Editorial: La Vanguardia

• Polls indicate a close contest in the upcoming Basque elections between the PNV, and the Abertzale left of EH Bildu.
• A CIS survey gives the PNV a 36.1% of the vote intention, against 33% for EH Bildu.
• Today's Basque society would be the most nationalist in history, but only 22% of Basques declare themselves steadfast proponents of segregation from Spain.
• The issues that concern Basques the most are labor market, public health, and housing.
• EH Bildu and PNV have focused their electoral propositions on these areas of concern.

Conclusion: The attention of the parties to the urgent concerns of citizens, such as employment, health and housing, indicates a reassuring political realism.

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