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The Spanish Government says that until the pandemic is under control no elections will be held
  • A few hours after lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu, announced his intention to hold the Basque regional elections in July, the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, has said that "the evolution of the epidemic conditions if they can be done".
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On Friday, at the end of the extraordinary Council of Ministers to approve the third extension of the state of alarm, Illa expressed the hope that the autonomous and Galician elections will be held "as soon as possible", although he added that they will only be held when there is "security" and "full guarantees". Precisely, the president of the Xunta de Galicia, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has ensured that the regional elections "are not on the government's agenda". "We have to be responsible and not speculate, it is a health issue, it depends on the state of alarm," he added.

The Government of Spain expects a downward phase to begin in May, culminating in the gradual departure of the confinement and the resumption of commercial activity. However, Illa has reminded the Autonomous Communities that they are calling for greater decision-making power, that it is the government that is "directing" this whole process. For the time being, the only measure of relief is a one-hour walk with children.