Aintzane Ezenarro
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Aintzane Ezenarro Egurbide (Getaria
, Spain
, 1971) is a basque politician. She is the Aralar
's spokeswoman in the Basque Parliament
since Basque parliamentary election, 2005. She is also councillor of her hometown, Getaria.
Aintzane Ezenarro studied sociology
and journalism
and she took part in Elkarri, the social movement for the dialogue and peace in the Basque Country.
In the recent basque election's
Aralar increased both its votes and seats, passing from 28,000 votes to 62,000 and from one only seat (occupied by Ezenarro herself) to four seats. With those results, Ezenarro became leader of the Aralar parliamentary group.
Getaria (Spain)
Getaria is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain.Its most famous sons are Juan Sebastián Elcano, Admiral Miguel de Oquendo, who commanded the Guipúzcoa Squadron of the Spanish Armada, the explorer Domingo de Bonechea, and...
, Spain
Spain
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, 1971) is a basque politician. She is the Aralar
Aralar Party
Aralar is a Basque socialist and separatist political party in Spain. The party is led by Patxi Zabaleta. It is opposed to the violent struggle of ETA....
's spokeswoman in the Basque Parliament
Basque Parliament
The Basque Parliament is the legislative body of the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain and the elected assembly to which the Basque Government is responsible....
since Basque parliamentary election, 2005. She is also councillor of her hometown, Getaria.
Aintzane Ezenarro studied sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and she took part in Elkarri, the social movement for the dialogue and peace in the Basque Country.
In the recent basque election's
Basque parliamentary election, 2009
Elections to the Basque regional parliament were held in the Basque Country on 1 March 2009.Shortly before the election, two parties reportedly tied to ETA – D3M and Askatasuna, "Freedom" – were banned by a court ruling from standing in the election.-Results:In stark contrast with the latest...
Aralar increased both its votes and seats, passing from 28,000 votes to 62,000 and from one only seat (occupied by Ezenarro herself) to four seats. With those results, Ezenarro became leader of the Aralar parliamentary group.