Esteban claims PNV is the only force that stopped Vox
Aitor Esteban, who leads the Basque Nationalist Party, argued in Bilbao that his organization stands alone in having used its parliamentary votes to keep Vox out of government in Spain over recent years. He made the case while presenting the party's candidates for the Congress of Deputies and the Senate in the three Basque provinces.[S1][S2]
According to Esteban, public debate now revolves around the need to halt the far right, and many political actors say they are committed to that goal. He contrasted those statements with his party's record, insisting that the PNV is the only political force that has actually delivered on that front through its votes in the Spanish state.[S1]
Candidates approved unanimously in Bilbao
The Bilbao event served to unveil the PNV's slates for Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa ahead of the next general election. The party's extraordinary national assembly had signed off on those candidates with no dissent, according to Esteban's account during the presentation.[S1]
