Euskadiko Ezkerra (Basque Country Left, in Basque) or EE was a Spanish 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 Biscay, Guipúzcoa and Álava, while Unai, an allied coalition, was to present a list in the constituency of Navarre. This article is about the traditional Basque domain. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Vizcaya province Vizcaya (Basque Bizkaia) is a province of northern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... Guipúzcoa province Guipúzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish Guipúzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... Álava province Álavais a province of northern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Community. ... Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ...

EE's list in Guipúzcoa won one seat in the Spanish Congress for Francisco Letamendía, one in the Senate for Juan María Bandrés, a lawyer for ETA members, and none in the other constituencies. Many militants of EE (including candidates from these lists, as Pedro Solabarría, Jon Idígoras, Santiago Brouard, Félix Eguía "Argala", and Ignacio Esnaola) eventually separated from the coalition and formed Herri Batasuna. The Spanish Congress of Deputies (Spanish: Congreso de los Diputados) is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spains legislative branch. ... The Spanish Senate (Spanish: Senado) is the upper house of the Cortes Generales, Spains legislative branch. ... Batasuna (Unity) is a Basque political party based mainly in Spain but with a French presence, which is presumed to be associated with the Basque separatist armed group ETA. Their relation is similar to that of Northern Irelands Sinn Féin and the IRA. History and outline The party was...

EE called for in the Referendum for Spanish Constitution in 1978. The Spanish Constitution of 1978 is the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Several of the militants of ETA (pm) joined peaceful political action in EE after they abandoned violence and negotiated pardons with the Spanish government. ETA political-military (Spanish: ETA político-militar) or ETA (pm) was the majority faction of the Basque nationalist group ETA, which, during Spains transition to democracy accepted offers of amnesty, abandoned the policy of violence, and integrated into a political party (Euskadiko Ezkerra), which later fused with the...

In 1982 it joined 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 the 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 substituted by Kepa Aulestia. PCE-EPK logo PC de Euskadi sticker Youth of EPK-PCE sticker from 1998 Communist Party of Euskadi (in Spanish: Partido Comunista de Euskadi, in Basque: Euskadiko Partidu Komunista), is the federation of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) in Basque Country (including Navarre). ... Categories: Communist parties | Spanish political parties ...

EE called for No to permanence of Spain in the NATO in the referendum held in 1986. The Yes won the vote in Spain, but the No was the first choice for citizens the Basque Auntonomous Community. The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 1949. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After the split of the PNV (Basque Nationalist Party) and the creation of (Eusko Alkartasuna) in 1987, EE stablished several coalitions with EA. This article or section should include material from Alderdi Eguna. ... Eusko Alkartasuna, Basque and Spanish regional political party, translated as Basque Solidarity and abbreviated as EA, is a party which describes itself as a Basque national, democratic, popular, progressive and non-denominational party. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1991 EE entered in the government of the Basque Autonomous Community in coalition with both PNV and EA. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Basque Country (Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community of Spain whose capital is Vitoria (Basque Gasteiz). ...

Later in 1991 a majority of party affiliates approved a fusion with PSE (Socialist Party of Euskadi), the branch of the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) for the Basque Autonomous Community. However a section of the party (including deputy Xabier Albistur) disagreed with the absortion, and created a new party, Euskal Ezkerra (EuE, Basque Left). The Spanish Socialist Workers Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español or PSOE) is one of the main parties of Spain. ...

Their logo had half an ikurriña (Basque flag) in the left side, and a white and black capital E in the right side. The Ikurriña, flag designed by the founders of the Basque Nationalist Party EAJ-PNV Luis and Sabino Arana, is regarded as the national symbol of Euskal Herria, or the Basque country. ...

See also: ETA ETA logo Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, or ETA (IPA: [ˈɛːta]), is an armed Basque separatist organisation that seeks, through means including violence, to create an independent socialist state for the Basque people, separate from Spain and France, the states that currently control the Basque country. ...