Maider Etxebarria becomes Vitoria’s first female mayor. In addition, the PSE maintains traditional socialist congregations in Ezkerraldea and Gipuzkoa such as Ermua, Eibar, Irun and Portugalete, among others.
After weeks of negotiations and talks, the municipalities of Euskadi and Navarra were formed on Saturday, June 17. In the provincial and municipal elections held on 28 May, EH Bildu was the force that gained the most representation with 1050 councillors. PNV got 981PSE-EE 207, PP 71 and Elkarrekin 46.
Next, we look at the main mayors that the Basque Socialist Party retains or obtains in the three territories:
ARAB
Maider Etxebarria (PSE-EE) has been elected Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz thanks to the support that the PNV and the PP have given him. EH Bildu was the list with the most votes, but his candidate Rocío Vitero did not receive enough votes during the inauguration session.
Álava cities such as zambrana And Iruna Oka they will also have a socialist mayor.
BISCAYE
In the territory of Biscay, the PSE maintains its main strongholds. In ermua, the PSE-EE candidate, Juan Carlos Abascal, has been re-elected with the support of the PNV. In addition, the socialist Mikel Torres is repeating as mayor of Portugaletwhile the mayoral candidate for MuskizEdu Briones, has been given command baton thanks to blank votes from the PNV.
GIPUZKOA
The blank votes of the PNV have also been the key for socialist Jon Iraola to be worth repeating as mayor eibar. Similarly, José Antonio Santano has been elected mayor of I run, for which he will enter his sixth legislature as alderman. On the other hand, the mayors of zumarraga And Lasarte Oria.
Source: EITB
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