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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.

Aralar was born in the 1990s out of a critical current inside Herri Batasuna (HB) and Euskal Herritarrok (EH), led by Patxi Zabaleta. The tendency had its main base in Navarre.

The break of ETA's truce in 2000, provoked Herri Batasuna's refoundation into Batasuna close to independent, but not a putting concerning the attitude of the left call Basque separatist with regard to ETA, event that, joined discrepancies on the method of internal organization, he precipitated Aralar's establishment as independent political party.

In May 2003 election to the assembly of Navarre, Aralar obtained 24 068 votes (8,02% of the valid votes) and four seats and in the same community obtained 4,76% of the valid votes in the municipal elections and 18 councilmen. In the Basque Autonomous Community it obtained 30 councilmen and 1,51 % of the valid votes.

In the Spanish general election, 2004 Aralar contested together with Zutik without obtaining seats and with 3,09% of the valid votes. For the constituency of Navarre the party contested as a part of the coalition Nafarroa Bai (NaBai), together with Eusko Alkartasuna (EA) and independent, Batzarre and Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), obtaining a seat for the independent Uxue Barkos and 18,04 % of the whole of valid votes, being the major percentage and number of votes of a Basque list for Spanish parliament in Navarre.

In 2004 the youth wing of Aralar, Iratzarri, was founded.

In the Basque elections of April 17, 2005, Aralar entered the Basque Parliament with one seat and 2,33% of votes, this seat is occuped by Aintzane Ezenarro.

• Aralar´s Official webpage (in Basque and Spanish)
• Iratzarri