Overview
- PNV president Aitor Esteban told party members at Alderdi Eguna that the party will start its internal candidacy selection in October and shift into full electoral preparation.
- The party publicly assumes Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez may call a general election near the May 23 voting window and warned that failure to pass the national Budget would likely end the legislature.
- PNV leadership framed the upcoming contests as a single electoral cycle and urged unity as part of a recent effort to reposition the party toward the political center after internal disputes.
- The party says the calendar overlap raises the risk of losing key local power to EH Bildu, the PSE and the PP, with high-stakes races for mayoralties and diputaciones in Vitoria, San Sebastián, Álava and Gipuzkoa.
- Practical next steps include member mobilization, internal primaries and candidate lists in October, with the Budget vote and published slates acting as the main signals to watch for who gains ground locally and nationally.