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According to Pradales, it is "reprehensible and unacceptable" for Ayuso to manipulate his words and has asked him to respect the Basque Country

The lehendakari has said that he will not "fall into that trap despite the provocation," but will not accept "contempt for the Euskera," and will raise his voice if it is not respected. "Not everything is worth it," he has stressed.

VITORIA, 18/09/2025.- El lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, ha puesto el foco este jueves en los problemas crecientes de salud mental en Euskadi y ha anunciado un "despliegue" de profesionales de psicología en atención primaria y una estrategia sobre el uso de pantallas que liderará él mismo. EFE/ Adrián Ruiz-Hierro
Imanol Pradales in a stock image. Photo: EFE

The President, Imanol Pradales, considers it "reprehensible and unacceptable" that the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has "rudely" manipulatedher words to denounce the threats. Euskadi, has demanded respect for her language and identity, and has said that Ayuso "opposes politics".

Thus, he referred to the statements made by Ayuso, who stated that Pradales had said to him "Ayuso entzun, pim, pam, pum" and had issued slogans against him, as he used to do in the past to point out people around ETA. The lehendakari, in fact, had said "Ayuso entzun, Euskadi (Ayuso escucha, Euskadi)".

In an interview on Popular Radio, Imanol Pradales said he "never" wanted to make Mrs Ayuso "uncomfortable" during her Party Day speech.

"I was making a public request for the defence of the Basque language and respect for our language, and I'm really sorry if it got awkward. Anyway, in politics it's not worth everything, in life it's not worth everything. I think what we heard yesterday in that interview from Mrs Ayuso is very sad because it's a way of understanding politics, and I don't share it, "he said.

He has also expressed his anger at 'how his words are manipulated with mockery', 'how the use of violence is trivialised, how ETA is trivialised and how it is aimed at a threat on my part'. 'I think this is outrageous and unacceptable, and I think it qualifies Mrs Ayuso, portrays her and reveals the policy she intends to pursue', he has stressed.

In his opinion, "theapplication of the anti-policy manualis , not the uppercase policy, "and he believes in it." I think we disagree, I think the vast majority of Basque society does not want this kind of policy to reach the Basque Country, it is not my style, and of course I will not fall into that trap despite the provocation, "he said.

However, he considers it "very worrying and serious" because "once again" the statements of the President of the Community of Madrid show "a complete lack of respect for the Euskera da".

He has therefore warned that he will continue to "raise his voice every time the Euskera and the Basque identity are not respected." "Because I am the lehendakari of the Basque Country and I represent a people with an identity, with a language, which we want to be respected and never despised or despised," he said.

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