Manu Lezertua announces his departure from Ararteko after a decade in office

Manuel Lezertua has announced that he will end his stage as a defender of the Basque people. In statements to Herratia-Radio Popular, he explained that he considered his cycle to be filled and that he will ask the Basque parliament to start the procedure to indicate a new person at the head of the institution.

LEGERTUA has pointed out that ten years in function “being long” and that the Arartko demands a constant dedication. “I have ten years in this responsibility“He said, underlines the need for a renewal with” new ideas and a long -term project. “

During your mandate, Ararteko’s number of actions has grown 66 %Moving from 9,000 to more than 16,000 a year. As indicated, although complaints related to social benefits have been taken, those who refer to health, housing and the environment have increased, mainly due to problems with noise pollution.

Lezertua has defended the role of Ararteko as a reference figure for citizens and has confirmed that over time public administrations have also learned to respect their requirements. He remembered that in 2023 he had to resort to Lehendakari in the absence of reactions from some institutions, a situation that, he said, was resolved. In 2024, he assured, no case took place without a response.

Moreover, it has valued the involvement of Ararteko in state and international meetings about the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which has described as ‘a reinterpretation of human rights’. In this respect, the Euskadi’s fixed dedication at the agenda 2030.

As a current task, Lezertua has called the reform of the law of Ararteko, a text that has been the parliamentary process since July 2024 and adapted the institution to international standards and good practices.