Lendakari

The president of the autonomous government of the Basque Country, Spain is referred to as Eusko Jaurlaritzako lehendakaria in Basque ("president of the Basque Government"). The correspondent title in Spanish is Presidente del Gobierno Vasco and, since recently, lehendakari or the Spanish form lendakari.

He used the title lehendakari and the Basque Government lists him as one However nationalists such as Iñaki Anasagasti point to the simultaneous presence of Leizaola to deny Rubial the title.

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