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Euskal Herria Bai

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Euskal Herria Bai
Basque Country Yes
Founded2007
IdeologyBasque nationalism
Abertzale left
Socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Ecologism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationNew Popular Front (2024-present)
Departamental Council of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Website
www.ehbai.eus

Euskal Herria Bai (transl. Basque Country Yes, EH Bai) is a Basque political party and former electoral alliance in France, founded in 2007 by Abertzaleen Batasuna, Eusko Alkartasuna and Batasuna.[1] Batasuna was dissolved in 2013, and replaced by Sortu.[2] It became a unified party in November 2022.[3]

Election results[edit]

Cantonal elections of 2015[edit]

EH Bai won 17,779 votes (16.09%) in the first round of the elections, getting to the second round in 5 of the 12 cantons of the French Basque Country. In the second round EH Bai won the 78.05% of the vote in the Canton of Nive-Adour, losing in the other 4 cantons (45,40% in Canton of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, 44,43% in the Canton of Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle, 42,87% in Montagne Basque and 38,14% in Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre).[4]

Election results[edit]

National Assembly[edit]

National Assembly
Election 1st round 2nd round Seats +/– Note
Votes % Votes %
2007 10,781 6.73 (#4)
0 / 577
0
2012 11,518 7.37 (#4)
0 / 577
0
2017 12,778 8.82 (#4)
0 / 577
0
2022 16,386 11.31 (#4)
0 / 577
0

Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Atlantiques[edit]

Departmental Council of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Election 1st round 2nd round Seats +/– Note
Votes % Votes %
2008 12,302 13.75 (#3)
0 / 24
0
2011 16,233 12.84 (#3)
0 / 24
0
2015 17,779 16.09 (#3) 25,332 24.29
2 / 24
2
2021 20,821 24.68 (#2) 23,505 27.47
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See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Euskal Herria Bai exigirá a París que reconozca y respete al Pueblo vasco. Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine Gara, 12/04/2007.
  2. ^ Batasuna anuncia su disolución en Francia. ABC, 03/01/2013
  3. ^ Garicoïx, Michel (25 November 2022). "Les " patriotes " basques d'EHBai transforment le mouvement en parti politique". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ Arantxa Manterola: «El centro-derecha se impone y el voto abertzale rompe sus fronteras». Gara. 30/05/2015.