Odón Elorza, mayor of San Sebastián between 1991 and 2011, left politics in January 2023 after renouncing his membership in Congress. He has decided to launch a fight against the current city councilor, Eneko Goia, of the PNV.
He accuses Goia of allowing the construction of “a commercial artifact” in a space protected as a cultural asset. Neighbors and merchants emphasize that the new commercial area will lead to increased traffic.