The candidate, who at no point mentioned the rest of the confederal-left forces, took part in a pre-campaign event after her proclamation to lead the list of Elkarrekin Podemos.
The Podemos Euskadi candidate for lehendakari, Look at Gorrotxategiwarned on Friday, after his proclamation to lead the list of this formation for the regional elections, of the need to “maximize the potential” of a progressive candidacy “without vetoes or red lines”.
Gorrotxategi, who took part in a political event in Vitoria-Gasteiz after being appointed head of the Podemos Euskadi list for the Basque elections, stressed that the elections offer an opportunity to “make a left turn” in Basque politics.
Gorrotxategi was not mentioned at any time with the rest of the formations of the confederal left –Add Mugimendua, Ezker Anitza-IU and Equo-Berdeak—. Coincidentally, the three parties announced a preliminary agreement to participate in a coalition at almost the same time.
The Podemos candidate has referred to the EITB Focus survey on voting intentions and has assured that the data – which predicts two seats for the party – is ‘a public recognition’ of the work done in Parliament in this term by the Elkarrekin -group. IU.
According to Gorrotxategi, it is necessary to take “a turn to the left” because the Basque government (PNV-PSE-EE) “has failed in the public and democratic management of all the issues necessary to live a decent life in Euskadi. .”. Moreover, he has criticized EH Bildu because “he has clearly said that his preferred partner is the PNV, his older brother.”
Faced with this, Gorrotxategi has ‘clearly’ positioned itself in favor of ‘a change, not an exchange’.
Source: EITB
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