Basque Regional Elections 2012: The Return of Nationalism under the Influence of the Economic Crisis

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Series Details Vol.23, No.4, October-December 2013, p495-505
Publication Date October 2013
ISSN 1359-7566
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The 2012 Basque regional election, held on 21 October, resulted in a new government of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV). The incumbent Socialist Party suffered a dramatic reduction in electoral support, obtaining just 19% of the vote, far below the 30% they had attained in 2009. This was the first election held in the Basque Country without the looming shadow of ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna; “Basque Homeland and Freedom”). However, the influence of the economy was stronger than the nationalism issue in this election, as we show in this electoral report.
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