Zutik
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Zutik is a political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. Zutik was formed in 1991 through the merger of the EMK
Communist Movement of Euskadi
Communist Movement of Euskadi was originally the branch of the Communist Movement in Basque Country, Spain. EMK separated itself from MC in 1983. EMK took part in forming Batzarre in Navarre.In 1991 EMK merged with LKI and formed Zutik....

 and LKI (the Basque branch of LCR). Within Zutik there is a current affiliated to the United Secretariat of the Fourth International. It has a branch in Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...

 known as Batzarre
Batzarre
Batzarre is a political party in Navarre, Spain. It has a branch in the Basque Autonomous Community known as Zutik....

.

Zutik members have been candidates on electoral lists of Euskal Herritarrok
Batasuna
Batasuna was a Basque nationalist political party based mainly in Spain, where it was outlawed in 2003, after a court ruling declared proven that the party was financing ETA with public money. Batasuna is included in the "European Union list of terrorist persons and organizations" as a component...

 (EH). In the Spanish general election, 2004 in the Basque Autonomous Community, Zutik contested together with 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....

both Basque nationalist against the ETA violence.
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