Mertxe Aizpurua will not repeat the Bildu candidacy after seven years being the 'abertzale' spokesperson in Congress

EH Bildu's spokesperson in Congress, Mertxe Aizpurua, will not repeat as a candidate in the November 29 elections by her own decision, as confirmed by sources from the sovereigntist party.

Aizpurua, who turned 66 last January, considers that a stage has ended and plans to retire soon after three terms in which he has been the visible face of EH Bildu in the Lower House.

Mertxe Aizpurua has been a deputy in the Congress of Deputies since 2019, representing EH Bildu for Gipúzcoa. She was elected for the first time in the April 2019 general elections and has been in Congress for approximately 7 years as spokesperson for the Basque party.

"I am retiring, but I am not leaving EH Bildu. There is much left to do. Euskal Herria deserves it and we are going to do it," said the nationalist politician in a message on X. "I have completed a stage of my life and I make this decision with pride for all the work done," she points out.

The nationalist party, led by Arnaldo Otegi, will announce on October 16 the candidacies it proposes to Congress and the Senate for the general elections of November 29, which will be voted on by the militants on the 17th and 18th and proclaimed on the 19th.

This is the calendar for the appointment of candidates for the Cortes Generales that EH Bildu has designed for Álava, Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Navarra.

After Mertxe Aizpurua's personal decision was made public, Otegi wanted to thank him for his "immense work for Euskal Herria" and his ability to become an "indisputable reference for left-wing sovereignty."

"You perfectly embody honesty, exemplarity, humility and fulfillment of the word given to Basque citizens, which we mention so many times," Otegi stressed in a message broadcast on