▁due ▁to ▁the ▁declaration ▁of ▁a ▁ce ase fire ▁by ▁E TA ▁one ▁month ▁before ▁the ▁elections . ▁The ▁ce ase fire ▁came ▁after ▁Her ri ▁Bat as una ▁and ▁several ▁Bas que ▁organis ations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁P N V , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁P P ' s ▁government , ▁reached ▁a ▁p act , ▁named ▁L izar ra ▁p act , ▁aim ed ▁at ▁putting ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁Spanish ▁government ▁to ▁make ▁further ▁con cess ions ▁towards ▁the ▁independence . ▁The ▁Bas que ▁national ist ▁forces ▁agreed ▁in ▁defining ▁the ▁Bas que ▁conflict ▁as ▁of ▁political ▁nature ▁and ▁in ▁present ing ▁E TA ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish ▁State ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁conflic ting ▁parties . ▁In fl uen ced ▁by ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁peace ▁process , ▁E TA ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish ▁government ▁engaged ▁in ▁peace ▁tal ks , ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁after ▁E TA ▁announced ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ce ase fire . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 9 ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁E TA ▁res umed ▁violence ▁and ▁intens ified ▁its ▁attacks , ▁especially ▁against ▁senior ▁polit icians , ▁such ▁as ▁Ernest ▁L l uch . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁do z ens ▁of ▁E TA ▁members ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁the ▁A bert z ale ▁left ▁lost ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁support ▁it ▁had ▁obtained ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁elections . ▁The ▁breaking ▁of ▁the ▁tr uce ▁prov