Plenary investiture session, rupture in Llodio’s government and Azkena Rock Festival

These are the topics that will be central main headlines from this Thursday, June 20, 2024:

– Plenary Investiture Session in the Basque Parliament: The President of the Basque Parliament, Bakartxo Tejeria, will open the session at 9:30 am in a plenary session with two candidates. The first to speak is Pello Otxandiano (EH Bildu) and he will present his government program in a maximum of 90 minutes. Around 11 a.m. it is the turn of Imanol Pradales (PNV), who also gets 90 minutes. After these interventions, the President will adjourn the session until 2:30 p.m. The vote will take place after the debate between the groups. Following the agreement between the PNV and the PSE-EE, Imanol Pradales will be elected lehendakari with 39 votes in favor (27 from the PNV and 12 from the PSE-EE).

– Division in the municipal government of Llodio: The independent group Omnia has decided to leave the government team of the Llodio Municipal Council, which they shared with EH Bildu. In a joint statement, Omnia and EH Bildu announced the move to oppose the former, but both committed to “prioritizing the consensus line developed so far when dealing with future issues.” In this sense, they reiterated that they will continue to work together to “make progress on the issues already agreed, such as updating the General Urban Plan” and on investments already underway, such as the Antzoki , the market square, the former San Roque, the slaughterhouse, the expansion of the sports center and the Kultur Etxea.

– Azkena Rock Festival: A new edition of the Azkena Rock Festival starts at 6:15 p.m., which will be held in Vitoria-Gasteiz until Saturday. The Mendizabala location will host live performances from bands such as Queens Of The Stone Age, Band Of Horses, Sheryl Crow, Jane’s Addiction, L7, Mavis Staples, Warren Haynes Band, Tarque & La Asociación del Riff, Redd Kross, Arde Bogotá, Ty Includes Segall, PiL.T, The Real McKenzies and Lendakaris Muertos.