Sortu
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Politics of Basque Country |
Sortu (English: Create)
History
At a press conference on 8 February 2011, party supporters backed a Basque state "within a European Union framework, via exclusively peaceful and political channels." They further rejected all violence "categorically and without hesitation...including that of ETA."[7]
As of 23 March 2011, Sortu will not be able to register as a political party with the Interior Ministry. This was decided by the "61st chamber" of the Supreme Court, which considered the new party to be sponsored by the "Basque nationalist left" as the successor to Batasuna, therefore in affiliation with ETA. After deliberating for 12 hours, the ruling was passed with the support of most magistrates; however, three magistrates voted against the ban. According to most magistrates, the evidence of the links between ETA and the eighth political party created by the Basque nationalist left is so solid that the rejection of violence contained in the statutes is now of secondary importance.[11]
In response to the decision, some members of Sortu, together with other allies, formed a new political coalition,
Finally, on 20 June 2012, Sortu was legalized by the Constitutional Court, by only a 1-vote difference. Sortu is a member of EH Bildu political coalition with other left-wing independentist political groups.
The party was officially launched after the legalisation on 23 February 2013, with Hasier Arraiz as their first president.[13]
In July 2016, the party went through a process of "re-foundation", in which their leadership structure was significantly changed, with Arraiz's role removed entirely.[14] An "open assembly" was organised for 2 July that year to discuss issues with citizens of the Basque Country.[15]
Electoral performance
Basque Parliament
| Date | Votes | Seats | Status | Size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ±pp | # | ± | |||
2012
|
277,923 | 24.7% | — | 11 / 75 |
— | Opposition | * |
2016
|
255,172 | 21.1% | –3.6 | 12 / 75 |
 1
|
Opposition | * |
- * Within EH Bildu.
See also
Notes
- ^ 5,000 dues-paying members and 5,000 non-paying "supporters".
References
- ^ Sainz, J. (2018). Sortu a la caza de afiliados. El Diario Vasco.
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Basque Country/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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- ISBN 978-1-4833-3328-1
- ^ "Sortu nace con el objetivo de colocar el independentismo en el "carril central" de la sociedad". Gara (in Spanish). gara.net. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ "Teachers and employees from different fields get behind Sortu". EiTB. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ Burgen, Stephen (7 February 2011). "'New' Eta political wing rejects violence". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ "District Attorney says Batasuna and Sortu, two different parties". EiTB. 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Spain will ask courts to rule on legality of new party". AFP. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ProQuest 858354060.
- ^ "Spanish Constitutional Court lifts ban on Bildu". Archived from the original on May 9, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ^ "Lanzan nuevo partido vasco en España" [A new Basque political party is launched in Spain]. Yahoo News (in Spanish). Associated Press. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Rioja Andueza, Iker (25 May 2016). "Arraiz renuncia a dirigir Sortu" [Arraiz stops leading Sortu]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ Sola, Ramón (17 June 2016). "Sortu acomete su refundación con un nuevo equipo y asamblea abierta el 2J" [Sortu finalises their "re-foundation" with a new team and an open assembly on 2 July]. GARA (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2020.