There are those who say that elections serve only to give legal status to political decisions. And there are not very many who think that way. Okay, but with that, a lot of things are said, among other things, that real power, power, is out of that game.

But, in my view, whatever it is, elections are always the instrument that society has access to to make its opinion known. Another thing is whether or not this notification receives a response. It's not easy. The key is to analyze well where, how and with whom we are.

It is true that knowing where we are always helping, but, from one state to another, from one economic and political system to another, the problems of national and ethnic minorities take different forms. That is undeniable.

Fortunately, we have in the corner those who have a proportionate and well-filled head. It is always good that we put some light on the long road ahead for those who have learned more than oneself. Less bad than such wise men, if not, how on earth would the mountain's newcomers fix us?

It is true that there are those who always look above others, perhaps that is why – unlike anyone else – this obligation to dedicate themselves to teaching the way to others, they live without knowing where theirs is going.

And perhaps for that reason, the steps of the recent times of the Spanish government currently in force are not reconsidered, they have nothing new in appearance, but the truth is different. A few decades ago, he told us about what happened in Europe.

We know that when we have a state organization, and more than one nation within it, the plurinational state, what can be best for us: liberating ourselves, making every nation do its own sovereign state institution? To continue together in the same state as a federation or confederation? That is what we have to put into practice. If it is not today, it will be tomorrow, but it will be. There is the need for collective will.

Perhaps that is why I believe that it is necessary for us to be clear about the specific objectives. The self-determination of nations, understood as the right to freedom as a State of foreign national associations, is understood as the creation of sovereign national States. And knowing that the democracy of the Spanish State has an incurable and congenital disease, we will have to measure the steps to follow if we are to move forward.

The Abertzale Left, or, as an old friend of mine would say, the historic Abertzale Left, has demonstrated in the last fifty years – and has shown this – that it knows how to work for the people. In the different areas, at each time, in the corresponding area.

The Abertzale Left is demonstrating that it is capable of governing, of managing, of governing, Hego Euskal Herria. That is where the confidence of the majority of society is gaining. That is the clear message of the last presidential election.

It is not an easy task, given that for almost half a century, during a long period of uncontrollable political democracy, the power of public functions has been the privilege of an old caste. Society has been led to believe that public management is very complicated and that only the illusionists of the PNV know how to carry it. They have sold the inexperience of others, the fear of always.

We want to create new times and we are adapting to them. Until now, Basque society, whether it is or not, has had a clear and secure reference in recent decades. It's a difficult authority, but it's also strong. This could be fully recognized as an authority, although it could be perfectly identifiable or not.

These are different times today. The current president needs other gifts, as was demonstrated in April. It is in our hands, the results of the intense work will be those that are about to come. Or they won't be.

Freedom has always been achieved only by long and hard fights. So it's a revolution, and when you get it, it's a party. Then – I do not know when – but, when public holidays pass, national feelings can start to temper. Quite normal, there are new problems, and we attach less importance to things that were once as important, such as national languages.

That impasse is not just a matter for politicians, but it's true, and that's why it's better for the accounts to come out on time. Because it is true that there are not too many occasions in the oppressed people. Look at what is happening in Navarre, to recover what has lost the national language.

Today, Castilian is stepping on the Basque. That is why we hear that we have to be tolerant, with those who use only the language of the oppressor. You don't have to ask too much. But perhaps having more opportunities can mean less enthusiasm. And because they say that they want it, that they can't, that it's hard, that it's not that important.

Before I said that knowledge of the precise and clear end is indispensable; now, delving deeper into it, I will look again at the State.

According to the objectives, the creation of the State requires theory and theory, necessarily, wisdom. It is essential to know and understand what civil society thinks. Civil society is not a hermetic unit, it is classified in a thousand forms, groups and social levels, almost like political institutions. It is therefore a complex system of relations, but with solid and direct work the collective will can be achieved, allowing the assumption of political authority.

I believe that this is the case, but it must be borne in mind, however, that prevalence by the impulse of the collective will forces many visions to be brought together, and this may involve a change of authorities. And I, like many others, would like more.

Josu Iraeta, writer