• Basque PP. Alfonso Alonso resigns as president of the Basque PP for "not having the confidence of the national leadership"
  • Relay: Carlos Iturgaiz opens with a call to "join forces" with Vox

Carlos Iturgaiz smiles when he finds that all the chairs in the Genoa room in which the interview is held are oranges, a color that he still has to get used to, now that he has put himself, face to face, in front of the PP + Cs coalition . He confesses that the designation was not expected and defends «joining» also the Vox electorate, to better confront the PNV.

Surprised? A little yes, because I was not in the pools. I told Casado immediately yes. 22 years later, I am again a candidate for lehendakari. It is an honor. What are the reasons that Carlos Iturgaiz is now the head of the PP + Cs coalition list? First, because Carlos Iturgaiz represents a policy of firmness in the values ​​and the extreme defense of the unity of Spain. And Alonso no? Yes, it was also valid for the party. And the second, because I price to take care of the people of the Basque Country PP: I look at them like a mirror. You have always been like a family to me. If you were Married, would you have also stopped Alonso? Fortunately I am not. And I do not know, nor have I asked to know, what have been the private conversations that Casado and Alonso have had. That is between them. What is my turn is to row forward, because past water does not move the mill. The reasons that Genoa adduces are the distancing in the management, the fight for the lists and the "displacement" of Alonso. Are they things from the past? There is no longer any tension, I have a very good harmony with the national leadership of the party. You do accept the coalition that has subscribed with Cs as it is. Was it essential to sacrifice a piece of the Basque board to win the game of national chess? I think it is also a necessary coalition. Here the important thing is not number two, three, eight or 28 on the list. The important thing is that we make an alternative project in the center-right to the Popular Front that is ruling in Spain, which is a real danger for the nation, with fascio-communist allies typical of other countries such as Venezuela, North Korea, Cuba or China. Sanchez has allied with secessionists, with communists and with Batasuna de Otegi. He has auctioned Spain. This process comes from Zapatero, who legalized ETA to isolate the center-right. Would you outlaw Bildu? The Nazi Party and the Communist Party are outlawed in Germany and nobody puts their hands to their heads. Bildu is still the political arm of ETA, it continues to justify murders that it has not condemned and when ETA prisoners leave prisons, they receive them with tributes at the rhythm of txistu and drums. Then, the answer is "yes." Yes. Illegalize Bildu. I think it is not a democratic party. Has the PP's approach to the PNV ended with its arrival? Who has distanced itself from sensible positions has been the PNV. If I had not supported the motion against Rajoy, what is happening today would not be happening in Spain. They are in partnership with the parties that want to break Spain. He says he appeals to the "essence" of the popular project. The Basque PP had lost it a little? We have not been accurate in capturing the vote of many who voted for us. That is the challenge for these elections on April 5. But what has happened so that a party that, with you in front, in 1998, was the second most voted, has become the fifth force of the Basque Parliament? What was done well and should be repeated now? What has happened is that we have demobilized many PP voters for external reasons and also for internal issues of the Basque Country PP. And they have punished us. But you have to try to be thinking about the future. The votes have gone to the PNV. Yes, it's true. They have left because they have taken refuge. Many people have seen that the PP was no longer a refuge for their vote and that is why they went to the PNV. What I intend is that they are comfortable again in the PP. Alonso says that Vox does not defend the Constitution and that "it is missing a boil." And you say that Abascal is a great person and that you have to "join forces" with him. It is a remarkable change. Is there a niche in Vox? There are approaches that are far from Vox, such as regional, regional, or European issues. But I certainly believe that who can defend Spain and what Vox voters like is the PP + C coalition. And then, Vox should join the coalition? No, I think the coalition is fine as it is, without Vox It is a confluence that has already been made in Navarra and has been successful, but the coalition will be burdened by the noise of sabers in the Basque PP. There are leaders who have risen against Alonso and others against Genoa. How does the party reunify? We have to rest, and one of the reasons I took the step forward was to help sew. Do you have the support of the like-minded Alfonso Alonso? Yes. We can have differences in points of view, but supporting Carlos Iturgaiz is supporting the Basque PP. And to the national PP, in this case. Do you consider yourself a "liberal liberal", like Alonso? I consider myself very Basque, very Spanish and center-right. I respect the fueros because they are a very important part of the history of our country, but I am broader and I am more satisfied when I say that I am a very Basque and very Spanish person. Would you like to preside again the PP of the Basque Country ? The important thing now is the elections. I haven't even taken that issue out when talking to the national leadership. When the elections pass we will have to think about that.

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