Bildu
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Basque Country Unite
Euskal Herria Bildu |
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|---|---|
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| Leader | Pello Urizar |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Merger of | |
| Ideology |
Basque nationalism Separatism Left-wing nationalism (Abertzale left) |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | European United Left– Nordic Green Left |
| Congress of Deputies (Basque seats) |
2 / 23
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| Senate of Spain (Basque seats) |
1 / 20
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| European Parliament (Spanish seats) |
1 / 54
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| Basque Parliament |
18 / 75
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| Parliament of Navarre |
8 / 50
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| Members of provincial parliaments in the Basque Autonomous Community |
39 / 153
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| Town councilors in Southern Basque Country |
1,195 / 3,085
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| Website | |
| www.ehbildu.eus | |
EH Bildu (short for Basque: Euskal Herria Bildu, also EHB, rendered as Basque Country Unite or Basque Country Gather) is a far-left, Basque nationalist and pro-independence political coalition active in the Spanish autonomous communities of Basque Country and Navarre.
EHB's predecessor Bildu ("Gather") was launched on 3 April 2011 to participate in the May 2011 local elections It was formed as a reaction to the Supreme Court of Spain's ruling in March 2011 that barred the new left-wing Basque nationalist (Abertzale left) Sortu party from electoral participation. Bildu was an alliance of the centre-left Eusko Alkartasuna, left-wing Alternatiba and independents of the left-wing nationalist spectrum, many of whom former members or supporters of the outlawed Batasuna party.
EHB was launched on 10 June 2012 in San Sebastián by five founding components: Eusko Alkartasuna, Aralar, Alternatiba, Sortu, and independents of the Abertzale left (groups and independent individuals from the Basque leftist-nationalist milieu, many of whom had been members of Batasuna), all of whom had been previously members of the Amaiur coalition. On 3 July 2012 Laura Mintegi was chosen as candidate for Lehendakari in the 2012 Basque parliamentary election. Mintegi, a professor at the University of the Basque Country, formerly stood as a candidate for Herri Batasuna.
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