Socialist Party of the Basque Country – Basque Country Left

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Socialist Party of the Basque Country – Basque Country Left
Partido Socialista de Euskadi – Euskadiko Ezkerra
Leader Idoia Mendia
Founded 1977 (1977)
Headquarters c/ Alameda de Rekalde 27, 4ª planta
48009 Bilbao
Ideology Social democracy
Political position Centre-left
National affiliation Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
European affiliation Party of European Socialists
International affiliation Socialist International
European Parliament group Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Colours Red, White
Basque Parliament
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Website
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Politics of Basque Country

The Socialist Party of the Basque Country – Basque Country Left (Basque: Euskadiko Alderdi Sozialista – Euskadiko Ezkerra, Spanish: Partido Socialista de Euskadi – Euskadiko Ezkerra, PSE-EE) is a social-democratic[1] political party in the Basque country that acts as the regional affiliate of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). Although local Socialist groups had been active since 1886, and many affiliated with the PSOE (being Biscay one of the strongholds of Spanish social democracy, along with Madrid and Asturias), the PSE was actually established as a branch of the main party only in 1977, during the Spanish transition to democracy.

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PSE-EE offices have been targeted by undercover attackers, like this one in Bilbao.

During the violent years of the 1980s in the Basque Country, mid- and high-ranking party officials held government positions in Spain and the region, as civil governors. The Basque nationalist left—Herri Batasuna and related groups—denounced during that period the collusion of the party with police abuses—especially pointing to the Guardia Civil—and in early 1984 blamed directly the Socialists for the state terrorism of the GAL death squads (1984-1987).[2]

In early 1990s some of them were eventually convicted for their participation on it.[3] Ricardo Damborenea, head of the party in Biscay, even confessed on a press release to his involvement in the criminal pursuit in the early 1990s. All of them have been released from prison way earlier than their due term without apologising for their illegal actions—Damborenea nowadays gets a hefty monthly allowance from the Spanish state.[4]

It has local associations in Gipuzkoa, Biscay, and Álava. Before June 1982, it also included a Navarre branch - which formed the Socialist Party of Navarre, PSN (PSOE).

Initially in a close alliance with the Basque Country Left (EE), a party connected with Basque nationalism, begun in 1991 with a move promoted by the respective secretaries - Ramón Jáuregui for the PSE and Mario Onaindia for the EE. It aimed to become the major Basque force in the 1993 election. The fusion of the two groups was made possible by the split of Basque Left from EE: prepared by the leadership of Nicolás Redondo Terreros (1998–2002), it was confirmed with the mandate of Patxi López in 2002.

During the 2012 elections to the parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community, the PSE-EE came up third in number of MPs (16), lagging behind the Basque Nationalist Party and EH Bildu. Throughout its recent history, it fluctuated between second and third, depending on the success of the People's Party or the Abertzale Left).

Election results

Basque Parliament

Basque Parliament
Election Votes  % ±pp Seats won +/− Size Government Leader
1980 130,221 14.2% New
9 / 60
Increase9 #3 Opposition Txiki Benegas
1984 247,786 23.0% Increase8.8
19 / 75
Increase10 #2 Opposition Txiki Benegas
1986 252,233 22.0% Decrease1.0
19 / 75
±0 #2 Coalition gov't
PNV-PSE		 Txiki Benegas
1990 202,736 19.8% Decrease2.2
16 / 75
Decrease3 #2 Opposition Ramón Jáuregui
1994 174,682 16.8% Decrease3.0
12 / 75
Decrease4 #2 Coalition gov't
PNV-PSE-EE-EA		 Ramón Jáuregui
1998 220,052 17.4% Increase0.6
14 / 75
Increase2 #4 Opposition Nicolás Redondo
2001 253,195 17.8% Increase4
13 / 75
Decrease1 #3 Opposition Nicolás Redondo
2005 274,546 22.5% Increase4.7
18 / 75
Increase5 #2 Opposition Patxi López
2009 318,112 30.4% Increase7.9
25 / 75
Increase7 #2 Minority gov't Patxi López
2012 212,809 18.9% Decrease11.5
16 / 75
Decrease9 #3 Opposition Patxi López

See also

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