Basque Parliament and Self-Determination

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PP and PSE voted against

Basque parliament adopts resolution on self-determination

11/03/2006

The motion introduced by Nationalist EA and Communist EB has been supported by all parliament groups, except for Conservative PP and Socialist PSE. The Basque Chamber adopted a similar resolution in 2002.

The Basque parliament has adopted on Friday by the votes of Nationalist PNV, Nationalist EA, Communist EB, Leftist Aralar and the Communist Party of the Basque Land EHAK an initiative that supports the right of the Basque society to decide its future. Conservative PP and Socialist PSE did not support the document. The resolution pledges its commitment to a dialogue without exclusion in order to establish the basics to achieve a political normalisation.

The motion by Nationalist EA and Communist EB congratulates Montenegro for the referendum they held on May 21st to consult the country's union with Serbia.

PNV member of parliament Jose Antonio Rubalkaba has stated that it's time that the Basques could exercise that right since "most" of the society demands it.

PSE leader Patxi Lopez has said that he is willing to "go into that topic", although he has specified that always "within the law". The Socialist leader has explained that some things are decided among Basques, others jointly with the rest of the Spaniards and some others with the Europeans".

PP's spokesman of parliament Leopoldo Barreda has also defended the self-determination right, but he has underlined that that right is "not our business", since we are "self determined within Spain".

How strange that the PP and the PSOE voted against the right of the Basque people to its self determination, I wonder why they did it.

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