This will be the protocol act for the inauguration of Lehendakari’s position

Imanol Pradales He will be sworn in as Lehendakari today, Saturday under the Gernika treebased on the oath model used by the first Lehendakari of the Basque government, José Antonio Agirre. The plenary hall of the Gernika meetings It will be an unusual appearance, as the seats will be occupied by parliamentarians of the Basque Chamber, institutional authorities and people invited to this solemn occasion.

This will be the formal act of taking possession of the position of lehendakari, which can be follow live herefrom 11.50 am:

•) The headquarters of the Gernika Meeting House will receive between 10.45 and 11.15 am of male and female parliamentarians, as well as a large representation of Basque institutions.

•) At 11:30 am The protocol law starts with the front desk by the Chairman of the General Assemblies of Bizkaia, Ana Otadui, to those who serve on the board of directors of the Basque Parliament. Later the President of the Basque Parliament will arrive, Bakartxo Tejeria.

•) Ana Otadui will then be the stick to the President of the Basque Parliament, a transfer that symbolizes the transfer of powers and the transformation of the Assembly House into the headquarters of the Basque Parliament. This institutional representation will receive the authorities.

•) At 11:55 am The elected Lehendakari will arrive at the Assembly House, Imanol Pradaleswho will be followed by the acting Lehendakari, Inigo Urkulluwho will carry the baton of command.

•) After greeting the authorities present there, and after hearing the bells 12:00 noon and the piece”Gernikako tree“They will advance in procession to the plenary hall, accompanied by txistularis who will interpret the march”Alkate Soinua“.

•) The plenary session will start when the President of the Basque Parliament, Bakartxo Tejeriaopen the meeting and give the floor to one of the secretariats of the Board.

•) After reading the decree appointing Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales will go out accompanied by the President Bakartxo Tejeriathe acting Lehendakari Inigo Urkullu and those who are part of the parliamentary council. They will act as witnesses take oath, while the txistularis band will perform a march. •) The remaining members of Parliament, the acting Basque Government and the rest of the invited people will remain in the plenary hall and follow the swearing-in ceremony through the screens installed for this purpose.

swearing in ceremony •) The swearing-in ceremony will take place on the interior of the Gernika tree enclosure.

•) The Lehendakari will use the edition of the Autonomy statute which establishes the institutional positions in the Basque Parliament. In addition, a copy of the “Old Charter of the Lordship of Vizcaya“drawn up on November 4, 1600 by the notary Juan Ruiz de Anguiz.

•) Behind the tree, between the columns of the temple, ertzainas with grand dress uniform, green uniform, will remain until the oath is taken. The premises of the Gernika Assembly House will also be accompanied at all times by ertzainas dressed in the red dress uniform.

•) The President of the Basque Parliament will give the floor to the First Secretary, who will read the oath announcement in Basque and Spanish. At that time, Imanol Pradales, like all his predecessors, will base his oath on the oath pronounced by Jose Antonio Aguirre on October 7, 1936.

•) After the oath, the Ertzaintza music band will perform the official anthem of the Autonomous Community,”Euzko-Abendaren EreserkiaThen the Lehendakari will stand in front of the fence that delimits the enclosure of the venerated provincial oak and, accompanied by the President and the Board of Directors of the Basque Parliament, will witness the honorary aurresku.

Inauguration •) After the aurresku, the protagonists of the event They return to the boardroom. The Secretary will first read Articles 24 and 33 of the Statute of Autonomy and the lehendakari will address the speakers’ gallery, from where he will pronounce the formula for his assumption of office.

•) Acting Lehendakari at the time, Inigo Urkulluwill hand over the baton of command of the Basque government to the new lehendakari, Imanol Pradales.

•) Once this law is completed, the Speaker of Parliament will declare that he has taken possession of the position of Lehendakari and will adjourn the session. At that time, the Ertzaintza Music Band will from outside the “Agur Jaunak and Andreak“. Then Lehendakari Imanol Pradales goes to the Old Tree residence.

•) Pradales will be the sixth lehendakari to rule in Euskadi in the democratic phase and will take over Inigo Urkullu, who fulfilled this responsibility for twelve years. Previously this position was taken by the socialist Patxi Lopez, who led Lehendakaritza in the ninth legislature between 2009 and 2012. Between 1999 and 2009 he was Lehendakari Juan José Ibarretxewhile the recently deceased served as Lehendakaritza between 1985 and 1999 Jose Antonio ArdanzaAnd Carlos Garaikoetxea He did it between 1980 and 1985.

Guests During the extraordinary plenary session of the swearing-in and inauguration of the Lehendakari, the seats of the lawyers of Bizkaia will be occupied by the 75 parliamentarians who are part of the Basque Chamber. The Lehendakari and the acting Basque government, and the Lehendakaris Carlos Garaikoetxea, Juan José Ibarretxe And Patxi Lopezthey will occupy the front row.

Those who chaired the Basque Chamber in the last legislature will also be present: Izaskun Bilbao, Juan Mari Atutxa And Jesus Egiguren and the capacity of the meeting room of the Casa de Juntas will be supplemented by the presence at this ceremony of representatives of the Basque and state institutions. The chairman of the TSJPV, among others, will be present, Iñaki Subiana; the general deputies of Álava, Ramiro Gonzálezfrom Bizkaia, Elixabete Etxanobeand from Gipuzkoa, Eider Mendoza; and the Presidents of the General Assemblies of Álava, Irma Basterra; from Bizkaia, Ana Otadui; and from Gipuzkoa, Xabier Ezeizabarrena.

The mayors of Bilbao will also be present, Juan Mari Aburtofrom San Sebastian, Eneko Gooiaand from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxebarria; the chairman of EUDEL, Esther Apraiz; the Ararteko, Manu Lezertua; the President of the Parliament of Navarre, Unai Uhalde; the Mayor of Baiona and President of the Basque Commonwealth, Jean-Rene Etchegaray; the First Vice President of the Government of Spain, Mary Jesus Montero; the delegate of the Spanish government in the Basque Country, Marisol Garmendia; the President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo; and the Ambassador of Chile, Javier Velasco.

In total they will attend the swearing-in of Imanol Pradales more than 300 guests and 200 professionals of the media accredited to cover this event.