Basque premier Inigo Urkullu (C) takes part in the Alderdi Eguna (Day of the Party), the annual festival of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), in Foronda, Spain October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Vincent West
MADRID (Reuters) - The Basque Country will seek more autonomy from Spain, its regional government chief said as he was sworn in for a second four-year term on Thursday, potentially putting him on course for a showdown with Madrid.
Inigo Urkullu's centre-right Partido Nationalista Vasco (PNV) won a regional election in September but fell short of an absolute majority. He was voted in thanks to the backing of the Socialists in an example of the right-left deals that define Spain's new political landscape.
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