José Ramón Castaños "Troglo" is a leading figure in the Charter of social rights (GOGOA) and was thus a signatory of the Lizarra Agreement. He was among the founders of ETA-VI (a majority split from the historic ETA during its 6th assembly in 1971)
The first round of the local elections took place against a backdrop of widespread creeping fascism in France and comes after a brutal offensive by the far right, during which the traditional ‘Republican’ right has decisively broken from much of its historical framework and values.