UPN, PSN and PP against basque symbols in Nafarroa

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According to berria, the main unionist political parties in Nafarroa (UPN, PP, PSOE-PSN) have approved punishing (withdraw financial support) all the town councils that disobey the "symbols law". On 2003, the symbol law was approved in Nafarroa (south basque country). This law, prohibits basque national flags in city councils and requires placing the Spanish flag.

Nabai (pro-basque culture political party), Bildu (a coaltion of pro-independence and leftist political parties) and Ezkerra (leftist political party) have denounced the "ideological harassment". The town councils cannot receive also financial support if they disobey "terrorism victims law".

Bildu has criticized this measure, according to them, must be the judge and not the parliament who punish the town councils. Besides, they have also denounced the patronage that exists in the government of Nafarroa. According to Ezkerra, the "symbol law" is only for basque national symbols like Ikurriña. The law does not require remove the symbols of the Spanish dictatorship (1939-1975) that are present in different public buildings.