Basque country holds most hotly contested elections in decades

A Basque citizen votes in the polling station of Otxandio, northern Spain, on Sunday, April 21, 2024 (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) - Copyright Alvaro Barrientos/Copyright 2019 The AP. All rights reserved

By Euronews with EBU

Published on 21/04/2024 - 19:02

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Left-wing separatist party EH Bildu lead opinion polls closely followed by the ruling Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).

Voters have begun heading to the polls in the Basque Country.

Both the EH Bildu party - descending from the political wing of the terrorist group ETA - and the PNV are predicted to need backing from the Basque Socialist Party (PSE) to garner enough votes to rule in the 75-seat regional Parliament.