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Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Representatives of Basque clubs belonging to FEVA have the possibility next April 26^th to elect new officers to the board including a new president.  Only one ballot has been submitted with Hugo Andiazabal, current FEVA treasurer running for president.

According to the FEVA statutes, the following will be elected this year, president, secretary, treasurer and four directors to serve during 2014-16, as well as the account revisers who serve for a year.

The ballot presented includes:

-President: Hugo Andiazabal, Arbola Bat, Junín (two years)
-Secretary: Javier Ederra, Unión Vasca, Bahía Blanca (two years)
-Treasurer: Pedro Mauregui Larranda, Zingirako Euskaldunak, Chascomús (two years)

-Director: Marta Abarrategui, Euskaldunak Denak Bat, Arrecifes (two years)
-Alternate: Ana Victoria Idígoras, Euskaldunak Denak Bat, Arrecifes (two years)

-Director: Verónica Zulaica, Denak Bat, Cañuelas (two years)
-Alternate: Catalina Etchevers, Denak Bat, Cañuelas (two years)

-Director: Cristina Arregui, Zazpirak Bat, Rosario (two years)
-Alternate: Alicia Igarzabal, Zazpirak Bat, Rosario (two years)

-Director: María Susana Mendizabal, Gure Etxe Maitea, Olavarria (two years)
-Alternate: Hilda Isabel Eyherabide, Gure Etxe Maitea, Olavarria (two years)

-Account Reviser: Francisco Javier Zubillaga, Euzko Etxea, Necochea (one year)
-Account Reviser: Mónica Mercedes Azpiazu, Lagunen Etxea, Laprida (one year)

-Account Reviser: María Ángeles Oñederra, Toki Eder, José C. Paz (one year)

FEVA’s General Assembly will take place at the Laurak Bat Basque club in Buenos Aires on Saturday April 26^th at 9:30am.  Once elections are over, the new authorities and Basque club representatives will also be visited by Delegate of Euskadi Sara Pagola, and the Director for the Basque Community Abroad, Asier Vallejo.

Asier Vallejo's official trip to South America

In regards to Vallejo’s official trip to South America, the Basque Delegation in Buenos Aires reports that Pagola and Vallejo will tour Basque clubs in Necochea, Mar del Plata and Chascomus between April 22-24^th and on April 26^th they will attend the Buenos Aires Book Fair.

While there, they will also participate in the presentation of the book Patria Vasca en Argentina (The Basque Homeland in Argentina) by Magdalena Mignaburu.  On April 28^th they will leave for Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil to meet with the Basque community there.