Politics · Spain · 6 hrs ago
PP suspends campaign route in Gipuzkoa after candidate is targeted
PP candidate Jon Echeverría's event was stopped in Hernani, in Spain's Gipuzkoa province, after a crowd gathered at the venue.
The PP said around 200 people, some wearing hoods, shouted at the team and threw fireworks, stones and eggs.
The party cancelled its planned campaign route across Gipuzkoa, saying there were not adequate conditions for a democratic campaign.
It said it would hold events only where it considers security conditions sufficient, and accused the regional police of being unable to guarantee safety.
The Basque regional leader and the PNV party leader condemned the violence and said political disagreements should be addressed democratically.
The incident matters because it disrupted the PP's election campaigning and raised concerns about candidates' safety.
The party says it will continue campaigning where security conditions allow.
The Basque PP suspended its planned campaign route in Gipuzkoa after its candidate Jon Echeverría’s event in Hernani was disrupted.
The party said a group of about 200 people prevented the event from taking place.
The party said young people threw firecrackers, stones and eggs at the campaign team.
It said it would hold events only where minimum security conditions were met.
- Who
- Jon Echeverría, the PP candidate for Congress in Gipuzkoa, and his campaign team.
- What
- The PP suspended its campaign route in Gipuzkoa after an event in Hernani was disrupted.
- When
- 14 November 2026, at about 11:00 a.m.
- Where
- Hernani, Gipuzkoa, in Spain’s Basque Country.
- Why
- The PP said there were not sufficient democratic conditions for campaigning and that security could not be guaranteed.
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The PP team arrived at the planned event in Hernani and was met by a group of about 200 people.
The event was abandoned after objects including firecrackers, stones and eggs were thrown at the team.
The Basque PP announced it was cancelling its campaign route in Gipuzkoa, while saying it would campaign where minimum security conditions existed.
- Candidate
- Jon Echeverría
- Party
- Basque PP
- Location
- Hernani, Gipuzkoa
- Crowd
- About 200 people
- Time of incident
- About 11:00 a.m. on 14 November 2026
3 sources
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What people are saying
There are not sufficient democratic conditions to campaign.
Not one step back. We keep moving forward, with every desire to beat Sánchez’s allies too.
In a democracy, insults, attacks and violence have no place.
Harassing, insulting and attacking someone simply because they think differently is not acceptable.
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Hoy en Hernani una caterva de proetarras nos ha agredido a base de petardos, huevazos y pedradas. Esta violencia sufrimos por ser del PP en el País Vasco. Exijo a la @ertzaintzaEJGV que garantice nuestra seguridad. Seguimos mañana en Zumárraga.