Basque Socialist Party
{{Short description|Defunct political party from the Spanish Basque Country}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Basque Socialist Party
| native_name = {{lang|eu|Euskal Sozialista Biltzarrea}} - {{lang|es|Partido Socialista Vasco}}
| logo =
| secretary_general =
| president =
| leader = Iñaki Aldekoa
Txillardegi[http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20120115/politica/fallece-linguista-politico-abertzale-20120115.html Ribera, Anje (15 January 2012). «Fallece el lingüista y político abertzale Txillardegi, fundador de ETA y HB». El Correo. ]
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| wing1 =
| foundation = {{start date|1975}}
| dissolution = {{end date|1980}}
| merger = Basque Socialist Movement
Aintzina collective
| merged = {{lang|eu|Herri Batasuna}}
| headquarters =
| ideology = 1975-1977:
Basque nationalism
Social democracy
1977-1980:
Marxism
Abertzale Left
Basque independence[http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/143759/125413 Carlos Caballero Basáñez (2006). «Euskal Sozialista Biltzarrea-Partido Socialista Vasco. Antecedentes.». Enciclopedia Vasca Auñamendi]
| position = Left
| national = Herri Batasuna (1978-1980)
| international =
| newspaper = Aintzina
| youth_wing =
| colorcode = {{party color|Basque Socialist Party}}
| country =
| state = Basque Country
}}
Basque Socialist Party or Basque Socialist Assembly ({{langx|es|Partido Socialista Vasco}} and {{langx|eu|Euskal Sozialista Biltzarrea}}; ESB–PSV) was a socialist Basque political party, with presence in the Southern Basque Country. The party was illegal until 1978.
History
ESB-PSV was formed as the merge of the Basque Socialist Movement and the Aitzina group in 1975. Originally the party was social democratic and ambiguous about independence, but in 1977 ESB-PSV radicalized its positions, assuming both Basque independence and Marxism. The party participated in the Summit of Chiberta and in the Roundtable of Alsasua, being one of the founding parties of the Herri Batasuna coalition.
After a series of internal debates, ESB left Herri Batasuna in 1980, calling for abstention in the Basque elections of that year. ESB disappeared in 1980, due to its electoral failures and debts.
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Category:Defunct socialist parties in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Category:Defunct nationalist parties in Spain
Category:Left-wing nationalist parties in Spain
Category:1975 establishments in Spain
Category:Political parties established in 1975
Category:1980 disestablishments in Spain
Category:Political parties disestablished in 1980
Category:Formerly banned political parties in Spain
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