Urkullu believes that there is pressure to force the electoral advance in Euskadi, but he assures that it will not affect him

He expresses his concern that "a president is elected and the Spanish Government is formed without stability"

TOKYO (JAPAN), Oct. 17 (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu, believes that there is pressure in Euskadi to force the Basque regional elections of 2024 to be brought forward, but he has assured that it will not affect him. "I will call the regional elections when I think it is time, but we have a lot of work to do," he stressed.

Regarding the situation of state politics and the future investiture session to which the PSOE candidate, Pedro Sánchez, is presenting, Urkullu has admitted that he is concerned that there is not "the necessary stability" that is required, and also because a president can be "elected and the Spanish Government formed without stability." "It is not a minor issue that the president is elected uninvited, but that it is an unstable government," he warned.

Iñigo Urkullu, who has appeared before the media on his last day of an official trip to Japan, has assured that he is not "nervous at all" about the next regional elections to be held in 2024, although "some intend to transfer it to the society". "I am absolutely calm because I am solely and exclusively focused on the exercise of my responsibility as Lehendakari," he noted.

As he added, "this legislature will end when it ends." "I am absolutely dedicated to the management and leadership of the Basque Government in its work in this mandate, and that is my responsibility to fulfill. I have no other concern," he reiterated.

Iñigo Urkullu, who is still a candidate for re-election as Lehendakari pending the internal process of the PNV, recalled that there are already candidates from other parties who are confirmed because "they made a forecast of electoral advances", and has stated that he is unaware "of what these interpretations are based on."

"The power to dissolve Parliament corresponds to the Lehendakari and the Lehendakari will dissolve Parliament and call regional elections when he believes it is time, given that we have a lot of work to do," he stressed.

After recalling that there are important projects being processed in the Basque Parliament, he said that it is not only the Government's job, but that "parliamentarians also have work ahead of them, if they want to really address what legislative production is."

In this sense, it has been asked if the opposition intends, "entering a final electoral year", to engage in "tactics" such as possible extensions of legislative processing or parliamentary delays. "Everyone will know," he noted.

Asked if he believes that pressure is being exerted on him to force early elections, he confirmed that "since the end of summer we have been constantly talking about the regional elections", when there was almost a year left compared to the previous elections four years ago. years.

"It is striking that we are witnessing this debate, this supposed tension, this exercise, even supposed interpretations of nervousness in the Government and the Lehendakari," he said.

At this point he once again said that "he is absolutely calm regarding this issue", although he is concerned about "the political climate, the social climate", and the evolution of economic progress and well-being IN Euskadi.

The Lehendakari considers that there is an attempt to pressure him with this "political and social climate", but he does not feel "pressured". "I don't feel pressured at all or it doesn't pose any pressure for me. Another question is whether they want to transfer that interpretation to public opinion in an interested way, but I am focused on what I have to be," he stressed.

Iñigo Urkullu has also admitted his concern that there is not "the necessary stability" that is required in the State, and that a president could be "elected and the Spanish Government formed without stability", which would lead to new general elections. .

In his opinion, this is not just a matter of the Junts leader, Carles Puigdemont, but, to be president, Pedro Sánchez "needs everyone's votes all the time." "It is not a minor issue that the president is elected unstable, but that it is an unstable government," he reiterated. Therefore, he has warned that "political instability is as serious as not electing a president."

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