They throw stones and firecrackers in Hernani against the PP candidate of Guipúzcoa Jon Echeverría

The PP candidate for Congress for Gipuzkoa, Jon Etxeberría, has had to suspend an electoral event in Hernani, Guipuzcoa, after a group of young people threw firecrackers, eggs and stones at him, according to his party, which has canceled the "electoral tour" planned in this territory.

The Basque PP has assured, after what happened in Hernani, that "sufficient democratic conditions do not exist to carry out a campaign" and has indicated that it will only hold events in those places where "security conditions" exist.

Sources from this party have indicated that the events occurred around 11:00 a.m. in the Plaza de los Tilos de Hernani, where the candidate Jon Echeverría had announced that he would begin a route through Gipuzkoa. However, when the members of his team arrived at the place they were greeted by about 200 young people, some hooded, who shouted at them in Basque like 'Alde hemndik' (get out of here) and threw objects such as firecrackers, stones and eggs at them, so they decided to leave the place without celebrating the event.

Jon Echeverría has denounced what happened in a message on The PP of the Basque Country has indicated in a statement that, in view of what happened, "sufficient democratic conditions do not exist to be able to carry out a campaign presenting the Popular Party project both due to the undemocratic actions of those who have come to coerce the candidates and due to the demonstrated impossibility of the Ertzaintza to guarantee the security of campaign activities."

For its part, the Professional Union of the Basque Police (Si.P.E.) has denounced with "absolute forcefulness the very serious episode of violence and political intimidation recorded this morning in Hernani, where a group of 200 people has managed to prevent by force the holding of an informative event of the Popular Party."

Feijóo censures the new attempt to "frighten" the Basque PP

The president of the PP and candidate for the Presidency of the Government, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has for his part denounced the events as a "new attempt to intimidate" his colleagues in the Basque Country and has warned that the 'popular' are not going to take "not even a step back."

Feijóo has echoed on the social network

"But what is this?", the leader of the PP begins by asking himself in his profile on

"They are ready if they think they scare us. Not one step back," proclaims the president of the 'popular', who emphasizes that the PP remains "head on" and "with every desire" to win "the partners of (Pedro) Sánchez" on November 29. "We are going to achieve it and, furthermore, with a seat in Guipúzcoa," he assures.

Pradales condemnation

On the other hand, the Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, has condemned the launching of "firecrackers, eggs and stones" and has warned that, in democracy "insults, attacks and violence have no place."