Abertzaleen Batasuna
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| Registered | 2001 |
| Ideology | Basque nationalism Left-wing nationalism Abertzale left Revolutionary socialism Anti-imperialism Separatism |
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Abertzaleen Batasuna(AB;English:Patriot's Unionor Unity) is aBasquepolitical partyin France.
Ideology
[edit]It is the largestBasque nationalistparty of theFrench Basque Countrygathering around 10% of the votes in this territory.[citation needed]Its immediate goal is the establishment of aPays Basquedépartementout ofPyrénées-Atlantiques.In terms of ideology, besides Basque nationalism, it is aleftistpolitical party.
History
[edit]It was founded as an electoral platform and in 2001 it was redesigned as a political party.[1]In 2001, members of AB who desired a stronger link to Southern Basques left to form the Northern branch ofBatasuna,a different party with a similar ideology which is now illegal in Spain.
AB neither justifies nor condemns the violence ofETA,calling instead for a truce. ETA has scolded[2]AB for this lack of support from what is seen as a friendly organization.
The opinion newspaper most related to AB isEnbata.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Jan Mansvelt Beck (10 November 2004).Territory and Terror: Conflicting Nationalisms in the Basque Country.Routledge. p. 103.ISBN978-1-134-27605-9.Retrieved6 May2016.
- ^El Mundo:ETA arremete contra los escindidos de EH,4 April 2002.
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