
Election results
National Assembly
Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
See also
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Basque nationalism
Basque nationalism ( ; ; ) is a form of nationalism that asserts that Basques, an ethnic group indigenous to the western Pyrenees, are a nation and promotes the political unity of the Basques, today scattered between Spain and France. Since ...
Socialist Movement
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, also active in Iparralde
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List of political parties in France
This article contains a list of political parties in France.
France has a Multi-party system, multi-party political system: one in which the number of competing political party, political parties is sufficiently large as to make it almost inevita ...