French Basque Country Elections 2021
2026/04/24 - 16:39
The Basque Centre has formed an executive and permanent committee
President Alain Iriart has sought to ensure political pluralism with his proposals, as well as a greater presence of the interior. However, Iriarte has acknowledged that he has not achieved the desired parity, since 6 out of 15 are women.
2026/04/11 - 13:18
Alain Iriart has been elected president of the Basque Centre
The party of the left abertzale of the capital (Lapurdi) has been imposed on Jean-Rene Etchegaray, president for nine years. Iriarte has won the presidency in the second vote, the first in which no candidate has obtained an absolute majority.
2026/03/28 - 09:51
Etchegaray and Blanco will take office today as mayor of Bayonne and Biarritz
Yesterday, however, Peio Etxeleku and Kotte Ecenarro received the baton of command from Kanbo and Hendaya. Taking the positions of mayor elected in the second round, it remains to be seen who the candidates for the presidency of the Basque Centre will be.
2026/03/23 - 06:35
News: North election results, Korrika and Osakidetza OPE
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
2026/03/21 - 10:28
Tomorrow there will be a second round of municipal elections in 11 villages in the French Basque Country and in some cases there will be a close contest
Bayonne and Biarritz have won alliances with some of the lists that have won this week's second-round ticket, but in Kanbo, San Juan de Luz, Hendaia, Urruña, Maule, Bokal, Beskoitz and Azkaine, no agreement has been reached, and each candidacy will go its own way.
2026/03/18 - 16:01
Etchegaray sees no credit for the left-wing alliance they have formed in Bayonne
The mayor of Baiona for the past 12 years has reminded the nationalist electorate that the Jacobin socialist Etcheto opposed the creation of the Basque Centre.
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2026/03/17 - 15:19
The left-wing parties have concluded an agreement in Biona to run together for the second round
The nationalist Jean-Claude Iriart will head the list of the Alliance of the Left, with the aim of removing Jean-René Etchegaray from the position of President of the Alliance, and the details of the agreement will be announced at a hearing scheduled for 5 p.m.
2026/03/16 - 16:55
Negotiations on the left and right in the 11 municipalities where the lawmakers have not decided
In Bayonne, Biarritz, Hendaia, Kanbo, and seven other municipalities next Sunday, it will be decided who will run the village house for the next six years. They have until 18:00 tomorrow afternoon to unify the lists if they so decide.
2026/03/16 - 07:28
Socialists in a position to hold the Paris Mayor's Office
The left-wing coalition led by Emmanuel Gregoire has won and will try to take over from Anna Hidalgo in the second round.
2026/03/15 - 13:35
Participation has been 27% at 12:00 in the Atlantic Pyrenees, equivalent to what was achieved six years ago
Despite the two-round elections, in most municipalities, 90%, in the first round it will be decided who will be the mayor and who will be the local councillors.
2026/03/14 - 10:05
Elections in the North: the battle of Bayonne, the challenges of the patriots and the division of the left
160 lawsuits in Iparralde will be elected this Sunday and, if it is a second round, on the 22nd. The left has been divided, EH Bai wants to confirm the good results of recent years and the PNV wants to increase its influence.