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Basque country holds most hotly contested elections in decades

A Basque citizen votes in the polling station of Otxandio, northern Spain, on Sunday, April 21, 2024 (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
A Basque citizen votes in the polling station of Otxandio, northern Spain, on Sunday, April 21, 2024 (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) -  Copyright  Alvaro Barrientos/Copyright 2019 The AP. All rights reserved
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Left-wing separatist party EH Bildu lead opinion polls closely followed by the ruling Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).

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Voters have begun heading to the polls in the Basque Country.

Both the EH Bildu party - descending from the political wing of the terrorist group ETA - and the PNV are predicted to need backing from the Basque Socialist Party (PSE) to garner enough votes to rule in the 75-seat regional Parliament.

Around 1.8 million voters are being called to the polls to decide the result.

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