Pamplona, 31 August 2026 – Arnaldo Otegi, Secretary General of EH Bildu, has named the restoration of a majority for the bloque progresista in Navarre as his party’s central goal for the May 2027 Foral elections . He did not commit on whether EH Bildu was seeking to join Navarre’s regional government. The decisive thing was to secure a progressive majority and prevent right-wing majorities, Otegi said after an internal party meeting in Pamplona.
Otegi explicitly put the bloc’s interests ahead of party tactics. Party ambitions must be subordinated to Navarre’s interests, the secretary general said. He left specific models—external support, a coalition or joining the government—open. This leaves EH Bildu’s future room for manoeuvre deliberately broad, while its strategic goal is clearly defined.
This assessment reflects the current situation: Navarre is governed by the PSN together with Geroa Bai and Contigo-Zurekin; EH Bildu enables key initiatives from outside the government. Budgets and projects have repeatedly been advanced in recent months with changing majorities. Polls from spring 2026 show a close race between PSN and EH Bildu and suggest that forming a majority after 2027 could depend largely on left-wing parties. These figures should be understood as a snapshot of opinion, not a forecast of the election result.
The opposition criticised the position. Representatives of the Unión del Pueblo Navarro accused EH Bildu of primarily shoring up the Socialists’ position. Otegi also pointed to what he sees as a growing risk from strengthening right-wing forces and presented the consolidation of progressive majorities as a task that extends beyond the region. He named no specific agreements or preconditions for the period after the vote.
It therefore remains unclear whether, after the May 2027 Foral elections, EH Bildu could act as an external supporter, a coalition partner or part of Navarre’s regional government. Today’s appearance in Pamplona made the priorities clear, however: the central aim is to keep the bloque progresista capable of securing a majority again; questions of personnel and the allocation of portfolios are not currently at issue.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).