... falling short of the majority (176) by 21 votes. In such a situation, success of any initiative put forward by the left-wing government depends on the support of other parliamentary parties—in particular, the nationalist movements of Catalonia and the Basque Country. The Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, the ERC) and “Together for Catalonia” account for 13 and 8 seats, whereas the Basque Nationalist Party (BNP) and the EH-Bildu are each represented by 6 and 5 MPs....
... was repeated in June following the pre-term general election. The political deadlock demoralizes society and negatively affects the country’s credibility. It is for this reason that the regional parliamentary elections held in Galicia and the Basque Country on September 25 were of particular significance.
Many observers believed, and for good reason, that the election results would give an indication of the support that the main parties had at the regional level and have an influence on the ...
... the influential forces in some areas "encroach" on state sovereignty, claiming sovereign status of their territories. At the forefront of the struggle for sovereignty in Spain are representatives of the most advanced autonomous regions - the Basque Country and Catalonia, making demands of political, cultural and linguistic characters. Regional separatism in the past decade manifested itself in two main forms - a terrorist armed struggle (the ETA in the Basque Country) and civil, often massive ...
