Interview with Mertxe Aizpurua, deputy of EH Bildu in Congress on Radio Euskadi, on May 2, 2024

EH Bildu’s spokesperson in the Congress of Deputies, Mertxe AizpuruaWelcomes the fact that the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has recognized “for the first time” that there is “a deficit and a lack of democracy” in the Spanish state and urged him to take “measures” to take.

Following Pedro Sánchez’s decision to continue leading the government, Aizpurua wants to give him time. According to him, it will be true that everything has been a strategy if there are no concrete details in a short time. “More than the ways, we will look at the actions and the future will tell,” he added.

In an interview with Euskadi Irratia, Aizpurua mentioned some examples of the lack of democracy in the Spanish state, such as the blockade to renew the government. General Council for the Judiciary. According to him, it is “time to renew the judiciary” through a change in the law. With reference to the pseudomedia, has insisted that freedom of expression must be guaranteed, but has always made it clear that publishing lies should not be free. Likewise, he emphasized that, contrary to what is happening in Europe, “the far right is embedded in the structures of the state.”

If this is the case, Aizpurua advocates using the coming months, with little parliamentary activity and only five plenary sessions in Congress, to promote democratic recovery.

Concerning the self-government, has stated that “the moments must be seized, and now is the time to reach solid agreements, open the territorial debate and promote self-government to move later to Madrid.” “It would be irresponsible to miss this opportunity,” he added.