Aralar is a Basque nationalist political group in Spain. It takes its name after a sierra in the Basque Country. Its ideology is left-winged. They are for the Basque country´s self-determination, but unlike ETA and its political arm, Batasuna they are against the practice of terrorism or any form of political violence.
It formed as a schism in Batasuna.
In the Basque elections of April 17, 2005, Aralar entered the Basque Parliament with one seat.
Its leader has been criticized in ETA's internal organ, Zutik .
External link
Aralar´s Official webpage (in Basque and Spanish)
