The Basque Nationalist Party,officially Basque National Party in English,is a Basque nationalist and regionalist political party. The party is located in the centre of the political spectrum.
Francisco Javier "Patxi" López Álvarez is a Spanish politician serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies and chair of the Constitutional Committee.
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 2001 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,13 May 2001,to elect the 7th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
The 1998 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,25 October 1998,to elect the 6th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
The 1994 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,23 October 1994,to elect the 5th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
The General Assembly is the name of the legislative body (legislature) of the territories of Biscay,Gipuzkoa,Alava and Navarre,and the elected assemblies to which the Government of each territory is responsible.
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.
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.
Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin is a Basque politician serving as speaker or President of the Basque Parliament since 2012. She is the third woman to hold the position,as well as the longest serving speaker. Tejeria has been a Member of the Basque Parliament for Gipuzkoa since 2001. She is affiliated with the Basque National Party.
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.
Joseba Andoni Leizaola Azpiazu was a Spanish politician,Basque nationalist and member of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV-EAJ). He was a member of the Basque Parliament for eighteen years from 1980 to 1998,including a tenure as the third President of the Basque Parliament from 18 December 1990 to 1 September 1998.
Xabier Agirre López,was a Spanish administrator and politician. A member of the Basque Nationalist Party,he held important institutional positions both in the Foral Deputation of Álava and in the Basque Parliament. He served as Deputy General of Álava from 2007 to 2011 and president of Araba Buru Batzar from 1983 to 1987 and from 2012 to 2016.
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 will be 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.
Ramiro González Vicente is a Spanish politician. A member of the Basque Nationalist Party,he has served as Deputy General of Álava since 2015.
Eneko Goia Laso is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He was elected to the City Council of San Sebastián in 2011 as the party's leader,and was elected mayor in 2015. He previously served in the Basque Parliament from 2005 to 2007,and the Deputation of Gipuzkoa from 2007 to 2011.
Javier de Andrés Guerra is a Spanish politician. A member of the People's Party,he served as Deputy General of Álava from 2011 to 2015 and as Delegate of the Government in the Basque Country from 2016 to 2018. He was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies in the 2023 Spanish general election representing Álava.
Eider Mendoza Larrañaga is a Basque economist and politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. Since 2023,she is the president of the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council,being the first woman to hold the position. She holds a degree in Business Studies and started her political career as a member of the Basque Parliament,from 2001 to 2011. From 2011 to 2019,she was a member of the General Assembly of Gipuzkoa. She was the vice president of the Assembly during the 2011-2015 term. After the Basque National Party's election victory in 2015,she was appointed president (speaker) of the Assembly for the 2015-2019 term. Since 2019 she has been the spokesperson of the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council,and Provincial Deputy of Governance. In 2020,she was named vice-president of Gipuzkoa Provincial Council after a reshuffle by President Markel Olano. She stood for President of the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council in the 2023 foral election.
