Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, THE JOALDUN (OR JOALDUNAK, LITERALLY "THE ONE WHO CARRIES BELLS") IS A TRADITIONAL BASQUE CARNIVAL CHARACTER ORIGINATING FROM THE NAVARRESE VILLAGES) IN THE LANES OF SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY, ON APRIL 20, 2025, IN SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, ABERRI EGUNA, OR "FATHERLAND DAY," WAS CELEBRATED. IT IS CELEBRATED BY BASQUE NATIONALISTS AND REAFFIRMS THE ATTACHMENT TO BASQUE CULTURE DURING A MARCH THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE LOWER NAVARRESE TOWN UNDER THE SLOGAN: "ELGARREKIN - HERRIA - BURUJABETZA" (TOGETHER - THE COUNTRY - SOVEREIGNTY) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY, NAVARRESE DANCERS OF TRADITIONAL BASQUE DANCE AT THE FOOT OF THE FAMOUS GIANTS DURING A FESTIVAL CALLED NAFARROAREN EGUNA (NAVARRE DAY) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY , BEAUTIFUL NAVARRESE HOUSE WITH TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY, SMALL GUARD DOG AT THE WINDOW OF A BEAUTIFUL NAVARRESE HOUSE WITH TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, UREPEL, THE MARK OF UREPEL (VALLEYS OF ALDUDES IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY, FRANCE, SOUTH-WEST) IS A RITUAL, WHICH HAS EXISTED SINCE 1858. IN THE ALDUDES VALLEYS, THE BLOND COWS OF THE PYRENEES ARE BRANDED IN UREPEL WITH A " VE "BEFORE BEING CARRIED OUT FOR THE SUMMER IN SOROGAIN IN THE NAVARRESE PASTURES OF THE ERRO VALLEY, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BORDER Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Feijoo loses 1st vote to become Spain's PM

STORY: Feijoo loses 1st vote to become Spain's PM DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first investiture vote in Spain STORYLINE: The leader of Spain's right-wing People's Party (PP), Alberto Nunez Feijoo, was defeated on Wednesday in his first attempt to become the country's new prime minister. Feijoo lost his bid in the 350-seat Congress following a two-day debate as he received only 172 supporting votes, four short of the necessary unanimity of 176 votes. The deputies of every party except Feijoo's PP, the extreme right-wing Vox, the Navarrese People's Union (UPN) and the Coalicion Canaria (with one vote each), opposed Feijoo becoming the new prime minister, despite the PP winning the general election with 137 seats in the 350-seat Congress. Feijoo highlighted his party's general election performance in his speech on Tuesday, which opened the debate, insisting that "although some don't want to recognize it, we won the general electi