Navarrese People's Union
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Navarrese People's Union (in Spanish: Unión del Pueblo Navarro) is a conservative political party active in the Navarre region of Spain. It is a strong opponent of Basque nationalism and to the merging of Navarre and the Basque Country. It is a fraternal party of the People's Party. As part of its agreement with the latter, the People's Party does not run in any Navarrese elections or in elections to the Spanish or European parliaments. The national Deputies and Senators elected as part of UPN's Ticket are part of the PP Parliamentary Group. Also, UPN members can be chosen for the national leadership bodies of the PP.
The UPN was a Navarrese splinter group of the Union of the Democratic Centre. Its president, Miguel Sanz Sesma, has been the head of the Navarrese government since 1996.
Juan Cruz Alli was elected president of the Navarrese government for UPN, but later disagreed with the orientation the party was taking and founded another party Convergencia Democrática de Navarra ("Convergence of Navarrese Democrats"). Later UPN joined AP's refounded successor, the People's Party, as its Navarrese branch, and has similar goals, such as opposition to the implementation of both Euskera and Basque nationalist culture in Navarre, along with strong anti-terror measures aimed at ETA and other armed separatist groups.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Navarrese People's Union official site
- (Spanish) Partido Popular official site
- Parliament of Navarre
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