Batzarre is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Navarre

Navarre

Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...

, Spain

Spain

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. It has a branch in the Basque Autonomous Community known as Zutik

Zutik

Zutik is a political party in Basque Country, Spain. Zutik was formed in 1991 through the merger of the EMK and LKI . Within Zutik there is a current affiliated to the United Secretariat of the Fourth International. It has a branch in Navarre known as Batzarre.Zutik members have been candidates on...

.

It comes from the merger of the Communist Movement of Euskadi

Communist Movement of Euskadi

Communist Movement of Euskadi was originally the branch of the Communist Movement in Basque Country, Spain. EMK separated itself from MC in 1983. EMK took part in forming Batzarre in Navarre.In 1991 EMK merged with LKI and formed Zutik....

 and LKI (the Basque branch of LCR). It started as a list of candidates in 1987 for the Navarrese foral election. In 1991, the party was formally established. It has supported Herri Batasuna several times (in the Spanish general election, 1989

Spanish general election, 1989

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, and in the European Parliament election, 1987

European Parliament election, 1987 (Spain)

The European Parliament election of 1987 in Spain took place on 10 June 1987. It was the election of all 60 MEPs representing the Spain constituency for the remainder of the 1984-1989 term of the European Parliament...

 and 1989

European Parliament election, 1989 (Spain)

The European Parliament election of 1989 in Spain was the election of the delegation from Spain to the European Parliament in 1989.-References:...

. In 1998 was one of the members of Euskal Herritarrok, but left the coalition after ETA

ETA

ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...

 broke the 1998 truce.

Since 2004, Batzarre is one of the members of the coalition Nafarroa Bai

Nafarroa Bai

Nafarroa Bai is a Navarrese coalition of both left and right wing Basque nationalist parties which was created for the 2004 Spanish General election....

(Yes to Navarre). It has a seat in the Parliament of Navarre

Parliament of Navarre

The Parliament of Navarra or also known as Cortes de Navarra is the Navarre autonomous unicameral parliament.-Functions:...

, elected in the Nafarroa Bai list, Ioseba Eceolaza.

External links

• Official website
• Batzarre in the Auñamendi Encyclopedia