Overview
- The party said using the word “extermination” for EH Bildu was ill chosen, relaying the view after Javier de Andrés’s remark in the chamber.
- PP lawmaker Santiago López reiterated that EH Bildu is a “political anomaly” and targeted its leader Arnaldo Otegi with harsh personal accusations.
- The exchange erupted during the vote installing Mikel Mancisidor as Ararteko, approved by PNV and PSE-EE with PP support after EH Bildu accused them of whitewashing the PP.
- López linked his stance to recent incidents he attributed to Ernai, citing attacks on a PP headquarters, the Gernika Assembly House, an Osborne bull figure, and El Correo’s Bilbao office.
- Regional leaders including Lehendakari Imanol Pradales, Bilbao mayor Juan Mari Aburto, and PSE-EE’s Eneko Andueza publicly condemned the action at El Correo, and the PP also accused Otegi of honoring ETA member José Manuel Pagoaga.