The former president of the PSE-EE, Jesus Eguigurenhas considered that A coalition government between PNV and PSOE in Euskadi is “the only real alternative”although “surely “They will be his last four years.” so that, in the future, “it will not be so strange” the day when the socialists “agree with EH Bildu in a leftist key»
In an interview with the Diario Vasco, the historic leader of the PSE-EE affirms not be worried about Pedro Sánchez’s “hyperleadership” and he assures that there has been this before in the PSOE so it is not “new” to him either. Furthermore, he indicates that The president of the Government is “on the verge of achieving something historic” such as “democratically channeling the Catalan problem”.
After showing his satisfaction with the electoral result achieved by the PSE-EE on April 21, Eguiguren defends that Eneko Andueza sale «reinforced as leader» and believes that the general secretary of the Basque socialists «he should be socialist vice president in the coalition with the PNV«.
On the other hand, he does not believe that there is “reason to be alarmed” by the growth of eh Bildu and says have “no fear” thus. Furthermore, he states that There is a “border vote of the PSE with PNV and Bildu”, although it may seem shocking. On the contrary, he states that the coalition of jeltzales and socialists in the Basque Government “is the only real alternative there is, although It will surely be his last four years«.
«Sooner or later the policy of alliances and It won’t be so strange the day we come to an agreement with EH Bildu in a left-wing way. Bildu is on its way to being a government party and an alternative to the PNV and the generational change will help. In four years things can change a lot, but we are on the eve of a change of scenario,” he argues.
Questioned about the refusal of the sovereigntist coalition to condemn terrorism, Eguiguren attributes it to the fact that they have “resistance from some sector”, but above all because “They have not reached the conviction that ETA was an evil phenomenon from the beginning«.
In his opinion, someone with «legitimacy and charisma to make decisions» as Arnaldo Otegui should say that “it was a mistake to resort to violence.” «And I say this knowing clearly that “The key role he has played in contributing to the end of ETA has not been recognized.”he adds, while regretting that, “instead of valuing the effort that Otegui has made, the entire representation of evil continues to focus on him.”
In this line, He thinks it’s “very unfair”, since other politicians have made “their journey towards democracy.” «Arnaldo Otegui has achieved reconvert an anti-system world around a terrorist organization into a left-wing democratic force«, he expresses.
