Otxandiano has urged Pradales to "put his political capital at the center of the debate on the new political status."

The spokesman for EH Bildu in the Basque Parliament, Pello Otxandiano, has asked lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, to "put his political capital at the centre" of the debate on the new status that the sovereign coalition, the PNV and the PSE-EE, have been discussing for months without consensus.

In an article on his blog, Otxandiano makes a reading of the social, economic and political moment and reiterates that in the Basque Autonomous Community the coalition "has the determination to reachagreementsof the people, national agreements and pacts with a state perspective ", which, in his view, is" the only reasonable alternative to the defence of the interests of this country ".

The spokesman for EH Bildu in the Basque Parliament has stated that the President 'perfectly identifies this political logic in his constant call for European unity to deal with the state of global disorder', although he has criticised the fact that 'external discourse and internal action do not coincide'. 

In fact, although there are "qualified majorities" and a "fairly favourable political environment , "Otxandiano believes that" in this legislature there are spaces of consensus on which grand agreements can be built, which are underestimated or directly despised. " No recognizes that it does so" out of concern ":" To underestimate the political conditions for working together in strategic areas is a luxury that this country cannot afford. "

The leaderof EH Bildu has pointed out that the debates on migration, education, energy transition, industrial policy, modernization of public administration, language policy or public services are complex debates and that Pradales "has the opportunity, and therefore the responsibility, to build a country based on broad consensus." But, in Otxandiano's words, "the PNV has decided that it does not want an agreement with EH Bildu."

In the face of this, Otxandiano believes that "the lehendakari seems to avoid complex debates and prioritize protecting his image from politically unprofitable issues."

In this regard, he has pointed out that if the Basque Government's own publications indicate that "the need for a new power fund and armor guarantee is so evident" to meet the challenges of the 21st century , he believes that "lehendakari should put his political capital at the centre" of the new political status , instead of the Basque Government being "focused on transfers pending a eroded and strategically blocked Statute".

Otxandiano believes that the Basque institutions will have a "limited influence" on European politics, so he has asked "to start from home": "We have to do our strength in what is in our hands: to look inward, in the most difficult scenarios to get the best out of this country," he said.