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...however, may have more to do with the mainstream parties' bid to anchor their electoral support elsewhere in Spain than with finding a solution to the Basque conflict. The goal of Aznar's ruling Popular Party is "to defeat ETA," according its leader in the Basque country, Jaime Mayor Oreja. That message may attract voters elsewhere in Spain, but in the Basque Country, the citizenry's main desire is a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Last May, the Catholic bishops of the Basque archdioceses published a letter calling for a negotiated solution to the conflict. The Bishops were vehemently criticized...
...most popular politician in Spain, always outpointing his boss, Prime Minister José María Aznar, in opinion polls. Jaime Mayor Oreja has a deep, calming voice, is rarely ruffled and, during five years as Interior Minister, had a good record as overseer of police actions against the Basque terrorist group ETA. A Basque himself, he seemed to be the perfect pick when Aznar made him the Popular Party's candidate for 'lehendakari', or president, of the autonomous northern region in the May 13 elections. Most commentators agreed, especially after the PP and the Socialists joined in an informal...
...road to political wilderness is paved with perfect election strategies. There was an 80% turnout among the 1.8 million Basques eligible to decide the control of one of Europe's bloodiest regions, and the majority of them decided that while Mayor Oreja may be popular with Spaniards, he is anathema to Basques. Or rather, they flatly rejected the idea of the central powers stepping in to resolve the separatist issue that has been marked by ETA's murder of some 800 people over the past three decades. "The PP deserved to lose," said Basque lawyer Marta Cebreros. "They came...
...coalition with a smaller nationalist party, Euskal Askatasuna, the PNV won 33 of the 75 seats in the Basque parliament, five short of a majority, but nevertheless one more than the combined total of the Popular Party and the Socialists. Today, Mayor Oreja is a regional opposition leader, while Ibarretxe bathes in the glow of a 6% boost in support for his leadership...
...start to dialogue "once the hatred and bitterness" of the campaign dies down. Arzalluz, whose bitterness toward Aznar is fully reciprocated, suggested a solution "along Irish lines." But any possibility of talking with terrorists was dismissed by the PP. "We will sit at a table against ETA," said Mayor Oreja, "but never at a table with them...