Overview

• Lehendakari Imanol Pradales called to “shield” the governing pact between the PNV and the PSE to protect stability in the Basque Country.
• The appeal followed a public war of words between PSE leader Eneko Andueza and PNV spokesperson Aitor Esteban that rekindled doubts about coalition trust.
• Pradales framed stability as the central theme of his address, saying “it is more that unites us than divides us” and urging the partners not to get distracted.
• His remarks responded to Andueza’s warning that pursuing identity-driven agreements with EH Bildu would put the coalition “at risk.”
• The speech, delivered at Fórum Europa in Madrid, was his first of its kind in the capital since taking office and drew political, institutional, and business figures.