Elkarrekin Podemos

Elkarrekin Podemos
Leader Pilar Zabala
Founded 11 August 2016
Preceded by Unidos Podemos
Headquarters Basque Country
Political position Left-wing
Colors      Purple
Members Podemos
Ezker Anitza
Equo
Basque Parliament
11 / 75
Congress of Deputies
6 / 18
Spanish Senate
6 / 15
Website
elkarrekinpodemos.eus

Elkarrekin Podemos (Elkarrekin in Basque: "Together" or "United"; Podemos in Spanish: "We Can"; Elkarrekin Podemos translated in English as "United We Can") is a left-wing electoral alliance in the Basque Country formed by Podemos, Ezker Anitza and Equo in August 2016 ahead of the 2016 Basque regional election.

Composition

Party
We Can (Podemos/Ahal Dugu)
Plural Left (EA–IU)
Equo (eQuo)

Background

The coalition is based on the one formed for the 2016 Spanish general election, in which the Unidos Podemos/Elkarrekin Ahal Dugu coalition became the most voted force in the three Basque districts, also winning in number of seats. Given the coalition success, the three parties agreed to re-edit the coalition to contest the Basque election scheduled for September 25, 2016.

On 11 August 2016, the three formations ratified the agreement to go jointly to the polls under the Elkarrekin Podemos name. The chosen name is similar to that used for the general election, but instead of separating the Spanish and Basque denominations with a slash (Unidos Podemos/Elkarrekin Ahal Dugu), they chose to join the two denominations into one using a word of each language as a symbol of the linguistic richness of the Basque Country.[1]

As candidate for lehendakari they chose Pilar Zabala, who had already been chosen by the bases of Podemos/Ahal Dugu in primary elections.[2]

Electoral performance

Basque Parliament

Basque Parliament
Election Vote % Seats Status Leader
2016 157,334 14.76
11 / 75
 Opposition Pilar Zabala

References

  1. ↑ "Elkarrekin Podemos wants to win the Basque government to make different politics" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2016-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Elkarrekin Podemos insists on talking with EH Bildu and PSE of social and progressive policies" (in Spanish). eldiario.es. 2016-08-17.
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