ERC and Bildu reissue their coalition in the Senate for the general elections of 29-N

ERC and EH Bildu have announced this Saturday that they will reissue their alliance to compete again under the same coalition in the Senate in the general elections of 29-N, as they already did in the 2023 elections, with the aim of jointly defending national rights, combating the housing emergency and stopping the advance of the "reactionary bloc."

In a statement issued by both parties, they point out that the strategic alliance in the Upper House must be ratified in the coming days, before the deadline for the presentation of the coalitions that will run for the new elections ends on October 16.

In the note, ERC and Bildu justify the reissue of this agreement because despite the rise of the right and the extreme right "there is room to run" and "it is possible to win, but to do so it is necessary to join forces, unite wills and prioritize what our people share: the defense of their rights, decent living conditions and their ability to decide their future."

Both parties are thus committed to configuring “an alternative that places the needs of citizens at the center and that prioritizes the interests of our nations over any partisan interest.” And they emphasize the housing crisis, where they will focus the focus of their strategic collaboration, committing to do "everything within their power to help guarantee the right to housing and defend those who suffer the consequences of this emergency."

The leadership of the party of Oriol Junqueras and Arnaldo Otegi met in mid-September in Bilbao to ratify the will to strengthen the political and strategic collaboration between the two parties, with the aim of advancing in the defense of the interests of Catalonia and the Basque Country and on the path towards independence. Then, the focus was on Scotland, Wales and Ireland, where the respective pro-independence parties (Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin) reached a collaboration agreement to hold a referendum.

In the case of ERC and Bildu, they point out that “the freedom of our nations and the expansion of citizens' rights are objectives that deserve all the shared effort” in this collaboration, but in their case they appeal to the “historical situation” in which Spanish politics finds itself. In his opinion, this situation “requires high-mindedness and responsibility to build an alternative capable of standing up to the reactionary bloc,” and that “places the needs of citizens at the center” against “any partisan interest.”