Amets Aritza is a député in the National Assembly for Nouvelle-Aquitaine, as well as the founder of Abertzaleen Batasuna. She was formerly the Chair of the French Communist Party and served as the first Prime Minister of France. Aritza self-identifies as a Basque nationalist and anarcho-communist (Basque: Ezker abertzale, anarko-komunista).
Political Office[]
Aritza first announced her candidacy for National Assembly in Nouvelle-Aquitaine on 25 May 2020 as a member of the French Communist Party (French: Parti Communiste Français, PCF), and she was elected to Parliament in the first French general election on 27 May 2020. She was chosen by that body to serve as the country's first Prime Minister on 30 May 2020, shortly before the second general election. Although she exited the government about three weeks later, she has remained in the National Assembly since the first election.
| No. | Office | Region | Party | Seats | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Assembly | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | French Communist Party | 46 | 27 May 2020–Present |
| 2 | Prime Minister | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | French Communist Party | N/A | 30 May 2020–
21 June 2020 |
Party Office[]
Aritza was one of the first candidates for national office of the French Communist Party, and therefore also one of the most senior. She was subsequently elected as Head Chair after Philip the Bold stepped down from that position on 29 May 2020. She would later resign from the party to found Abertzaleen Batasuna, a leftist Basque nationalist party only active in the French Basque Country of southwest Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
| No. | Position | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honourable Member of PCF | 25–29 May 2020 |
| 2 | Head Chair of PCF | 29 May 2020–2021 |
| 3 | Head Chair of Abertzaleen Batasuna | 2021-Present |