The towns of Álava have experienced one of their most important days this Saturday: the investiture plenary session. A day that occurs every 4 years and from which the local government leaves. The constitution of the municipalities alaveses It has been a mere formality in many towns, where the most voted list has come out and the mayors are already known. No surprises.
After several hours of voting throughout the territory and many emotions, these are the 53 mayors of the towns of Álava. A map with some variations and that leaves the following stamp: 25 Town Halls for the PNV, 15 for EH Bildu, 7 Independents, 3 for the PSE and 2 for the PP.
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14:00 Adolfo Estavillo continues in Treviño County
Adolfo Estavillo remains as mayor in Treviño County. His group, Día a Día, winner on 28M in elections with 5 elected parties, has obtained the votes of the PP. The popular ones will be his government partner and will give him stability by thus having an absolute majority.
13:25 Amado Martinez of Iturrate rules in Lower Bank
He expected it and he has achieved it. Amado Martínez de Iturrate, from Ribera Baja Bizirik, is the new mayor of Ribera Baja. Winner in the elections, he gets the makila with the 2 votes of the PP.
13:20 Raúl García, from the PNV, mayor of Laguardia
He said it and he has fulfilled it. Raúl García, from the PNV, has presented a candidacy. EH Bildu has supported him and thus, they have ousted the PP, the most voted list on 28M by obtaining 4 seats. Although only 12 votes separated them from the PNV.
13:15 Labastida has a popular mayor
After the earthquake in recent days in Labastida, the forecasts have come true. The PNV has announced that it will not present a candidacy. In this way, it allowed the list with the most votes, the PP, to win. The new mayor, Dani García.
13:00 The PNV will govern in La Puebla de Arganzón
For the first time, the PNV will govern in La Puebla de Arganzón. The new councilor will be Ángel Niño.
12:50 Tie in Arratzua Ubarrundia
Blanca Antépara (PNV) will govern in Arratzua Ubarrundia. A town with doubts until the last moment. The PNV, winner on 28M, had 3 seats, like Goazen and EH Bildu. And each party has voted for itself.
12:40 Acuerdo ‘cap’ for Legutio
EH Bildu was the most voted on 28M in Legutio and obtained 5 seats. But he is left without a chair. The ‘txapela’ agreement between the PNV and PSE gives them a majority and the jeltzale Nerea Bengoa will be the new mayoress.
12:30 Raúl Lopez de Uralde already rules in Agurain
The 28M EH Bildu won the Battle of Agurain. And this Saturday Raúl Lopez de Uralde has become its new mayor.
12:25 ‘Gari’ adds his fourth term in Alegría-Dulantzi
Emotion until the last moment in Alegría-Dulantzi. But in the end, there is nothing new. ‘Gari’ faces his fourth term thanks to the 2 EH Bildu councilors who add to the 4 achieved. The PNV, winner on 28M, runs out of makila.
12:15 More PNV mayors
Moreda, Elvillar and Arraia-Maeztu already have mayors from the PNV, the party with the most votes in all of them on 28M. Also in Lantarón, where Koldo Salbidea replaces the previous mayor, Javier Uriarte, who recently died.
12:10 New surprise in Oion
The second unexpected news of the day has jumped in Oion. José Manuel Villanueva, from EH Bildu, the most voted list, is the new mayor. The PNV, at the last moment, has decided not to present a candidacy.
11:45 How are other Town Halls doing?
Little by little we get to know the mayors of other localities. It is the case of Zambrana (PSE) with Trini Zarza, Navaridas (PNV) with Mikel Fernandez Calleja, Artziniega (EH Bildu) with Jose Vivancos, Samaniego (EH Bildu) with Pili Garmendia.
11:30 Mitxel Montes repeats in Iruña de Oca
The PSE retains Iruña de Oca in a plenary session that has ratified Mitxel Montes as mayor. The PNV has abstained.
10:45 Zuia, Lagrán, San Millán and Urkabustaiz are from EH Bildu
EH Collect the government in Zuia, Lagrán, San Millán and Urkabustaiz. Unai Gutiérrez, Urtzi Gaintzarain, Erika Letamendi and Xabi Álvarez de Arkaia are their mayors and mayoress.
10:40 The PP gives its vote to the PNV of Zigoitia
The announcement of the ‘gratis et amore’ votes of the PP allows the PNV to govern in Zigoitia. EH Bildu was the most voted list, but did not get the makila. The jeltzale Javier Gorbeña García will be mayor with the vote of the popular Elisabeth Ochoa de Eribe.
10:30 The PNV continues to rule in Amurrio
Txerra Molinuevo, of the PNV, revalidates the Government in Amurrio.
09:50 Ainize Gastaka (EH Bildu), new mayor of Llodio
In Llodio the pact between EH Bildu (the most voted list) and Omnia is fulfilled. Ainize Gastaka is already the new mayor and she will form a government with the independents.
09:45 Surprise in Ayala
When everything seemed that Gentza Alamillo (PNV) would repeat the Mayor’s Office, the surprise came. A last-minute agreement between Aira Batuz and EH Bildu has given the mayoralty to Pruden Otegi, from the latter formation, who came third on 28M.
09:30 Kuartango already has a mayor
Miren Meabe, from the PNV, will be the new mayoress of Kuartango. The independent candidate of the PP has given his support to the PNV.
All the plenary sessions in Álava
In total, Álava is holding 50 plenary sessions today, plus the 2 in Condado de Treviño. Monday will be that of Ribera Alta. Of these, there are 32 Town Halls with an absolute majority. 18 from the PNV, 12 from EH Bildu, 1 from PSE and another from the PP.
09:00 The early risers
Elburgo (Natalia López de Munain, from the PNV, and her sixth legislature) and Kripan (Joseba Fernández, from the PNV, who is serving her fourth legislature) already have a government. After them, the Vitoria-Gasteiz plenary session begins. But also those of Ayala and Kuartango. In the latter, curious to know who will rule the town.
Delay in Ribera Alta
This municipality will not have a mayor this Saturday. In principle, the only one. The necessary quorum is missing to hold the plenary session, which will be delayed until Monday at 10:00.
The first and last meeting of the day
Elburgo is the most early riser town. His plenary will be at 8:00, to take advantage of the rest of the day. On the contrary, Berantevilla will finish the day, at 19:00.
In others, the pacts and movements of the last few days have already anticipated the result. It is the case of Llodio, where EH Bildu won and will receive the support of Omnia. Both will govern in coalition.
However, in others like Ayala, the forecast has not been fulfilled. Aiara Batuz had announced that they would vote for themselves because of the lack of agreement with EH Bildu. However, at the last moment, in the same plenary session, they have given their support to this formation, which 28M came in third place. Thus, Pruden Otegi, from EH Bildu, is the new mayor.
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He earthquake this Thursday in Labastidaafter the PNV gave up running and its candidate resigned, gives power to the PP, which won in the last elections.
Municipalities with doubts
but there are others 9 places where, with a few hours to go before the investitures began, doubt was the queen. Tension until the last moment. Will there be PNV-PP pacts despite the fact that the former have actively denied it for days? Will the PNV look at EH Bildu, who has guaranteed their votes, despite the fact that this is a red line for the popular? Or will local interests and preferences win out over the rulings of the directives?
It is what has happened in low bank, where Ribera Baja Bizirik won with 4 councilors. His spokesperson, Amado Martínez de Iturrate, recognized Gasteiz Hoy’s greater affinity with the PP councillors. And that closeness has allowed him to get the ‘makila’. Could this result have influenced what happened in Laguardia?
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Because the plenary session of the town of La Rioja was after that of Ribera Baja and, in this enclave of historical relevance, there was a pressure cooker. The PP won by only 12 votes and wanted to rule. The PNV candidate announced at the time that he would present himself, without the leadership in Álava endorsing him. And EH Bildu offered him his votes. Well, the jeltzale Raúl García has seen his wish come true and will continue to lead the Mayor’s Office.
In Oion, EH Bildu won with 5 councilors. It has been one of the surprises of the day. The jeltzale José Antonio Tarraga did not want to present a candidacy. Thus, possible support from the PSE and PP has evaporated. And it has been José Manuel Villanueva, from EH Bildu, who has been elected as the new mayor.
In Legutio, As expected, the PNV-PSE pact adds 6 councilors and they unseat EH Bildu, the winning formation.
More complex is the scenario in Razzua-Ubarrundia. There, the PNV leads, with only 6 ballots more than the second, a tie at 3. The key was to know what the independents of Goazen would do. As there are no last-minute agreements, the next 4 more years (and they have already been 44) will also be under the peneuvista mandate.
EH Bildu won in Zigoitia and Kuartango. But he will not rule. His equality in councilors with the PNV made the PP the tie-breaking vote. And the popular ones have fulfilled their promise of “gratis et amore” votes, to facilitate both jeltzal investitures.
Although in Kuartango the popular Ana Salazar renounced her act of councilor And, instead, it was the second on the list, the independent Juan Pablo Galán (who was on the VOX lists in 2019) who tipped the scales.
Uncertainty also hovered over Alegría-Dulantzi. The current mayor, ‘Gari’, was second behind the PNV, which won 5 seats. He did not hide his desire to receive the support of EH Bildu to repeat his mandate. And although it seemed that there was nothing firm, in the end he has managed to repeat his mandate.
Trevino County it is a separate case. There are 9 councilors from 5 parties. Treviño Día a Día has won the elections, with the Independent Association in second position. The main parties add up to only 4 of the 9 councillors: 2 PP, 1 PNV and 1 EH Bildu. In the end, it has been the PP that has given its votes so that the current councilor, Adolfo Estavillo, repeats his mandate.
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