Geroa Bai

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Yes to the Future
Geroa Bai
Leader Uxue Barkos
Founded30 September 2011
Merger of
Preceded by Nafarroa Bai
Youth wing Gazteok Bai
Ideology Basque nationalism
Progressivism
Basque independence
Regionalism
Europeanism
Factions:
Social democracy
Environmentalism
Christian democracy
Conservative liberalism
Political position Centre-left
National affiliation Cambio-Aldaketa (2015–2019)
Congress of Deputies (Navarre seats)
0 / 5
Senate of Spain (Navarre seats)
0 / 5
Parliament of Navarre
7 / 50
Mayors [1]
3 / 272
Town councillors
59 / 1,889
Website
www.geroabai.com

Geroa Bai (English: Yes to the Future) [2] [3] [4] is a regional political coalition in the Chartered Community of Navarre, created for the 2011 election to the Cortes Generales. It includes the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV), Atarrabia Taldea, and the Geroa Socialverdes partnership. These groups had shared the former coalition Nafarroa Bai, along with Eusko Alkartasuna and Aralar (which entered the coalition Amaiur, and later EH Bildu), and Batzarre (which entered the coalition Izquierda-Ezkerra).

Contents

History

Geroa Bai elected one representative to the Congress of Deputies in the general elections held in 2011 (Uxue Barkos, who had been the representative of Nafarroa Bai in her previous term). [5] Geroa Bai holds 9 seats in the much fragmented Parliament of Navarre since 2015. Since July 2015, Uxue Barkos (Geroa Bai) presides the regional government of Navarre relying also on EH Bildu, Podemos and Izquierda-Ezkerra.

Composition

PartyNotes
Expanding (Zabaltzen)
Atarrabia Taldea (AT)
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Future Social Greens (GSB/GSV)Founded in September 2020.

Electoral performance

Parliament of Navarre

Parliament of Navarre
ElectionLeading candidateVotes %Seats+/–Government
2015 Uxue Barkos 53,49715.83 (#2)
9 / 50
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1
[lower-alpha 1]
Coalition
2019 60,32317.32 (#3)
9 / 50
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Coalition
2023 43,66013.23 (#4)
7 / 50
Red Arrow Down.svg 2Coalition

Cortes Generales

Nationwide

Cortes Generales
ElectionCongressSenateLeading candidateStatus in legislature
Votes %#Seats+/–Seats+/–
2011 42,4150.17%19th
1 / 350
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
0 / 208
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0 Uxue Barkos Opposition
2015 30,6420.12%19th
0 / 350
Red Arrow Down.svg 1
1 / 208
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1Koldo MartínezNo seats
2016 14,3430.06%16th
0 / 350
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
0 / 208
Red Arrow Down.svg 1 Daniel Innerarity No seats
2019 (Apr) 22,3090.09%21st
0 / 350
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
0 / 208
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Koldo MartínezNo seats
2019 (Nov) 12,7090.05%24th
0 / 350
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
0 / 208
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0Koldo MartínezNo seats

Regional breakdown

ElectionNavarre
CongressSenate
Votes %#Seats+/–Seats+/–
2011 42,41512.81%4th
1 / 5
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
0 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
2015 30,6428.67%5th
0 / 5
Red Arrow Down.svg 1
1 / 4
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1 [lower-alpha 2]
2016 14,3434.28%6th
0 / 5
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
0 / 4
Red Arrow Down.svg 1
2019 (Apr) 22,3096.08%5th
0 / 5
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
0 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
2019 (Nov) 12,7093.79%6th
0 / 5
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
0 / 4
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0

European Parliament

European Parliament
ElectionTotalNavarre
Votes %#Seats+/–Votes %#
2019 Within CEUS
0 / 59
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 027,2027.99%5th

Notes

  1. Compared to NaBai 2011 totals in the 2011 regional election.
  2. The Senate seat in 2015 was elected within the Cambio-Aldaketa alliance.

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