Arrasate Fights Back

Seems like the coup d'etat by the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) will not take place in the town of Arrasate.

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Politics

Censure will not be passed

ANV will continue governing in Arrasate

04/15/2008

Aralar and EB-Zutik announced they are not going to support the vote of censure proposed against the Basque leftist party. For that reason, the parties that support it will not get the absolute majority needed.

The vote of censure proposed against Arrasate’s leftist mayor Ino Galparsoro (ANV), will not be passed as the leftist parties Aralar and EB-Zutik announced on Tuesday they are not going to support it.

ANV members of the Basque town of Arrasate did not condemn March 7 attack in which the former socialist city councilor Isaias Carrasco was shot dead by ETA. For this reason, some of the parties in Arrasate proposed a vote of censure against the mayor of the town.

The support of any of both parties was necessary to remove Galparsoro from her post as mayor of Arrasate because the parties that support the censure (Basque nationalist parties PNV and EA, Popular Party PP and Basque Socialist Party PSE) have 10 city councilors, while ANV, EB-Zutik and Aralar have 11.

Aralar’s General Coordinator Patxi Zabaleta announced this morning they are not going to support the vote of censure “out of consideration for ANV’s political rights”.

Later, Tuesday evening, members of EB-Zutik said there are no reasons to redefine their position against ANV.

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