Ezker Anitza

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Ezker Anitza

| native_name = {{Lang|es|La Izquierda Plural}}

| logo = EzAn IU.svg

| spokesperson = Íñigo Martínez

| leader1_title = General Coordinator

| leader1_name = Isabel Salud

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| founded = {{Start date|2012|01|28|df=y}}

| dissolved =

| merger = Communist Party of the Basque Country
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| ideology = {{ubl|Socialism{{cite web|url=http://parties-and-elections.eu/basquecountry.html|title=Basque Country/Spain|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck|year=2020|website=Parties and Elections in Europe}}|Anti-capitalism|Communism|Eurocommunism|Self-determination|Feminism}}

| position = Left-wing to far-left

| national = United Left[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/03/31/paisvasco/1333210978.html Izquierda Unida acuerda que Ezker Anitza sea su 'único referente' en Euskadi.] El Mundo, 31/03/2012.

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| regional = Sumar (2024–present)
Elkarrekin Podemos (2016–2024)

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| colorcode = {{party color|Ezker Anitza}}

| seats1_title = Congreso de los Diputados (Basque seats)

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|1|18|hex={{party color|Ezker Anitza}}}}{{small|Inside Sumar}}

| seats2_title = Basque Parliament

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|1|75|hex={{party color|Ezker Anitza}}}}{{small|Inside Sumar}}

| seats3_title = Batzar Nagusiak

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|1|153|hex={{party color|Ezker Anitza}}}}

| seats4_title = Local representatives

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|36|2628|hex={{party color|Ezker Anitza}}}}{{small|Inside Irabazi, Udalberri - Bilbao en Común, Guk Getxo and Errenteria Irabaziz}}

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| country = Spain

| state = Basque Country

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Ezker Anitza (EzAn–IU, {{langx|es|La Izquierda Plural}}, literally "Plural Left"){{cite news |date=28 January 2012 |url=http://www.europapress.es/euskadi/noticia-aprobada-unanimidad-denominacion-ezker-anitza-formacion-liderada-mikel-arana-20120128135927.html |title=Aprobada por unanimidad la denominación de Ezker Anitza para la formación liderada por Mikel Arana |language=Spanish |newspaper=Europa Press |access-date=7 July 2020}}{{cite web |date=28 January 2017 |url=http://ezker-anitza.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Estatutos-Castellano-1.pdf |title=Estatuos de Ezker Anitza-IU. Aprobados en la IX Asamblea |language=Spanish |website=ezker-anitza.org |publisher=Ezker Anitza |access-date=7 July 2020}} is the Basque federation of United Left. The party was established in January 2012 after United Left–Greens (EB–B) was disenfranchised as IU's referent in the Basque Country. Isabel Salud is the current General Coordinator.

The Communist Party of Euskadi (EPK-PCE, Basque federation of PCE) is the major member of the coalition.

Electoral performance

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colspan="8" align="center"| Basque Parliament
width="75"| Election

! width="70"| Votes

! width="35"| %

! width="25"| #

! Seats

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! Leading candidate

! Status in legislature

2012

| 30,318

| 2.69%

| 5th

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| Mikel Arana

| style="background:#ddd;"| No seats

2016

| colspan="3"| Within EP

| {{Composition bar|2|75|hex={{party color|Ezker Anitza}}}}

| 10px2

| Pilar Zabala

| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition

2020

| colspan="3"| Within EP–IU

| {{Composition bar|3|75|hex={{party color|Ezker Anitza}}}}

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| Miren Gorrotxategi

| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition

2024

| colspan="3"| Within Sumar

| {{Composition bar|1|75|hex={{party color|Ezker Anitza}}}}

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| Alba García

| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition

References

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