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Vitoria-Gasteiz Mayor to Zeledoni: "Fiestas Should Not Be Mixed with Political Messages"

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"To our abuelas and abuelos, to our grandparents, for showing us what dignity is 50 years ago! Long live March 3!". This was the cry made on August 4 by Iñaki Kerejazu, the actor who plays the popular character Zeledón, at the end of the txupinazo during the festivities in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The square received the message warmly, with applause and cheers, but the mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxebarria (PSE-EE), did not take it well: she aske…
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Iñaki Kerejazu remembered the victims of the massacre 50 years ago in his opening speech at the Vitoria-Gasteiz festivities. Maider Etxebarria accused him of "mixing politics and festivities", but a few hours later he backtracked and expressed his support for Kerejazu, as well as for the victims of March 3.

The mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxebarria, surprised everyone this Monday by urging Iñaki Kerejazu, who plays the role of Celedón at the start of the festivities, "not to mix political messages with the city's patron saint festivities," following his message on August 4th, in which he commemorated the victims of March 3, 1976, "who gave us a lesson in dignity."

"To our abuelas and abuelos, to our grandparents, for showing us what dignity is 50 years ago! Long live March 3!". This was the cry made on August 4 by Iñaki Kerejazu, the actor who plays the popular character Zeledón, at the end of the txupinazo during the festivities in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The square received the message warmly, with applause and cheers, but the mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxebarria (PSE-EE), did not take it well: she aske…

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berria.eus broke the news on Monday, August 10, 2026.
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