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Basque separatists make historic gains but fail to win election outright

EH-Bildu won 27 seats and PSOE and PNV will form the government with 39 seats in the Basque regional parliament, one more than needed for a majority.
EH Bildu, founded in 2012, is a coalition of pro-independence Basque parties with six representatives led by former ETA member Arnaldo Otegi.
Basque separatists made historic gains but came second to the ruling Basque Nationalist party in northern Spain.

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The Guardian

Basque separatists make historic gains but fail to win election outright

Predicted surge fails to materialise, leaving alliance of ruling PNV and socialists most likely outcomeA leftwing coalition of Basque separatists partly descended from the political wing of the defunct terrorist group Eta has made historic election gains in the northern Spanish region, but was pipped to first place by the ruling, centrist Basque Nationalist party (PNV).Although polls had suggested EH Bildu’s transformation into a “catch-all part…

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Spain's Basque Country regional vote yields likely repeat of incumbent coalition

The coalition ruling Spain's Basque Country looked set to stay in power as the conservative nationalists tied with their left-wing separatist rivals in Sunday's regional election but will likely keep the support of the third-placed Socialists.

14 days ago·United Kingdom

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Het Nieuwsblad

Historic victory for left-wing separatists in elections in the Basque Country

In the parliamentary elections in the northern Spanish Basque Country, the separatist left-wing group EH Bildu won a historic victory on Sunday. After counting around 95 percent of the votes, the alliance reached 27 seats. That is six more than in 2020, when the party, founded in 2012, already achieved its best result ever.

14 days ago·Belgium

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Jornal Expresso

Former political arm of ETA is a favorite in this Sunday's elections in the Basque Country

The rapprochement of Euskal Herría Bildu (the Basque People's Party) with Basque youth has been crucial in the process of normalizing the heirs of the old Batasuna. Six years after its dissolution and thirteen years after abandoning terrorism, ETA continues to be the political highlight of the region.

15 days ago·Portugal

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