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Mayor of San Sebastian for the
Basque Socialist Party since 1991
:21:05
The statute says who can form part
of this political reality
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which is the Basque people,
Euskal Herria.
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It says:
Alava, Vizcaya and Guipuzcoa,
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and Navarre,
if its citizens so wish.
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That goes against the wishes
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of the majority
of the people of Navarre.
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Leiza could form part
of Euskal Herria
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because you can see that it has
maintained its Basque traditions.
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Present-day Navarre is the result
of the last 25 years
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and an intensive cultural
and media policy
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stressing a dichotomy between
what is Basque and what is Navarre,
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a dichotomy that has never
existed in Navarre.
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The historic Basque Country
is being expropriated
:21:52
of its condition as the root
and trunk of Euskal Herria.
:21:56
If you go deep
into the heart of Navarre,
:22:00
I think there's no trace
of Euskal Herria.
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Basque nationalism
is practically reduced
:22:04
to the north-north east area
of Navarre
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while the UPN has a major presence
throughout the whole community.
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Because they are governing
by making use
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of the abnormal situation
caused by the violence,
:22:19
and the political message
they are transmitting
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has got no content
:22:23
other than opposition
to ETA's message.
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What has to be done,
in a natural way,
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is establish relations
with other territories
:22:33
without any kind of restraint,
with Navarre, for example.
:22:37
We have to
promote cross-border cooperation
:22:41
with the French Basque Country.
:22:48
Mayor of Bayonne, capital of
lparralde (French Basque Country)
:22:53
Writer, member of Euskaltzaindia
(Academy of the Basque Language)
:22:57
Founder of the newspaper
"Le Journal du Pays Basque"