Amaiur
Amaiur | |
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| Leader | Xabier Mikel Errekondo |
| Founded | 27 September 2011 |
| Dissolved | 13 January 2016 |
| Succeeded by | EH Bildu |
| Ideology | Basque nationalism[1][2] Left-wing nationalism,[1] Basque independence,[3] Socialism[3] Ezker abertzalea[4] |
| Political position | Left-wing[1][5] |
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| Colours | Teal |
| Congress of Deputies | 7 / 350
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| Spanish Senate | 3 / 264
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| Website | |
| Euskal Herria Bildu | |
Amaiur is a left-wing[1][5] Basque nationalist[1][2] and separatist[6] political coalition from the Basque Country and Navarre. The name of the coalitions 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 Eusko Alkartasuna, Alternatiba (which had both been part of Bildu), Aralar (previously in alliance with the Basque Nationalist Party, PNV in Nafarroa Bai), independent individuals of the ezker abertzalea (including many former members of Batasuna), and other smaller groups, while the PNV refused to join.[7][8] The new coalition fielded candidates for the 2011 general election in the provinces of the Basque Country and Navarre. Amaiur won seven seats in the Congress of Deputies and three in the 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.
References
- ^ a b c d e 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
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Martin, E.; Diaz, J. (17 November 2011), Opinion polls predict victory for Spain's conservative party, Xinhua, retrieved 20 November 2011
- ^ a b "Parties and Elections in Europe, "Spain", The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck". Parties & Elections. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Template:Es icon "Amaiur busca ser la primera fuerza abertzale y superar al PSOE en Navarra", Público, 20 November 2011, retrieved 20 November 2011
- ^ 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, retrieved 20 November 2011
- ^ Template:Es icon Izquierda abertzale, EA, Alternatiba y Aralar cierran los contenidos del pacto del 20-N, Gara, 15 September 2011
- ^ Template:Es icon Amaiur concurrirá al 20-N para reivindicar “la nación” vasca, El País, 27 September 2011
| Represented in the Basque Parliament (75) | |
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| Represented in the Spanish Congress of Deputies (18) | |
| Represented in the Spanish Senate (15) | |
- 2011 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- 2016 disestablishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Defunct political party alliances in Spain
- Political parties in Navarre
- Political parties in Northern Basque Country
- Political parties in the Basque Country
- Nationalist parties in Spain
- Regionalist parties in Spain
- Political parties established in 2011
- Political parties disestablished in 2016