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.
Greens Equo (GQ) and formerly EQUO,is a Spanish political party founded on 4 June 2011,when 35 Spanish green parties agreed to merge into Equo. It began as a foundation on 24 September 2010 with the goal of becoming "the seed and source of debate about political ecology and social equity,originating a sociopolitical movement".
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.
En ComúPodem was an electoral coalition in Catalonia,originally formed in October 2015 by Podemos,Barcelona en Comú,Initiative for Catalonia Greens,United and Alternative Left,and Equo,and led by the Mayor of Barcelona,Ada Colau,to contest the 2015 Spanish general election.
Elkarrekin Podemos was a left-wing electoral alliance in the Basque Country created by the four Basque political parties Podemos Euskadi,Ezker Anitza,Equo Berdeak and Green Alliance. The electoral alliance ran in the 2016 and 2020 Basque regional elections. It was dissolved ahead of the 2024 Basque regional election as Ezker Anitza joined Sumar,though the Podemos–AV candidacy chose to retain the "Elkarrekin" name and branding.
María Pilar Zabala Artano,commonly known as Pili Zabala is an odontologist,professor and Spanish politician,as well as Elkarrekin Podemos candidate for Lehendakari in the 2016 Basque parliamentary election.
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.
Asti Leku Ikastola is a Basque private school,created in 1963,located in Portugalete (Biscay). It currently has 1,800 students (approx.) and is one of the largest private schools in the Basque Autonomous Community and in the whole Basque Country.
Más País,or More Country,was a political party in Spain. It was an electoral platform formed by Íñigo Errejón around Más Madrid in order to contest the November 2019 general election.
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.
Bingen Zupiria is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. As of 28 November 2016,he serves as Minister of Culture and Language Policy in the Basque Government. Between 2016 and 2020,he served in this position in the Second Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu and as of 8 September 2020,he serves in this position in the Third Urkullu Government. He also serves as government spokesperson.
Gotzone Sagardui is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. As of 8 September 2020,she serves as Minister of Health in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. She previously served as city councillor in Bilbao from 2017 to 2020,also serving as deputy mayor from 2019. She was a Member of the Basque Parliament from 2016 to 2017. She holds a degree in Medicine from the University of the Basque Country.
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.
Imanol Pradales Gil is a Basque politician and sociologist,member of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). After leading his party in the 2024 regional election,he is expected to become the next Lehendakari.
Elixabete Etxanobe Landajuela is a Spanish lawyer and politician from the Basque Country affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party. Since 2023,she serves as the General Deputy (President) of the Foral Council of Bizkaia. She is the first woman to hold the position. She previously held various second rank positions in the Basque Government under president Iñigo Urkullu (2013-2021),and joined the Foral Council of Bizkaia in 2021 under General Deputy Unai Rementeria,serving as foral deputy of Public Administration and Institutional Relations until 2023.
Alba María García Martín is a Spanish psychologist,anti-racism activist,and politician.
Podemos Euskadi-Ahal Dugu Euskadi is a left-wing to far-left political party in the Basque Autonomous Community. It is the Basque federation of the Spanish state-level political party Podemos.
Inmaculada Arias Ergueta is a Basque journalist and politician.
Ricardo Vaquero Moreno,known as Richar Vaquero,is a Basque social educator,educational psychologist and politician.
