Less than a year ago, the Biscayan municipality of Plentzia approved a motion declaring itself an integral part of a Basque republic. It did so following an initiative by the Ehun association, which advocates a unilateral path to independence, with the vote in favor of EH Bildu, which governs with an absolute majority, and the abstention of the PNV (Basque Nationalist Party). The proponents of the proposal then highlighted its importance as it was the first time an institution had declared itself part of the Basque republic. "The people of Plentzia have self-determined," declared Ehun.