Euskadiko Ezkerra

Politics of Basque Country
Statutes of Autonomy 1936 1979 Ibarretxe Plan
President Lehendakari (List) Iñigo Urkullu
Parliament Eusko Legebiltzarra President Bakartxo Tejeria
Judiciary High Tribunal of Justice Ombudsman
Public order Home Office Basque Police - Ertzaintza Municipal police - Udaltzaingoa
Political parties Parliamentary parties PP, UPyD
Former political parties HZ
Elections Recent elections Parliamentary: 2016 2020 2024 Referendums: 1933 1979
Administrative divisions Provinces Gipuzkoa Biscay Álava Comarcas Municipalities
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Euskadiko Ezkerra (EE; English: Basque Country Left) was a

History

EE's list in Gipuzkoa won one seat in the

Several of the members of ETA (pm) joined peaceful political action in EE after they abandoned violence and negotiated pardons from the Spanish government.

In 1982, it merged with some sectors of

EE called for a "no" on the membership of Spain in NATO in the referendum held in 1986. While the "yes" vote won nationally, the "no" campaign triumphed in the Basque Autonomous Community.

After the split of the

Later, in 1991, a majority of party affiliates approved a merger with

However, a section of Euskadiko Ezkerra disagreed with the PSE merger, and, since the Euskadiko Ezkerra name was retained by the majority of members who approved the merger with the PSE, the remaining faction went on to create a new party, Euskal Ezkerra (EuE, Basque Left) which, in turn, merged soon after with Eusko Alkartasuna.

External links

• Gaizka Fernández Soldevilla, Agur a las armas. EIA, Euskadiko Ezkerra y la disolución de ETA político-militar (1976-1985), en Sancho el sabio. Revista de cultura e investigación vasca, ISSN 1131-5350, Nº 33, 2010, pp. 55–96 [1]