Eusko Sozialistak

Eusko Sozialistak
Basque Socialists
Leader Javier Alonso
Mikel Salaberri
Founded 1975 (1975)
Dissolved 1977 (1977)
Merged into Herri Alderdi Sozialista Iraultzailea[1]
Newspaper Eusko Sozialistak
Union affiliation Unión Sindical Obrera
Ideology Basque independence
Workers' self-management
Christian socialism
Antifascism
Political position Left
National affiliation Koordinadora Abertzale Sozialista
Party flag

Eusko Sozialistak (English: Basque Socialists; ES) was a Basque socialist political party, with presence in the Spanish Basque Country. The leaders of ES were Javier Alonso and Mikel Salaberri .

History

ES was formed by members of the christian socialist union Unión Sindical Obrera (USO) in october 1975. ES didn't hold its first meeting until 13 November 1976. The organization was part of the Federation of Socialist Parties.[2]

In july 1977 ES joined Herri Alderdi Sozialista Iraultzailea (HASI), which in turn would join Herri Batasuna in 1978.

ES was always critical of both ETA(m) and ETA(pm).[3]

References

  1. ↑ «Herriko Alderdi Sozialista Iraultzailea. Nacimiento.»
  2. ↑ Ainhoa Arozamena Ayala, «Eusko Sozialistak», Enciclopedia Vasca Auñamendi.
  3. ↑ Gaizka Fernández Soldevilla, El compañero ausente y los aprendices de brujo: orígenes de Herri Batasuna (1974-1980), en Revista de estudios políticos, ISSN 0048-7694, Nº 148, 2010, pp. 71-103. Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine.
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