Regarding what will happen in the city after this dismissal, he hopes to come to an agreement “with common sense” to consolidate the “alternative majority based on certain projects”.
Arnaldo Otegigeneral coordinator of EH Bildu, has confirmed that the resignation of the mayor of Bermeo, Asier Larrauriafter passing a positive breathalyzer test hours after taking office is something that “honors” him, and he hopes that an agreement will be reached “with common sense” after his resignation to “alternate majorityin this city, where the Abertzale coalition with the support of the Guzan platform seized the PNV mayor’s office.
At a press conference in Donostia-San Sebastián, Otegi referred to the decision of Larrauri, who resigned this Sunday after a accident with his car, under the influence of alcohol. First of all, EH Bildu’s leader wanted to appreciate Asier’s gesture when he stepped down and emphasized that also in this case the sovereignist formation is “different”.
Otegi has affirmed that the left should “be an example and so should its officials,” so that when someone makes a mistake, “has political consequencesFor this reason, he has insisted on appreciating Asier’s gesture and believes it “honors him”.
Regarding what will happen in Bermeo after this layoff, after stating that what is negotiable in Bermeo is not “at the top”, he has assured that there are two “basic” issues. First of all, he emphasized that they did not make an agreement in Bermeo to “share the burden”, but to consolidate an alternative majority to that of the PNV “on the basis of certain projects” for this municipality.
As he has stated, this is something that “did not change“, and hopes and wishes that in the city they have “sufficient capacity to come to an agreement and do things with common sense and consolidate that alternative majority.” “That’s what I want,” he stressed.
The leader of the Abertzale formation recalled that in the Basque Autonomous Community and in Navarre they 145 mayors (21 more than four years ago), and 1,402 councilors (138 more than in 2019), for which he believes “the people have rewarded the political and municipal management of the pro-independence left”. In this sense, he has insisted that it has begun “a change of cycleand has assured that they will uphold the “stop to the right” principle.
According to him, it has been verified in the composition of certain municipal councils that “the change of the political cycle announced” 28M,” has caused a certain earthquake in the ‘establishment'” in the Basque Autonomous Community and the Foral community.
Source: EITB
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