Portrait of Carlos Garaikoetxea, pioneering Basque leader, amid symbols of mourning and heritage.
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Carlos Garaikoetxea, first democratic lehendakari, dies

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Carlos Garaikoetxea, first lehendakari of the Basque Government in democratic Spain, died on Monday at 87 from a heart attack in Pamplona. The Basque Government has declared three days of official mourning. A key figure in the Basque transition, he negotiated the Statute of Gernika and founded Eusko Alkartasuna after breaking with the PNV.

The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) has canceled a meeting scheduled for tomorrow with socialist representatives after a tweet from PSE-EE featuring an AI-generated image of its leader, Aitor Esteban, jumping into a pool. Nationalists called it a «lack of respect of this caliber» and «indecent». The controversy arises amid tensions over Statute reform and mandatory Basque in public service.

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Madrid's president Isabel Díaz Ayuso has labeled the Basque government's bid to temporarily move Picasso's 'Guernica' to Bilbao's Guggenheim as "cateta". PNV president Aitor Esteban hit back at Madrid's claims. The row follows the Reina Sofía museum's rejection of the loan.

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