People's Party of the Basque Country
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People's Party of the Basque Country Partido Popular del País Vasco Euskadiko Alderdi Popularra | |
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| President | Alfonso Alonso |
| Secretary-General | Nerea Llanos |
| Spokesperson | Borja Sémper |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | C/ San Antonio 1, 1º Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country |
| Youth wing | New Generations of the Basque Country |
| Ideology | Social conservatism Economic liberalism Spanish nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| National affiliation | People's Party |
| Basque Parliament | 9 / 75 |
| Congress of Deputies | 2 / 18 (Basque seats) |
| Spanish Senate | 1 / 15 (Basque seats) |
| Juntas Generales/Batzar Nagusiak | 17 / 153 |
| Local seats | 79 / 2,627 |
| Mayors | 3 / 251 [1] |
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The People's Party of the Basque Country (Spanish: Partido Popular del País Vasco or Partido Popular de Euskadi ; Basque: Euskadiko Alderdi Popularra) is the regional section of the People's Party of Spain (PP) in the Basque Country. It was formed in 1989 from the re-foundation of the People's Alliance.
History
It was founded in January 1989 with the birth of the Spanish People's Party, heir of People's Alliance. Its headquarters are located in the Gran Via de Bilbao and is chaired since 2015 by Alfonso Alonso Aranegui.
Electoral performance
Basque Parliament
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | # | Seats | Legislative role |
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| 1990 | Jaime Mayor Oreja | 83,719 | 8.17 | #5 | 6 / 75
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Third party |
| 1994 | 146,960 | 14.16 | #4 | 11 / 75
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Third party | |
| 1998 | Carlos Iturgaiz | 251,743 | 19.85 | #2 | 16 / 75
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Opposition |
| 2001 | Jaime Mayor Oreja | 326,933 | 22.93 | #2 | 19 / 75
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Opposition |
| 2005 | María San Gil | 210,614 | 17.27 | #3 | 15 / 75
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Third party |
| 2009 | Antonio Basagoiti | 146,148 | 13.95 | #3 | 13 / 75
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Third party |
| 2012 | 130,584 | 11.59 | #4 | 10 / 75
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Third party | |
| 2016 | Alfonso Alonso | 107,357 | 10.10 | #5 | 9 / 75
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Third party |
Cortes Generales
| Election | Votes | % | # | Seats | |
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| 1989 | 103,697 | 9.37 | #5 | 2 / 21
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| 1993 | 175,758 | 14.68 | #3 | 4 / 19
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1 / 12
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| 1996 | 231,286 | 18.34 | #3 | 5 / 19
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3 / 12
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| 2000 | 323,235 | 28.26 | #2 | 7 / 19
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5 / 12
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| 2004 | 235,785 | 18.89 | #3 | 4 / 19
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1 / 12
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| 2008 | 209,244 | 18.53 | #3 | 3 / 18
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1 / 12
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| 2011 | 210,797 | 17.81 | #4 | 3 / 18
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3 / 12
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| 2015 | 142,127 | 11.62 | #5 | 2 / 18
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1 / 12
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| 2016 | 148,553 | 12.87 | #5 | 2 / 18
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1 / 12
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See also
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| Congresses |
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| Represented in the Basque Parliament (75) | |
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| Represented in the Spanish Congress of Deputies (18) | |
| Represented in the Spanish Senate (15) | |
References
- ^ El nuevo escenario municipal en Euskadi. El País. San Sebastián 13 JUN 2015.
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