People's Party of the Basque Country

The People's Party of the Basque Country (Spanish: Partido Popular del País Vasco or Partido Popular de Euskadi, PP; Basque: Euskadiko Alderdi Popularra, EAP) is the regional section of the People's Party of Spain (PP) in the Basque Country. It was formed in 1989 from the re-foundation of the People's Alliance.

People's Party of the Basque Country

Partido Popular del País Vasco
Euskadiko Alderdi Popularra
PresidentVacant
Secretary-GeneralAmaya Fernández Angulo
Founded1989
HeadquartersC/ San Antonio 1, 1º
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country
Youth wingNew Generations of the Basque Country
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
National affiliationPeople's Party
Congress of Deputies (Basque seats)
1 / 18
(Basque seats)
Spanish Senate (Basque seats)
0 / 15
(Basque seats)
Basque Parliament
4 / 75
Juntas Generales/Batzar Nagusiak
17 / 153
Local seats
79 / 2,627
Mayors
3 / 251
[2]
Website
www.ppvasco.com

History

It was founded in January 1989 with the birth of the Spanish People's Party, heir of People's Alliance. Its headquarters are located in the Gran Via de Bilbao and is chaired since 2015 by Alfonso Alonso Aranegui.

Electoral performance

Basque Parliament
Basque Parliament
Election Votes % # Seats +/– Leading candidate Status in legislature
1990 83,719 8.17% 5th
6 / 75
 4[lower-alpha 1] Jaime Mayor Oreja Opposition
1994 146,960 14.16% 4th
11 / 75
 5 Jaime Mayor Oreja Opposition
1998 251,743 19.85% 2nd
16 / 75
 5 Carlos Iturgaiz Opposition
2001 326,933 22.93% 2nd
19 / 75
 1[lower-alpha 2] Jaime Mayor Oreja Opposition
2005 210,614 17.27% 3rd
15 / 75
 4 María San Gil Opposition
2009 146,148 13.95% 3rd
13 / 75
 2 Antonio Basagoiti Confidence and supply
Opposition (from May 2012)
2012 130,584 11.59% 4th
10 / 75
 3 Antonio Basagoiti Opposition
2016 107,771 10.11% 5th
9 / 75
 1 Alfonso Alonso Opposition
2020 Within PP+Cs 5th
4 / 75
 5 Carlos Iturgaiz Opposition

Cortes Generales
Cortes Generales
Election Basque Country
Congress Senate
Votes % # Seats +/– Seats +/–
1989 103,697 9.37% 5th
2 / 21
 0[lower-alpha 3]
0 / 12
 0[lower-alpha 3]
1993 175,758 14.68% 3rd
4 / 19
 2
1 / 12
 1
1996 231,286 18.34% 3rd
5 / 19
 1
3 / 12
 2
2000 323,235 28.26% 2nd
7 / 19
 2
5 / 12
 2
2004 235,785 18.89% 3rd
4 / 19
 3
1 / 12
 4
2008 209,244 18.53% 3rd
3 / 18
 1
1 / 12
 0
2011 210,797 17.81% 4th
3 / 18
 0
3 / 12
 2
2015 142,127 11.62% 5th
2 / 18
 1
1 / 12
 2
2016 148,553 12.87% 5th
2 / 18
 0
1 / 12
 0
2019 (Apr) 95,041 7.45% 5th
0 / 18
 2
0 / 12
 1
2019 (Nov) 104,746 8.85% 5th
1 / 18
 1
0 / 12
 0

European Parliament
European Parliament
Election Basque Country
Votes % #
1989 73,254 7.61% 6th
1994 158,010 17.48% 3rd
1999 228,688 19.76% 2nd
2004 148,617 21.05% 3rd
2009 117,057 16.03% 3rd
2014 77,583 10.20% 4th
2019 72,274 6.44% 5th

Notes
  1. Compared to People's Alliance–Liberal Party totals in the 1986 regional election.
  2. Compared to the combined totals of People's Party and Alavese Unity in the 1998 regional election.
  3. Compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 general election.

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Basque Country/Spain". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. El nuevo escenario municipal en Euskadi. El País. San Sebastián 13 JUN 2015.
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