Pradales is a provincial delegate of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Territorial Development of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia. The EBB is therefore committed to “paving the way for a new generation” at the head of the party.
Imanol Pradales is he candidate proposed by the EBB choose to be lehendakari at the next Basque regional elections. It was announced on Friday that Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu will not repeat as a candidate. He Euzkadi Buru Batzar met in an extraordinary way on Saturday morning and has decided to start the internal process for the election of the party’s candidates for the Lehendakaritza, the Basque Parliament and also the European Parliament.
In a note published by the PNV, Andoni Ortuzar, chairman of the Euzkadi Buru Batzar, stated that “the EBB appreciates and recognizes the work of Lehendakari Urkullu during the past three terms of office. There have been almost twelve years of dedication and commitment to the government. from Euskadi, who is always looking for the best for our citizens in complicated times due to economic crises, pandemics and international and social conflicts. Our party highly values her achievements and the high representation she has exercised of our self-government,” he stressed. .
The note continues with the EBB President’s reflection on the medium and long term future: “The EBB, looking at the medium and long term, believes that it is right moment because from the more than satisfactory foundation that Lehendakari Urkullu and his government have left behind, paving the way for a new generation capable of governing the Basque institutions and promoting our self-government in the next ten years in political times with as many uncertainties as opportunities for our people,” President Yeltzale added. A generation that, according to Jeltzale’s party memorandum, “is the embodiment of the candidacy presented today to perfection”.
Imanol Pradales Gil, born in Santurtzi in 1975, is a member of the municipal organization of Santurtzi, doctor in sociology, trilingual and with several master degrees and, according to the party, “proven management capabilities”. “His contribution to all the processes of reflection and innovation that the party has developed over the past ten years makes him a deep connoisseur of our internal and external political reality,” the note said. Since July 2011 he has been a deputy in various departments.
The EBB does not appoint candidates of the PNV, but does make a proposal to local organizations to start the internal election process Voting in the batzokis decides the candidates. In addition, municipal organizations can also nominate candidates other than those of the EBB in the first election round of this internal process. The result of the second round of voting in the Batzokis will determine who the candidate will be, as the representatives in the National Assembly are obliged to vote in the same direction as the local group they represent has done.
Source: EITB
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