The lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, has expressed his firm rejection of the launch of "firecrackers, eggs and stones" against an electoral event of the PP held in Hernani (Guipúzcoa), stressing that in democracy "insults, attacks and violence have no place".
Through his profiles on social media, Pradales has made public his condemnation of the action recorded this Saturday, when a group of people burst into an event of the Basque PP in Hernani (Guipúzcoa), confronted the party’s representatives while they were setting up an information table and threw various objects, including firecrackers, eggs and stones.
Agents of the Ertzaintza moved to the scene, where they proceeded to escort the members of the Partido Popular. No injuries were reported and an investigation has been launched to clarify what happened.
The lehendakari has reiterated that, in democracy, "insults, attacks and violence have no place" and has emphasized that "tolerance and freedom of expression toward those who think differently are essential for democracy".
"Without the reason of the word, the ballot boxes lose their meaning," he said, reiterating his "firm rejection and condemnation" of these events and conveying his solidarity to the PP candidate for Congress for Guipúzcoa, Jon_Echeverria.