The Basque Government is the governing body of the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain. The head of the Basque government is known as the Lehendakari. The Lehendakari is appointed by the Basque Parliament every four years,after a regional election. Its headquarters are located in the Lakua district of Vitoria-Gasteiz in Álava.
The 2009 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,1 March 2009,to elect the 9th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia. It would be the first time that the elections for two of the Spanish "historical regions"—namely,those comprising Andalusia,Catalonia,Galicia and the Basque Country itself—were held simultaneously. This would evolve into an unwritten convention in subsequent years,with Basque and Galician elections being held concurrently in 2012,2016 and 2020.
The Basque Autonomous Community [ A.C.],also officially called Euskadi [],is an autonomous community in northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Araba,Bizkaia,and Gipuzkoa. It also surrounds an enclave called Treviño.
Íñigo Urkullu Renteria is a Basque politician from Spain,and the Lehendakari (President) of the Basque Government from 2012 to 2024.
The 2012 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,21 October 2012,to elect the 10th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia. Lehendakari Patxi López announced the parliament's dissolution half a year ahead of schedule as a result of the People's Party (PP) withdrawing their support from his government,prompting Galician president Alberto Núñez Feijóo,who had been scheduling a snap election in Galicia to be held at some point throughout late 2012,to make his decision to have a simultaneous vote.
EH Bildu,short for Euskal Herria Bildu,is a left-wing,Basque nationalist and pro-independence federation of political parties in Spain. It is the main political force of the abertzale left in Spain. EH Bildu is active in the Spanish Basque Country,that is,in the Basque Autonomous Community and Chartered Community of Navarre,as well as in the Treviño enclave of the Burgos Province. In the French Basque Country,it has an alliance with the party Euskal Herria Bai,with the goal of establishing a state for the Basque Country across the Spanish-French border.
The 2016 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,25 September 2016,to elect the 11th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia. Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu announced that the election would be held one month ahead of schedule,on 25 September 2016,based on the "climate of ungovernability" affecting national politics as a result of the ongoing Spanish government formation negotiations,intending to move the regional election as far away as possible from a possible new general election. This prompted Galician president Alberto Núñez Feijóo to hold the Galician regional election in the same date.
The 2020 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,12 July 2020,to elect the 12th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was initially scheduled for 5 April 2020 but was postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia.
In the run up to the 2019 Spanish local elections,various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in local entities in Spain. Results of such polls for municipalities and the three foral deputations in the Basque Country are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous local elections,held on 24 May 2015,to the day the next elections were held,on 26 May 2019.
Bizkaia Talent is a public body,attached to the Department of Economic Promotion of the Foral Government of Biscay,established as a talent recruitment agency,with the aim of attracting,linking and retaining highly qualified people in the innovation and knowledge process. It is a talent recruitment agency,and its field of work is the talent management.
The 2024 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,21 April 2024,to elect the 13th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
PP+Cs was an electoral alliance formed on 21 February 2020 by the People's Party (PP) and Citizens (Cs) in the Basque Country ahead of the 2020 regional election.
In the run up to the 2015 Spanish local elections,various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in local entities in Spain. Results of such polls for municipalities and the three foral deputations in the Basque Country are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous local elections,held on 22 May 2011,to the day the next elections were held,on 24 May 2015.
Bingen Zupiria is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. As of 25 June 2024,he serves as Minister of Security in the Basque Government led by Imanol Pradales. He previously served as Minister of Culture and Language Policy in the Second Urkullu Government (2016-2020) and the Third Urkullu Government (2020-2024),serving under Iñigo Urkullu. He also served as government spokesperson from 2020 to 2024.
Juan María Aburto Rike is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party. He was elected mayor of Bilbao in 2015.
In the run up to the 2023 Spanish local elections,various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in local entities in Spain. Results of such polls for municipalities and the three foral deputations in the Basque Country are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous local elections,held on 26 May 2019,to the day the next elections were held,on 28 May 2023.
The 12th Basque Parliament is the current meeting of the Basque Parliament. Its membership was determined by the results of the 2020 regional election held on 12 July 2020. It met for the first time on 3 August 2020.
The Talentia Network is an associative professional platform promoted by the Foral Government of Biscay to unite professionals in the innovation and knowledge through a professional network,with the professional collaboration of different entities,companies or universities.
Alba María García Martín is a Spanish psychologist,anti-racism activist,and politician. She is the current general coordinator of the Sumar Mugimendua political party.
Ricardo Vaquero Moreno,known as Richar Vaquero,is a Basque social educator,educational psychologist and politician.
