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José María Aznar became president of the Government with the support of the Basque Nationalist Party, CiU and the Canary Coalition.

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The Basque Nationalist Party was expelled of the European People's Party and in spite of being an associate founder of the Christian Democrat International is obliged to abandon the IDC by a PP change of statutes coaxed Parted and motivated, according to some European parties, by the agreements of the Basque Nationalist Party with ETA during 1997-1999.

Ai, quines ironies que té el destí. El PNB dóna suport a Aznar i després aquest els torna el favor fotent-los fora del partit europeu on estaven PP i PNB.