Euskal Ezkerra

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Basque Left
Euskal Ezkerra
Leader Xabier Gurrutxaga
Founded1993
Ideology Basque nationalism
Social democracy
Political position Left-wing

Euskal Ezkerra (EuE) (in English: Basque Left) was a political party in Euskadi, Spain. EuE was formed as break-away from Euskadiko Ezkerra in 1993 when EuE merged with Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.

History

Soon after themselves merged with Eusko Alkartasuna, a social-democratic Basque nationalist party, but because of the bad results in the 1993 Spanish general election they broke the coalition [1] and soon afterwards Euskal Ezkerra was dissolved and some of their members continued taking part in other parties. The EuE implosion was, in a way, a precedent for what happened with Basque politics in 1998, when the Pact was launched of Estella and national frontism. [2]

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References

  1. "Rota la coalición entre EA y Euskal Ezkerra". El País . 1994-02-16. Archived from the original on 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-11. Rota la coalición entre EA y Euskal Ezkerra. El País, 16/02/1994.
  2. Soldevilla, Gaizka (1974–1994). "Historia de una heterodoxia abertzale: Euskadiko Ezkerra" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-08-11. Retrieved 2024-08-11.