Amaiur
Amaiur | |
|---|---|
| Political position | Left-wing[4] |
| Colors | Teal |
| Members | See list of members |
| Website | |
| www.amaiur.info | |
Amaiur was a left-wing[1][4] Basque nationalist[1] and separatist[5] political coalition from the Basque Country and Navarre. The name of the coalition comes from the fortress of Amaiur in Navarre, which was one of the last Basque strongholds during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre.
Amaiur was launched on 27 September 2011 by
Senate
.
At the 2015 Spanish general election, Amaiur was replaced as the representative of the left-wing Basque nationalist camp by EH Bildu that had already run in earlier local, Basque Country and European elections. It came off much weaker than Amaiur in 2011, winning only two seats in the Congress of Deputies and one Senator, although it would later see growth.
Composition
| Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Create (Sortu) | As independents until its legalization in June 2012.[8] | |
| Basque Solidarity (EA) | ||
| Aralar (Aralar) | ||
| Alternative (Alternatiba) | ||
Electoral performance
Cortes Generales
Nationwide
| Cortes Generales | |||||||||
| Election | Congress | Senate | Leading candidate | Status in legislature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| 2011 | 334,498 | 1.37% | 6th | 7 / 350
|
 7
|
2 / 208
|
2
|
Iñaki Antigüedad | Opposition |
Regional breakdown
| Election | Basque Country | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | |||||||||
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
| 2011 | 285,290 | 24.11% | 2nd | 6 / 18
|
6
|
Candidates 1 Candidates 2 Candidates 3 |
274,980 269,998 265,198 |
23.71% 23.28% 22.86% |
3 / 12
|
3
|
| Election | Navarre | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | |||||||||
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
| 2011 | 49,208 | 14.86% | 3rd | 1 / 5
|
1
|
 Maite Juliana Iturre Llano Joseba Compains Silva Arturo Goldaracena Asa
|
49,609 47,333 46,231 |
15.52% 14.81% 14.47% |
0 / 4
|
 0
|
References
- ^ a b c d "Basque left-wing nationalists launch new coalition party Amaiur". EITB. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ G. M. (20 November 2011). "Amaiur busca ser la primera fuerza abertzale y superar al PSOE en Navarra". Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2011). "Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014.
- ^ a b Sanz, Inmaculada; Goyoaga, Arantza (19 November 2011). "Basque separatist voters grow after ETA ends violence". Reuters. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ Ebels, Philip (18 November 2011). "Spanish elections: 5th EU government to fall due to crisis". EUobserver. Brussels. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Izquierda abertzale, EA, Alternatiba y Aralar cierran los contenidos del pacto del 20-N". Gara (in Spanish). Donostia-San Sebastián. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Landa López, Isabel (27 September 2011). "Amaiur concurrirá al 20-N para reivindicar "la nación" vasca". El País (in Spanish). Donostia-San Sebastián. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ M. Lázaro, Julio (20 June 2012). "El Tribunal Constitucional legaliza Sortu y le impone límites frente a las víctimas". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 12 February 2020.