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with ETA. After deliberating for 12 hours, the ruling was passed with the support of most magistrates; however, three magistrates voted against the ban. According to most magistrates, the evidence of the links between ETA and the eighth political party created by the Basque nationalist left is so solid that the rejection of violence contained in the statutes is now of secondary importance.
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As of 23 March 2011, Sortu will not be able to register as a political party with the
Interior Ministry. This was decided by the "61st chamber" of the Supreme Court, which considered the new party to be sponsored by the "Basque nationalist left" as the successor to Batasuna, therefore in affiliation
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In July 2016, the party went through a process of "re-foundation", in which their leadership structure was significantly changed, with Arraiz's role removed entirely. An "open assembly" was organised for 2 July that year to discuss issues with citizens of the Basque
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At a press conference on 8 February 2011, party supporters backed a Basque state "within a
European Union framework, via exclusively peaceful and political channels." They further rejected all violence "categorically and without hesitation...including that of ETA."
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5,000 dues-paying members and 5,000 non-paying "supporters".
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526:EH Bildu
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