EH Bildu proposes Oskar Matute, Mikel Otero, Oihana Etxebarrieta and Eneka Maiz to head the list to Congress

EH Bildu has nominated Oskar Matute and Idurre Bideguren for Congress and the Senate for Bizkaia; Mikel Otero and Josu Estarrona for Álava; Oihana Etxebarrieta and Sonia Jacinto for Gipuzkoa; and Eneka Maiz and Floren Aoiz for Navarre.

The party is committed to continuing the parliamentary work of recent years, promoting generational relay and incorporating profiles with political and institutional experience.

In Bizkaia, Oskar Matute will head the list to Congress and be the spokespersonfor the parliamentary group, while Idurre Bideguren, former mayor of Bermeo and current Autonomous Senator, will lead the nomination for the Senate and be the spokesperson for the Upper House.

In Álava, Mikel Otero will head the list to Congress. The current deputy of the 15th Legislature has become one of the main references of EH Bildu in the ecological and energy transition, followed by Eba Blanco, Secretary General of Eusko Alkartasuna and Second Vice-President of the Basque Parliament, Jon Ruiz de Pinedo and Aitziber Salazar.

In Bizkaia, Oskar Matute will lead the candidacy and take over the spokesperson of EH Bildu in the lower house if the proposal succeeds. Marije Fullaondo, who was a member of the 15th Legislature, will be second. Andoni Rojo, Garazi Zalbidea, Markel Rio, Izortze Santin, Ina Robles and Ane Muguruza are also at the top.

In Gipuzkoa, the list will be headed by Oihana Etxebarrieta, journalist and parliamentarian since 2016, followed by Gorka Elejabarrieta and Aizpea Otaegi, mayor of Errenteria-Orereta. The candidacy will also include municipal representatives, including Xabier Lertxundi and Iñaki Ostolaza, mayors of Hernani and Zumaia.

In Navarre, Eneka Maiz will head the list to Congress. The current parliamentarian and former mayor of Etxarri-Aranaz has a career linked to sociolinguistic research, education and Euskaldunization, followed by the mayor of Villava, Mikel Oteiza, Ainhoa Bueno, and the former mayor of Tafalla, Arturo Goldaracena.

In Álava, EH Bildu is again betting on Josu Estarrona after winning a seat in the Senate for the first time, accompanied by Ainhize Solaun and Manu Martínez.

In Bizkaia, the former mayor of Bermeo and current Autonomous Senator Idurre Bideguren will head the list, which will be completed by Martin Arrasate and Aitziber Ibaibarriaga.

In Gipuzkoa, EH Bildu's Secretary of Organization, Sonia Jacinto, will lead the candidacy, while Mario Zubiaga and Olaia Duarte will lead the other two seats.

Finally, in Navarre, Floren Aoiz, head of EH Bildu's Political Relations in Spain, writer and president of the Iratzar Foundation, will head the list.

The leadership of EH Bildu, meeting in Donostia-San Sebastián, has recognized the commitment of Mertxe Aizpurua, Bel Pozueta and Jon Iñarritu, as well as the work carried out in recent years by parliamentary groups in Congress and the Senate.

The Political Bureau has welcomed this work and believes that it has helped to make Euskal Herria better able to meet the challenges ahead.