▁the ▁b loc ▁compr ised ▁several ▁organis ations ▁formed ▁by ▁people ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁right - wing ▁Franco ' s ▁regime ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁their ▁orig ins ▁in ▁several ▁fa ctions ▁of ▁E TA , ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁b loc ▁as ▁well . ▁They ▁also ▁adopted ▁the ▁same ▁ide ology ▁as ▁the ▁armed ▁organisation , ▁social ism . ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁K AS ▁would ▁mean ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Bas que ▁National ▁Liber ation ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Franco ▁died ▁and ▁Spain ▁started ▁its ▁transition ▁to ▁dem ocracy . ▁Many ▁Bas que ▁activ ists ▁and ▁polit icians ▁returned ▁from ▁ex ile , ▁although ▁some ▁Bas que ▁organizations ▁were ▁not ▁legal ized ▁as ▁had ▁happened ▁with ▁other ▁Spanish ▁organizations . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side , ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Franco ▁elev ated ▁Juan ▁Carlos ▁I ▁to ▁the ▁throne , ▁who ▁chose ▁Ad ol fo ▁Su á rez ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Spain . ▁Following ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁constitution ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁a ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁Aut onomy ▁was ▁prom ul g ated ▁and ▁approved ▁in ▁refer endum . ▁The ▁Bas que ▁Country ▁was ▁organized ▁as ▁an ▁Aut onom ous ▁Community . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Spanish ▁constitution ▁had ▁over wh el ming ▁support ▁around ▁Spain , ▁with ▁ 8 8 . 5 % ▁voting ▁in ▁favour ▁on ▁a ▁turn out ▁of ▁ 6 7 . 1 %. ▁In ▁the ▁three ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁Bas que ▁Country ,