Amaiur

Amaiur
Amaiur
Founded	27 September 2011
Dissolved	27 October 2015
Succeeded by	EH Bildu
Ideology	Basque nationalism; Left-wing nationalism; (Abertzale left); Basque independence; Socialism;
Political position	Left-wing
Colors	Teal
Members	See list of members
Website
	www.amaiur.info
	Politics of Spain; Political parties; Elections;

Amaiur was a left-wing^[1]^[4] Basque nationalist^[1] and separatist^[5] political coalition from the Basque Country and Navarre. The name of the coalition comes from the fortress of Amaiur in Navarre, which was one of the last Basque strongholds during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre.

Amaiur was launched on 27 September 2011 by Eusko Alkartasuna, Alternatiba (which had both been part of Bildu), Aralar (previously in alliance with the Basque Nationalist Party, PNV in Nafarroa Bai), independent individuals of the abertzale left (including many former members of Batasuna), and other smaller groups, while the PNV refused to join.^[6]^[7] The new coalition fielded candidates for the 2011 general election in all three Basque provinces and Navarre. Amaiur won seven seats in the Congress of Deputies and three in the Senate.

At the 2015 Spanish general election, Amaiur was replaced as the representative of the left-wing Basque nationalist camp by EH Bildu that had already run in earlier local, Basque Country and European elections. It came off much weaker than Amaiur in 2011, winning only two seats in the Congress of Deputies and one Senator, although it would later see growth.

Composition

Party		Notes
	Create (Sortu)	As independents until its legalization in June 2012.^[8]
	Basque Solidarity (EA)
	Aralar (Aralar)
	Alternative (Alternatiba)

Electoral performance

Cortes Generales

Nationwide

Election	Congress					Senate		Leading candidate	Status in legislature
Cortes Generales
Election	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–	Leading candidate	Status in legislature
2011	334,498	1.37%	6th	7 / 350	7	2 / 208	2	Iñaki Antigüedad	Opposition

Regional breakdown

Election	Basque Country
	Congress					Senate
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Votes		%	Seats	+/–
2011	285,290	24.11%	2nd	6 / 18	6	Candidates 1 Candidates 2 Candidates 3	274,980 269,998 265,198	23.71% 23.28% 22.86%	3 / 12	3

Election	Navarre
	Congress					Senate
	Votes	%	#	Seats	+/–	Votes		%	Seats	+/–
2011	49,208	14.86%	3rd	1 / 5	1	N Maite Juliana Iturre Llano N Joseba Compains Silva N Arturo Goldaracena Asa	49,609 47,333 46,231	15.52% 14.81% 14.47%	0 / 4	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Basque left-wing nationalists launch new coalition party Amaiur". EITB. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
^ G. M. (20 November 2011). "Amaiur busca ser la primera fuerza abertzale y superar al PSOE en Navarra". Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2011). "Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b Sanz, Inmaculada; Goyoaga, Arantza (19 November 2011). "Basque separatist voters grow after ETA ends violence". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
^ Ebels, Philip (18 November 2011). "Spanish elections: 5th EU government to fall due to crisis". EUobserver. Brussels. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
^ "Izquierda abertzale, EA, Alternatiba y Aralar cierran los contenidos del pacto del 20-N". Gara (in Spanish). Donostia-San Sebastián. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ Landa López, Isabel (27 September 2011). "Amaiur concurrirá al 20-N para reivindicar "la nación" vasca". El País (in Spanish). Donostia-San Sebastián. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ M. Lázaro, Julio (20 June 2012). "El Tribunal Constitucional legaliza Sortu y le impone límites frente a las víctimas". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[EITB-1] "Basque left-wing nationalists launch new coalition party Amaiur". EITB. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

[2] G. M. (20 November 2011). "Amaiur busca ser la primera fuerza abertzale y superar al PSOE en Navarra". Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[PEE-3] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2011). "Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014.

[Reuters-4] Sanz, Inmaculada; Goyoaga, Arantza (19 November 2011). "Basque separatist voters grow after ETA ends violence". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

[5] Ebels, Philip (18 November 2011). "Spanish elections: 5th EU government to fall due to crisis". EUobserver. Brussels. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

[6] "Izquierda abertzale, EA, Alternatiba y Aralar cierran los contenidos del pacto del 20-N". Gara (in Spanish). Donostia-San Sebastián. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[7] Landa López, Isabel (27 September 2011). "Amaiur concurrirá al 20-N para reivindicar "la nación" vasca". El País (in Spanish). Donostia-San Sebastián. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[8] M. Lázaro, Julio (20 June 2012). "El Tribunal Constitucional legaliza Sortu y le impone límites frente a las víctimas". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

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