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Aburto will not run for mayor of Bilbao again in 2027

Visibly excited, the mayor of Bilbao announced this decision: "After a thorough reflection, the party has decided that Bilbao needs a new leadership."

El alcalde de Bilbao, Juan Mari Aburto, junto al presidente del Bizkai Buru Batzar del PNV



EUROPA PRESS

06/6/2026
18:00 - 20:00

Juan Mari Aburto , mayor of Bilbao 0mayor, has announced that hewill notrun for the municipal and foral elections of A02027  as head of the PNVlist. "The party has decided that Bilbao needs a new leadership, "he said.

Aburto made this announcement in Sabin Etxea, accompanied by the president of the Bizkai Buru Batzar (BBB) of the PNV, Iñigo Ansola.

The mayor of Bilbao since 2015 has explained that "aftera thorough reflection , it has been decided that Bilbao needs a new leadership ", which he has described as" the best decision that can be made for Bilbao and for the society of Bilbao. " 

The announcement was a decision taken by the PNV, but it has stressed that it has been "shared"with it and, in this regard, has promised to "cooperate". 

Aburto has said that "it will be a cliché to say so, but being mayor of Bilbao is a great honor." 

The mayor of Bilbao has thanked the party, the billiards and the people around him.

He has promised to "work hard" until the next municipal elections so that "Bilbao remains the best city in the world... the word of Juan Mari Aburto, the word of the mayor of Bilbao." 

 

Ansola: "You are a person of great and great value"

BBB leader Iñigo Ansola has had words of thanks for Aburto and praised his "commitment and values." "You are a great person of great and great value," he said.

Although he was not present, the president of the PNV EBB, Aitor Esteban, also thanked Aburto for his "honesty and generosity" over the years.

Three terms and more than 10 years at the City Hall.

Aburto came to power on June 13 , 2015, when he was elected mayor after the municipal elections. He was re-elected in 2019 and 2023 , and last year he served 10 years as mayor of Bilbao.

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