The separatist left-wing coalition EH Bildu celebrated a historic success in the Basque regional elections on Sunday. With around 95% of votes counted the alliance, which advocates independence for the region in the north of Spain, won 27 seats – six more than in the last vote in 2020, when EH Bildu, which was founded in 2012, achieved the best result in its history to date with 21 seats. The separatists will however remain in opposition, as late on Sunday it became clear that the governing coalition between the centrist Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (…