Gorripidea is a

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 c ...

political party with a

socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the ...

and

abertzale ''Abertzale'' (; English: "patriot", literally "fond of the fatherland") is a Basque term usually referring to people or political groups who are associated with Basque nationalism. Although the term is synonym of "patriot", its common use in Bas ...

ideology, born in 2012 after the dissolution of

Zutik Zutik ( en, Stand up) was a political party in Basque Country, Spain which was dissolved in 2009. Zutik was formed in 1991 through the merger of the EMK and LKI—the Basque branch of LCR. Within Zutik there is a current affiliated to the ...

(political party created in 1991 by the union of EMK and the LKI). Founded in March 2009 as an internal current of

, with a more

nationalist Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the State (polity), state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a in-group and out-group, group of peo ...

profile, in 2012 the current transformed itself in a political party due to the dissolution of

in December 2011. In the labour field, its members sympathize with Ezker Sindikalaren Konbergentzia (ESK). Gorripidea asked to vote for

EH Bildu EH Bildu, short for Euskal Herria Bildu ( en, link=yes, Basque Country Gather or Basque Country Unite) is a left-wing, Basque nationalist, pro-independence political coalition active in the Spanish autonomous communities of Basque Country, Navarr ...

in the elections 2012 Basque elections and for The People's Decide in the 2014 European elections. On November 29, 2014 the members of the party unanimously agreed to formalize the compatibility of being a member of Gorripidea and the membership of other political organizations. Consequently, in February 2015 dozens of militants were integrated into Alternatiba, including his spokesperson Joxe Iriarte Bikila. Other members of Gorripiedea are involved in Podemos.

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