Geroa Bai

Summary

Geroa Bai (English: Yes to the Future)[2][3][4] is a regional political coalition in the Chartered Community of Navarre, created for the 2011 election to the Cortes Generales. It includes the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV), Atarrabia Taldea, and the Geroa Socialverdes partnership. These groups had shared the former coalition Nafarroa Bai, along with Eusko Alkartasuna and Aralar (which entered the coalition Amaiur, and later EH Bildu), and Batzarre (which entered the coalition Izquierda-Ezkerra).

Yes to the Future
Geroa Bai
LeaderUxue Barkos
Founded30 September 2011
Merger of
Preceded byNafarroa Bai
Youth wingGazteok Bai
IdeologyBasque nationalism
Progressivism
Basque independence
Regionalism
Europeanism
Factions:
Social democracy
Environmentalism
Christian democracy
Conservative liberalism
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationCambio-Aldaketa (2015–2019)
Congress of Deputies (Navarre seats)
0 / 5
Senate of Spain (Navarre seats)
0 / 5
Parliament of Navarre
7 / 50
Mayors[1]
3 / 272
Town councillors
59 / 1,889
Website
www.geroabai.com

History edit

Geroa Bai elected one representative to the Congress of Deputies in the general elections held in 2011 (Uxue Barkos, who had been the representative of Nafarroa Bai in her previous term).[5] Geroa Bai holds 9 seats in the much fragmented Parliament of Navarre since 2015. Since July 2015, Uxue Barkos (Geroa Bai) presides the regional government of Navarre relying also on EH Bildu, Podemos and Izquierda-Ezkerra.

Composition edit

Party Notes
Expanding (Zabaltzen)
Atarrabia Taldea (AT)
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Future Social Greens (GSB/GSV) Founded in September 2020.

Electoral performance edit

Parliament of Navarre edit

Parliament of Navarre
Election Leading candidate Votes % Seats +/– Government
2015 Uxue Barkos 53,497 15.83 (#2)
9 / 50
 1
[a]
Coalition
2019 60,323 17.32 (#3)
9 / 50
 0 Coalition
2023 43,660 13.23 (#4)
7 / 50
 2 Coalition

Cortes Generales edit

Nationwide edit

Cortes Generales
Election Congress Senate Leading candidate Status in legislature
Votes % # Seats +/– Seats +/–
2011 42,415 0.17% 19th
1 / 350
 0
0 / 208
 0 Uxue Barkos Opposition
2015 30,642 0.12% 19th
0 / 350
 1
1 / 208
 1 Koldo Martínez No seats
2016 14,343 0.06% 16th
0 / 350
 0
0 / 208
 1 Daniel Innerarity No seats
2019 (Apr) 22,309 0.09% 21st
0 / 350
 0
0 / 208
 0 Koldo Martínez No seats
2019 (Nov) 12,709 0.05% 24th
0 / 350
 0
0 / 208
 0 Koldo Martínez No seats

Regional breakdown edit

Election Navarre
Congress Senate
Votes % # Seats +/– Seats +/–
2011 42,415 12.81% 4th
1 / 5
 0
0 / 4
 0
2015 30,642 8.67% 5th
0 / 5
 1
1 / 4
 1[b]
2016 14,343 4.28% 6th
0 / 5
 0
0 / 4
 1
2019 (Apr) 22,309 6.08% 5th
0 / 5
 0
0 / 4
 0
2019 (Nov) 12,709 3.79% 6th
0 / 5
 0
0 / 4
 0

European Parliament edit

European Parliament
Election Total Navarre
Votes % # Seats +/– Votes % #
2019 Within CEUS
0 / 59
 0 27,202 7.99% 5th

Notes edit

  1. ^ Compared to NaBai 2011 totals in the 2011 regional election.
  2. ^ The Senate seat in 2015 was elected within the Cambio-Aldaketa alliance.

References edit

  1. ^ Gehiengoak maximizatzen. Berria, 16/06/2019.
  2. ^ Landsford, Tom (8 April 2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. SAGE Publications. p. 1343. ISBN 978-1-4833-3328-1.
  3. ^ Ávila López, Enrique (7 December 2015). Modern Spain. ABC-CLIO. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-6106-9601-2.
  4. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (15 May 2020). Parties and Elections in Europe: Parliamentary Elections and Governments Since 1945, European Parliament Elections, Political Orientation and History of Parties. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 570. ISBN 978-3-7504-8134-3.
  5. ^ 2011 results (in Spanish) TVE