Euskal Herritarrok
Political party in Spain
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Euskal Herritarrok (English: Basque Citizens, EH) was a Basque independentist and socialist political party in the Basque Country.[2] EH was banned in 2003 by the Supreme Court of Spain on the grounds that it sympathized with ETA.[3]
FoundedSeptember 1998
Banned23 May 2003 (by the Supreme Court of Spain)
MergerofHerri Batasuna
Batzarre (until 2000)
Zutik (until 2000)[1]
Batzarre (until 2000)
Zutik (until 2000)[1]
Basque Citizens Euskal Herritarrok | |
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| Spokesperson | Arnaldo Otegi |
| Founded | September 1998 |
| Banned | 23 May 2003 (by the Supreme Court of Spain) |
| Merger of | Herri Batasuna Batzarre (until 2000) Zutik (until 2000)[1] |
| Merged into | Batasuna A minority faction formed the Aralar Party |
| Headquarters | c/ Juan de Bilbao, nº 17, San Sebastián |
| Ideology | Basque nationalism Socialism Ezker abertzalea Left-wing nationalism Basque independence Feminism Ecologism Revolutionary socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Basque Parliament (1998-2001) | 14 / 75 |
| Parliament of Navarre (1999-2003) | 8 / 55 |
| European Parliament (1999-2004) | 1 / 64 |
| Town councillors (1999-2003) | 890 / 4,635 |
History
In February 2000, Batzarre and Zutik left EH after the rupture of the ETA 1998-2000 truce, due to the absence of any condemnation of that fact by EH. In June 2000 a sector of Herri Batasuna also decided to split and form the Aralar Party, that openly and fully rejected ETA and its rupture of the truce.[4]
Election results
Regional parliaments
Basque Parliament
| Basque Parliament | |||||
| Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Arnaldo Otegi | 224,001 | 17.66 (#3) | 14 / 75 |
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| 2001 | 143,139 | 10.04 (#4) | 7 / 75 |
 7 | |
Parliament of Navarre
| Parliament of Navarre | |||||
| Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Pernando Barrena | 47,271 | 15.58 (#3) | 8 / 50 |
3 |
European Parliament
| European Parliament | |||||
| Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Koldo Gorostiaga | 306,923 | 1.45 (#8) | 1 / 64 |
1 |
Local councils
| Local councils | ||||||||||
| Election | Spain | +/– | Basque Country | Navarre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
| 1999 | 272,446 | 1.28 (#8) | 890 / 65,201 |
890 |
228,169 | 19.63 (#2) | 679 / 2,540 |
44,299 | 14.94 (#3) | 211 / 1,677 |
Foral elections
| General Assemblies | ||||
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 228,528 | 19.73 (#2) | 29 / 153 |
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