Overview
- Local reports say a PP campaign stop in the Buruntzaldea area of Hernani was disrupted when a group threw petardos, eggs and stones at candidate Jon Echeverría and his team.
- Echeverría posted a video on his social accounts showing people throwing objects and him taking refuge in his car and he publicly demanded police protection from the Ertzaintza.
- The PP’s regional leadership in the Basque Country canceled the remainder of its planned campaign tour through Gipuzkoa in response to the incident.
- At the time of reporting there were no accounts of arrests, charges or an official operational response from the Ertzaintza in the published coverage.
- Campaign events in parts of the Basque Country often draw strong opposition, and the party’s cancellation increases scrutiny of security plans and could change how parties stage rallies in the province.