After these words the acting Lehendakari said, Inigo Urkulluwho resigns his office after three terms and twelve years, has appointed him handing over the baton of command of the Basque government to Pradales. From that moment on, the “Agur Jaunak eta Andreak”, played by the Ertzaintza Music Band, began to sound from outside and everyone present stood up.
In turn, Pradales went out alone towards the Old Tree enclosure, where he alone paid tribute to the oak and remained there in silence for several minutes. The act, in which the melody “Agur Zaharra' that sounded at the swearing-in of Lehendakari Agirre in 1936, continued as the jeltzale approached the new tree to take official photos.
The new Pradales government
Already on Thursday, when he was inaugurated, the new Lehendakari wanted to convey his belief that he will achieve something “broad agreements“To improve the healthcare system and the model of care. Pradales, in turn, emphasized his desire to promote intergenerational solidarity, the normalization of the Basque Country, self-governance, science and innovation, economic and ecological transition and recovery democracy as main objectives.
“I will work tirelessly to promote agreements and pacts that improve the well-being and opportunities of all people,” Pradales said, reaffirming his commitment to “renew the social compact through cooperation.” Regarding self-government, Pradales advocated “courage and ambition” to the 75 MPs of the Chamber to “take the step” to agree on a new legal pact, based on “the same will” and the affirmation that “growing in self-governance grows in well-being.” “Promoting and defending dialogue, negotiation and consensus to achieve this goal is very important,” he said, making it clear that they will seek a reform of the autonomous statutes.
“This grand political pact must exceed the size, ambition and reach of the EU Gernika Statute of 1979and it must be based on a bilateral relationship with the State that includes the recognition of the Basque national reality,” he asserted, in the same sense as he believed the agreement should have compliance guaranteesand that the text approved in Parliament must pass through the Cortes Generales, to be approved by the Basques.
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