Euskadiko Ezkerra
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Euskadiko Ezkerra
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| General Secretary |
Mario Onaindia (1982-1985) Kepa Aulestia (1985-1991) Jon Larrinaga (1991-1993) |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Dissolved | 1993 |
| Merged into |
PSE-EE Euskal Ezkerra |
| Ideology |
1977-1982: Socialism Basque nationalism 1982-1988: Eurocommunism Basque nationalism 1988: Social democracy |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Green |
Euskadiko Ezkerra (EE; English: Basque Country Left) was a Basque socialist political organisation. It was founded as a coalition of Euskal Iraultzarako Alderdia (EIA, Basque Party for Revolution or Party for Basque Revolution) and other Basque Marxist forces in 1977 to present lists for the Spanish general elections in the constituencies of Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa and Álava, while UNAI, an allied coalition, was to present a list in the constituency of Navarre.
EE's list in Guipúzcoa won one seat in the Spanish Congress for Francisco Letamendia, one in the Senate for Juan María Bandrés, a lawyer for ETA members, and none in the other constituencies. Many prominent members of EE eventually separated from the coalition and integrated into Herri Batasuna (HB). EE called for "no" in the Referendum for Spanish Constitution in 1978.
Several of the members of ETA (pm) joined peaceful political action in EE after they abandoned violence and negotiated pardons from the Spanish government.
In 1982 it merged with some sectors of PCE-EPK (the Basque branch of PCE) and became a party under the name EE-IPS, Euskadiko Ezkerra-Izquierda para el Socialismo ("Left for Socialism"), while often using the simpler name Euskadiko Ezkerra. Its general secretary in this period was Mario Onaindia, a former ETA member during the Franco era, later replaced by Kepa Aulestia.
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