The Basque Nationalist Party ( Basque. Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea , Spanish. Partido Nacionalista Vasco - EAJ-PNV ) is a political party operating mainly in Spain , promoting the ideology of Basque nationalism and the idea of creating an independent or autonomous Basque state. The party operates in France , but does not play a noticeable role there. It has offices in Venezuela , Argentina , Mexico , Uruguay , Chile , the USA and other countries with a noticeable Basque diaspora.
| Basque Nationalist Party | |
|---|---|
| Euzko alderdi jeltzalea Partido Nacionalista Vasco | |
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| Leader | Iñigo Urquoulou |
| Founder | Sabino Arana |
| Established | 1895 |
| Headquarters | |
| Ideology | Basque nationalism , civic nationalism , Christian democracy , liberal conservatism |
| International | European Democratic Party |
| Youth organization | Euzko gaztedi indarra |
| Number of members | 32000 |
| Seats in the Congress of Deputies | 6/350 28/75 (in the Basque Parliament) |
| Senate Seats | 10/265 |
| Seats in the European Parliament | 1/54 |
| Personalities | party members in the category (5 people) |
| Website | eaj-pnv.eu |
The party was founded underground July 31, 1895 by the ideologist of Basque nationalism Sabino Arana ; became the first political organization to advocate for the national liberation of the Basques. During the existence of the Second Spanish Republic in 1936, the Basque Country gained autonomy, which is why many members of the BNP fought in the civil war on the side of the Popular Front. Under Franco, the party was banned, and its leaders were mainly in exile, and new Basque nationalist organizations appeared underground, including under the slogans of armed struggle (such as ETA ). After the fall of the Franco regime and the restoration of the autonomy of the Basque Country, new political organizations appeared, such as Batasuna , Basque Solidarity and others. As a result of the demarcation between the new parties and the BNP (Batasuna and the Basque Solidarity took a more left-wing position compared to the BNP), the party began to gravitate towards Christian democracy. Currently, the president of the party is Iñigo Urquuli , and the informal leader is Juan José Ibarreche .
In the local elections on March 1, 2009, the party received 30 seats in the 75-seat parliament of the Basque Country, which, however, for the first time in a long time did not allow the party to form a ruling coalition in autonomy [1] . The party is also represented by 6 seats in the 350-seat lower house of the Spanish Parliament and 4 seats in the 264-seat Senate. In the 2009 European Parliament elections, the BNP was part of the Coalition for Europe campaign, associated with the parliamentary group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). The coalition included several parties of national minorities of Spain, and above all, the Basques and Catalans. The coalition won two seats in the European Parliament, one of which was Isaskun Bilbao Barandika from the BNP [2] .
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See also
- Basque solidarity