Geroa Bai (English: Yes to the Future)[2][3][4] is a regional political coalition in the Chartered Community of Navarre, created for the 2011 election to the Cortes Generales. It includes the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV), Atarrabia Taldea, and the Geroa Socialverdes partnership. These groups had shared the former coalition Nafarroa Bai, along with Eusko Alkartasuna and Aralar (which entered the coalition Amaiur, and later EH Bildu), and Batzarre (which entered the coalition Izquierda-Ezkerra).
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| Leader | Uxue Barkos |
| Founded | 30 September 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Nafarroa Bai |
| Youth wing | Gazteok Bai |
| Ideology | Basque nationalism Progressivism Basque independence Regionalism Europeanism Factions: Social democracy Environmentalism Christian democracy Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Cambio-Aldaketa (2015–2019) |
| Congress of Deputies (Navarre seats) | 0 / 5 |
| Senate of Spain (Navarre seats) | 0 / 5 |
| Parliament of Navarre | 7 / 50 |
| Mayors[1] | 3 / 272 |
| Town councillors | 59 / 1,889 |
| Website | |
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History
Geroa Bai elected one representative to the Congress of Deputies in the general elections held in 2011 (Uxue Barkos, who had been the representative of Nafarroa Bai in her previous term).[5] Geroa Bai holds 9 seats in the much fragmented Parliament of Navarre since 2015. Since July 2015, Uxue Barkos (Geroa Bai) presides the regional government of Navarre relying also on EH Bildu, Podemos and Izquierda-Ezkerra.
Composition
| Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Expanding (Zabaltzen) | ||
| Atarrabia Taldea (AT) | ||
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | ||
| Future Social Greens (GSB/GSV) | Founded in September 2020. | |
Electoral performance
| Parliament of Navarre | ||||||||
| Election | Leading candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Uxue Barkos | 53,497 | 15.83 (#2) | 9 / 50 |  1[a] | Coalition | ||
| 2019 | 60,323 | 17.32 (#3) | 9 / 50 |  0 | Coalition | |||
| 2023 | 43,660 | 13.23 (#4) | 7 / 50 |  2 | Coalition | |||
Cortes Generales
Nationwide
| Cortes Generales | |||||||||
| Election | Congress | Senate | Leading candidate | Status in legislature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
| 2011 | 42,415 | 0.17% | 19th | 1 / 350 | 0 | 0 / 208 | 0 | Uxue Barkos | Opposition |
| 2015 | 30,642 | 0.12% | 19th | 0 / 350 | 1 | 1 / 208 | 1 | Koldo Martínez | No seats |
| 2016 | 14,343 | 0.06% | 16th | 0 / 350 | 0 | 0 / 208 | 1 | Daniel Innerarity | No seats |
| 2019 (Apr) | 22,309 | 0.09% | 21st | 0 / 350 | 0 | 0 / 208 | 0 | Koldo Martínez | No seats |
| 2019 (Nov) | 12,709 | 0.05% | 24th | 0 / 350 | 0 | 0 / 208 | 0 | Koldo Martínez | No seats |
Regional breakdown
| Election | Navarre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | ||||||
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| 2011 | 42,415 | 12.81% | 4th | 1 / 5 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30,642 | 8.67% | 5th | 0 / 5 | 1 | 1 / 4 | 1[b] |
| 2016 | 14,343 | 4.28% | 6th | 0 / 5 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 1 |
| 2019 (Apr) | 22,309 | 6.08% | 5th | 0 / 5 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 |
| 2019 (Nov) | 12,709 | 3.79% | 6th | 0 / 5 | 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 |
European Parliament
| European Parliament | ||||||||
| Election | Total | Navarre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | # | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | # | |
| 2019 | Within CEUS | 0 / 59 | 0 | 27,202 | 7.99% | 5th | ||