Zutik 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 Basque Country

Basque Country (autonomous community)

The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

, Spain

Spain

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. Zutik was formed in 1991 through the merger of the EMK

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). Within Zutik there is a current affiliated to the United Secretariat of the Fourth International. It has a branch 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...

 known as Batzarre

Batzarre

Batzarre is a political party in Navarre, Spain. It has a branch in the Basque Autonomous Community known as Zutik....

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Zutik members have been candidates on electoral lists of Euskal Herritarrok

Batasuna

Batasuna was a Basque nationalist political party based mainly in Spain, where it was outlawed in 2003, after a court ruling declared proven that the party was financing ETA with public money. Batasuna is included in the "European Union list of terrorist persons and organizations" as a component...

 (EH). In the Spanish general election, 2004 in the Basque Autonomous Community, Zutik contested together with Aralar

Aralar Party

Aralar is a Basque socialist and separatist political party in Spain. The party is led by Patxi Zabaleta. It is opposed to the violent struggle of ETA....

both Basque nationalist against the ETA violence.